Health (and Related Subheadings)
West Virginia 2013 Regular Session
Requiring the Commissioner of the Bureau for Public Health to conduct a public health impact statement [HB-3089]
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Requiring the Commissioner of the Bureau for Public Health to conduct a public health impact statement
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Relating to minimum criteria of certificate of need reviews [HB-3049]
The purpose of this bill is to remove the provision that requires persons or entities to demonstrate that the provision of personal care services will result in no additional burden to the state as a minimum criteria for certificate of need reviews when an application is made by a hospital, nursing home or other health care facility to provide ventilator services which have not previously been provided for a nursing facility bed.
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West Virginia 2013 Regular Session
Creating a healthcare compact [HB-2994]
The purpose of this bill is to create a healthcare compact with other states seeking to protect individual liberty and personal control over Health Care decisions by vesting regulatory authority over Health Care in the States. The compact establishes an Interstate Advisory Health Care Commission; provides that the Compact is effective on its adoption and consent of the United States Congress unless the United States Congress alters the fundamental purposes. The compact also provides that the director of health be the compact administrator with authority
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West Virginia 2013 Regular Session
Relating to methadone and treatment program required reports [HB-2987]
Relating to methadone and treatment program required reports
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West Virginia 2013 Regular Session
Relating to the Health Sciences Service Program [HB-2986]
Expanding eligibility to the Health sciences service program
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West Virginia 2013 Regular Session
Compassionate Medical Marijuana Use Act of 2013 [HB-2961]
Compassionate Medical Marijuana Use Act of 2013
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West Virginia 2013 Regular Session
Traumatic Brain Injury Services Commission [HB-2955]
The purpose of this article is to create a new commission for the service to veterans and others suffering from traumatic brain injuries. This article is new; therefore, it has been completely underscored.
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West Virginia 2013 Regular Session
Establishing anesthesia patient safety standards for office-based surgery [HB-2905]
The purpose of this bill is to establish anesthesia patient safety standards for office-based surgery. The bill makes legislative findings. The bill grants regulatory authority to the Board of Medicine and the Board of Osteopathy. The bill establishes registration requirements. The bill requires registration fees. The bill authorizes rule making. This section is new; therefore, it has been completely underscored.
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West Virginia 2013 Regular Session
Prohibiting the federal government from requiring state agencies to enforce the provisions of federal health care legislation [HB-2841]
The purpose of this bill is to prohibit the federal government from requiring state agencies to enforce the provisions of federal health care legislation. This bill is new; therefore, it has been completely underscored.
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West Virginia 2013 Regular Session
Invalidating recent federal health care legislation [HB-2835]
[Crime and Law Enforcement ]
The purpose of this bill is to invalidate recent federal health care legislation, identify violations, establish criminal penalties and provide for a private cause of action. This article is new; therefore, it has been completely underscored.
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West Virginia 2013 Regular Session
Relating to mandatory immunizations for school children [HB-2831]
[Healthcare ]
The purpose of this bill is to provide exemptions for immunizations of public school age children; to make express that informed consent applies to mandatory vaccinations; to establish specific criteria for composition of the Childhood Immunization Advisory Committee and a deadline date for appointment to the committee.
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West Virginia 2013 Regular Session
Defining alternative nicotine products and electronic cigarettes [HB-2778]
The purpose of this bill is to define alternative nicotine products and electronic cigarettes; prohibit the sale of alternative nicotine products to individuals under eighteen years of age; prohibit the use and possession of alternative nicotine products by an individual under eighteen years of age; add alternative nicotine products to the list of products for which unannounced inspections may be conducted to ensure compliance with sales restrictions; and restrict the sale of alternative nicotine products in vending machines.
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West Virginia 2013 Regular Session
Regulating tanning facilities [HB-2768]
The purpose of this bill is to provide for the regulation of tanning facilities. This article is new; therefore, it has been completely underscored.
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West Virginia 2013 Regular Session
Creating the "West Virginia Winner" program [HB-2766]
The purpose of this bill is to create the West Virginia Winner program to promote healthy living and improve lifestyle and increase longevity of West Virginia residents by competing in various athletic and cultural events in the fifty-five counties. The bill provides that the program be administered by the Office of Healthy Lifestyles. And, the bill declares who may participate in the events together with participation fees to be paid. This section is new; therefore, it has been completely underscored.
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West Virginia 2013 Regular Session
Reorganizing the Department of Health and Human Resources [HB-2756]
The purpose of this bill is to reorganize the Department of Health and Human Resources by removing the Bureau of Medical Services from under DHHR and making the Bureau its own department, and moves the Office of Healthy Lifestyle under the new department.
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West Virginia 2013 Regular Session
Relating to certified professional midwives [HB-2755]
The purpose of this bill is to require certified professional midwives to report certain information to the Center for Nursing.
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West Virginia 2013 Regular Session
Updating and revising the law governing the practice of dentistry [HB-2750]
The purpose of this bill is to update and revise the law governing the practice of dentistry. This article has been completely rewritten; therefore, the entire article is underscored. This bill was recommended for introduction and passage during the Regular Session of the Legislature by the House Committee on Health.
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West Virginia 2013 Regular Session
Removing the limitations on billing patients for HIV and sexually transmitted disease testing [HB-2749]
[Healthcare ]
The purpose of this bill is to remove the prohibition on billing persons for HIV testing or testing for sexually transmitted diseases conducted by the State Bureau for Public Health or county or local health departments. The bill allows public health agencies to charge patients or their medical insurance providers for the reasonable costs for testing. It also clarifies the procedures for testing persons accused of a sexual offense for HIV or STDs.
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West Virginia 2013 Regular Session
Restricting the use of "4-point mechanical restraints" on patients [HB-2740]
[Crime and Law Enforcement ]
The purpose of this bill is to restrict the 4-point mechanical restraint in mental health facilities and establish conditions which must accompany usage and to impose criminal penalties.
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West Virginia 2013 Regular Session
Relating to the Center for Nursing [HB-2738]
The purpose of this bill is to require the Center on Nursing for Nursing to use two thirds of its funds on loan and scholarship programs and requires the center to report to the LOCHHRA instead of the Joint Committee on Government and Finance.