Relating to WV Health Care Authority [SB-395]
[Healthcare ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Public Health ]
The purpose of this bill is to eliminate the Health Care Authority and Certificate of Need and to transfer the State Privacy Office to the Office of the Governor and transfer the West Virginia Health Information Network to the Office of Technology and to make conforming amendments.
SB-395: Relating to WV Health Care Authority
Sponsored by: Sen. Ryan Ferns
Filed For Introduction on 02/22/2017
You have voted HB-477: Relating to the provision and use of health coverage information to educate consumers purchasing individual health benefit coverage..
Risk Management and Own Risk and Solvency Assessment Act [HB-2619]
[Insurance ]
The purpose of this bill is to adopt the National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ Risk Management and Own Risk Solvency Assessment Model Act (Model #505) for implementation by West Virginia insurers so that they are better equipped to assess their financial condition and remain solvent.
HB-2619: Risk Management and Own Risk and Solvency Assessment Act
HB-2644: Requiring that Workers’ Compensation funds be disbursed to firefighters, emergency medical technicians and first responders when those persons are killed or become injured
Sponsored by: Rep. Tony Lewis
Filed For Introduction on 02/21/2017
You have voted HB-2644: Requiring that Workers’ Compensation funds be disbursed to firefighters, emergency medical technicians and first responders when those persons are killed or become injured.
HB-380: Relating to authorizing the purchase of certain insurance coverage by public school districts for the benefit of businesses and students participating in career or technology training programs and providing for immunity from liability of certain public school students participating in career or technology programs.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dan Huberty
Read First Time on 02/16/2017
You have voted HB-380: Relating to authorizing the purchase of certain insurance coverage by public school districts for the benefit of businesses and students participating in career or technology training programs and providing for immunity from liability of certain public school students participating in career or technology programs..
You have voted SB-55: Relating to a study of the use of a patient-reported outcomes registry in conjunction with health coverage for certain governmental employees..
HB-336: Relating to the duties and powers of the office of public insurance counsel concerning the adequacy of networks offered in this state by managed care plans.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicole Collier
Scheduled For Public Hearing On . . . on 04/25/2017
You have voted HB-336: Relating to the duties and powers of the office of public insurance counsel concerning the adequacy of networks offered in this state by managed care plans..
Home service contract providers; shifts responsibility for regulating to Commissioner of the DACS. [HB-1542]
[Agriculture ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Insurance ]
[Taxes ]
Home service contract providers. Shifts responsibility for regulating home service contract providers from the State Corporation Commission to the Commissioner of the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. The measure provides that home service contracts are not contracts of insurance and are not subject to regulation under the Commonwealth's insurance laws. Home service contracts are agreements to perform the service repair, replacement, or maintenance, or indemnification therefor, with regard to components, parts, appliances, or systems
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HB-1542: Home service contract providers; shifts responsibility for regulating to Commissioner of the DACS.
Sponsored by: Rep. Terry Kilgore
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0727) on 03/24/2017
Requiring licensees authorized to serve alcoholic liquors or nonintoxicating beer to have certain liability insurance coverage [HB-2517]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Insurance ]
The purpose of this bill is to require licensees authorized to serve alcoholic liquors or nonintoxicating beer to have certain liability insurance coverage to cover the premises of the licensee. The bill establishes a statutory minimum level of insurance coverage. The bill directs the Alcoholic Beverage Control Commissioner, upon a finding that either statutory minimum insurance coverage is inadequate, to increase statutory minimum coverage amounts by legislative rule.
HB-2517: Requiring licensees authorized to serve alcoholic liquors or nonintoxicating beer to have certain liability insurance coverage
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Fleischauer
Filed For Introduction on 02/16/2017
You have voted HB-2517: Requiring licensees authorized to serve alcoholic liquors or nonintoxicating beer to have certain liability insurance coverage.
Relating to restrictions on the disclosure of nonpublic personal information [HB-2495]
[Insurance ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Healthcare ]
[Consumer Protection ]
The purpose of this bill is to ensure that medical records obtained by insurers in connection with insurance claims or civil litigation be maintained confidentially in accordance with state and federal law and that no additional restrictions or conditions may be imposed that contradict these laws.
HB-2495: Relating to restrictions on the disclosure of nonpublic personal information
Sponsored by: Rep. Cindy Frich
Filed For Introduction on 02/16/2017
Fire Programs Fund; increases rate of assessment for Fund. [HB-1532]
[Funding ]
[Public Safety ]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
Fire Programs Fund. Increases the share of certain moneys in the Fire Programs Fund to be allocated to localities for the improvement of volunteer and career fire services from 75 percent to 80 percent. The measure does not become effective unless it is reenacted by the 2018 Session of the General Assembly.
HB-1532: Fire Programs Fund; increases rate of assessment for Fund.
Sponsored by: Rep. L. Scott Lingamfelter
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0777) on 04/05/2017
Relating to insurance coverage for breast cancer screening [HB-2471]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Public Health ]
The purpose of this bill is to require that on and after January 1, 2018, insurance coverage for breast cancer screening be provided by the Public Employees Insurance Agency, accident and sickness insurance providers, group accident and sickness insurance providers; health care corporations and health maintenance organizations.
HB-2471: Relating to insurance coverage for breast cancer screening
Sponsored by: Rep. Joe Ellington
To Finance on 03/31/2017
Special conservators of the peace; liability insurance, etc. [HB-1524]
[Insurance ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Special conservators of the peace; liability insurance. Requires that each person registered as or seeking registration as a special conservator of the peace be covered by a policy of (i) personal injury liability insurance, (ii) property damage liability insurance, and (iii) miscellaneous casualty insurance that includes professional liability insurance that provides coverage for any activity within the scope of the duties of a special conservator of the peace, in an amount and with coverage for each as fixed by the Criminal Justice Services Board.
HB-1524: Special conservators of the peace; liability insurance, etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. L. Scott Lingamfelter
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0494) on 03/13/2017