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Policy Updates
In the committees
House Health and Human Resources - Agenda
Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023, 3:00PM
Location: Committee Room 215E
HB 2196 - To remove opioid treatment programs from requiring a certificate of need
HB 2789 – Removes certificate of need requirements for birthing centers
HB 3141 - Relating to the practice of dentistry
Creating the specialty of dental anesthesiology
"Dentistry" means the evaluation, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment, through surgical, nonsurgical, or related procedures, of diseases, disorders, and conditions of the oral cavity and the maxillofacial, adjacent, and associated structures and their impact on the human body; maxillofacial area, and the adjacent and associated structures provided by a den disorders or conditions affecting the oral and maxillofacial region.
Oral medicine is the specialty of dentistry responsible for the oral health care of medically complex patients and for the diagnosis and management of medically related disorders or conditions affecting the oral and maxillofacial region.
"Orofacial pain" is the specialty of dentistry that encompasses the diagnosis, management and treatment of pain disorders of the jaw, mouth, face and associated regions, which specialty is dedicated to the evidenced-based understanding of the underlying pathophysiology, etiology, prevention, and treatment of these disorders and improving access to interdisciplinary patient care. These disorders as they relate to orofacial pain include but are not limited to temporomandibular muscle and joint (TMJ) disorders, jaw movement disorders, neuropathic and neurovascular pain disorders, headache, and sleep disorders.
During a declared public health emergency, dentists and dental hygienists with a local anesthesia certificate, may administer vaccines, perform FDA-authorized diagnostic tests to screen patients for infectious diseases, triage medical patients, and perform other ancillary medical procedures and activities as requested by medical personnel.
SB 89 - Requiring hospitals to staff qualified personnel to perform sexual assault forensic exams
Passed House 32-0 on Jan. 23.
Bills introduced
Monday, January 30, 2023
HB3141. By Del. Summers and Tully - Relating to the practice of dentistry - To Health and Human Resources
HB3143. By Del. C. Pritt and Kimble - Allow for religious exemptions for getting vaccinations - To Health and Human Resources then the Judiciary
HB3144. By Del. C. Pritt and Kimble - No vaccine mandate for schools - To Education then the Judiciary
MONDAY, JANUARY 30, 2023
SB517. By Sen. Maynard |
Medical Ethics Defense Act |
Health and Human Resources then Judiciary
As the right of conscience is fundamental, no medical practitioner, healthcare institution, or healthcare payer should be compelled to participate in or pay for any medical procedure or prescribe or pay for any medication to which he, she, or it objects on the basis of conscience, whether such conscience is informed by religious, moral, or ethical beliefs or principles. |
Bills
Wednesday, January 25, 2023
HB3027. By Del. Ross, Chiarelli, Marple, Devault, Adkins and Dillon - To remove the state requirement for EMT’S to be nationally certified. - To Fire Departments and Emergency Medical Services then Government Organization
HB3038. By Del. Pinson, Westfall, Fast, W. Hall, Kirby, Foggin, Honaker, Coop-Gonzalez, Ridenour, Kelly and Hott - Add unborn persons to the definition of driving under the influence and causing injury or death to an unborn person. - To the Judiciary
HB3056. By Del. Riley, Linville, Heckert, Mallow, Devault, Ferrell, Statler, Vance, Willis and Warner - To change the requirement for an EMS Agency Vehicle Inspection from every year to every two years - To Fire Departments and Emergency Medical Services then Technology and Infrastructure
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 2023
SB470. By Sen. Azinger | Making adoption records accessible for medical purposes | Judiciary |
SB476. By Sen. Tarr |
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Health and Human Resources |
In the Committees
Senate Health and Human Resources Committee - Agenda
1/26/2023, 1:00 PM
Location: 451-M
I. Call to Order
II. Roll Call
III. HB2029 Repealing the creation of an all-payor claims database
IV. SB273 Relating to allocation of child protective workers in counties based upon population of county
V. HB2018 Permitting the managed care case coordinator to attend the multidisciplinary team meeting
VI. SB267 Updating law regarding prior authorizations
VII. Other Business
VIII. Adjournment
House Health and Human Resources - Agenda
Thursday, Jan 26, 2023, 3:00 PM
Location: Eastwing Committee Room 215E
I. Meeting called to order
II. Roll Call
III. Minutes approval for Jan. 24, 2023
IV. HB 2613 - Relating to the administration of anesthetics
V. HB 3061 - Relating to updating the authority of the Foster Care Ombudsman
VI. HB 2710 - Authorizing the Board of Dentistry to promulgate a legislative rule relating to dental recovery networks (2nd REF JUD)
VII. HB 2715 - Authorizing the Board of Medicine to promulgate a legislative rule relating to licensing of physicians and podiatric physicians and disciplinary procedures for applicants, licensees, credential holders (2nd REF JUD)
VIII. HB 2716 - Authorizing the Board of Medicine to promulgate a legislative rule relating to licensure, practice requirements, disciplinary and complaint procedures, continuing education, physician assistants (2nd REF JUD)
IX. HB 2717 - Authorizing the Board of Medicine to promulgate a legislative rule relating to collaborative pharmacy practice (2nd REF JUD)
X. HB 2718 - Authorizing the Board of Medicine to promulgate a legislative rule relating to prohibiting sexual misconduct by health care practitioners (2nd REF JUD)
XI. HB -2719 Authorizing the Board of Optometry to promulgate a legislative rule relating to optometric telehealth practice (2nd REF JUD)
XII. HB 2720 - Authorizing the Board of Osteopathic Medicine to promulgate a legislative rule relating to osteopathic physician assistants (2nd REF Jud)
XIII. HB 2721 - Authorizing the Board of Pharmacy to promulgate a legislative rule relating to licensure and practice of pharmacy (2nd REF JUD)
XIV. HB 2722 - Authorizing the Board of Pharmacy to promulgate a legislative rule relating to Uniform Controlled Substance Act (2nd REF JUD)
XV. HB 2723 - Authorizing the Board of Pharmacy to promulgate a legislative rule relating to Board of Pharmacy rules for registration of pharmacy technicians (2nd REF JUD)
XVI. HB 2724 - Authorizing the Board of Pharmacy to promulgate a legislative rule relating to regulations governing pharmacy permits (2nd REF JUD)
XVII. HB 2725 - Authorizing the Board of Pharmacy to promulgate a legislative rule relating to inspections (2nd REF JUD)
XVIII. HB 2726 - Authorizing the Board of Pharmacy to promulgate a legislative rule relating to Donated Drug Repository Program (2nd REF JUD)
XIX. HB 2727 - Authorizing the Psychologists to promulgate a legislative rule relating to code of conduct (2nd REF JUD)
XX. HB 2728 - Authorizing the Board of Registered Nurses to promulgate a legislative rule relating to telehealth practice (2nd REF JUD)
XXI. HB 2729 - Authorizing the Board of Registered Nurses to promulgate a legislative rule relating to practitioner requirements for accessing the West Virginia Controlled Substance Monitoring Program database (2nd REF JUD)
XXII. HB 2730 - Authorizing the Board of Registered Nurses to promulgate a legislative rule relating to fees for services rendered by the board (2nd REF JUD)
XXIII. HB 2731 - Authorizing the Board of Registered Nurses to promulgate a legislative rule relating to continuing education and competence (2nd REF JUD)
XXIV. HB 2732 - Authorizing the Board of Registered Nurses to promulgate a legislative rule relating to limited prescriptive authority for nurses in advanced practice (2nd REF JUD)
XXV. HB 2733 - Authorizing the Board of Registered Nurses to promulgate a legislative rule relating to advanced practice registered nurse licensure requirements (2nd REF JUD)
XXVI. HB 2734 - Authorizing the Board of Registered Nurses to promulgate a legislative rule relating to requirements for registration and licensure and conduct constituting professional misconduct (2nd REF JUD)
XXVII. Other Business
XXVIII. Adjournment
TUESDAY JANUARY 24, 2023
In the committees
House Health and Human Resources
HB2436. By Del. Tully - Relating to the implementation of an acuity-based patient classification system - To Health and Human Resources then the Judiciary
Requires hospitals use an acuity-based classification system to predict staffing requirements for hospitals.
Exempt from FOIA.
Definitions added of nursing and hospital unit by amendment.
Passed House last year 97-0. Died in Senate Judiciary.
Passed committee with a second reference to Judiciary.
(All rules bills listed passed unanimously.)
HB2649. By Del. Foster - Authorizing the Department of Health and Human Resources to promulgate a legislative rule relating to standards for local boards of health - To Health and Human Resources then the Judiciary
HB2650. By Del. Foster - Authorizing the Department of Health and Human Resources to promulgate a legislative rule relating to medical examiner requirements for postmortem inquiries - To Health and Human Resources then the Judiciary
HB2651. By Del. Foster - Authorizing the Department of Health and Human Services to promulgate a legislative rule relating to Medical Cannabis Program - grower and processors - To Health and Human Resources then the Judiciary
HB2652. By Del. Foster - Authorizing the Department of Health and Human Resources to promulgate a legislative rule relating to Medical Cannabis Program - dispensaries - To Health and Human Resources then the Judiciary
Reduces length of time surveillance videos must be maintained from two years to 180 days.
HB2654. By Del. Foster - Authorizing the Department of Health and Human Resources to promulgate a legislative rule relating to Uniform Bill Database - To Health and Human Resources then the Judiciary
Establishes procedure for use and collection of data.
HB2665. By Del. Foster - Authorizing the Department of Health and Human Resources and the Insurance Commissioner to promulgate a legislative rule relating to All-Payers Claims Database - Submission Manual - To Health and Human Resources then the Judiciary
Rules-making committee recommended the rule not be authorized, effectively killing the rule as it works its way through the system. (Thought bubble: There is a bill pending to do away with the APCD.)
Bills introduced
Tuesday, January 24, 2023
HB2935. By Del. Howell, Phillips, Clark, E. Pritt, Jennings, Hott, Tully, Ferrell, Shamblin, Vance and Dean - Create the Tourism Event Emergency Medical Services Fund (FN) - To Economic Development and Tourism then Finance
HB2936. By Del. Butler, Foster, Dean, Crouse, Dillon, Lucas, Kirby, Jeffries, Kimble, Pinson and Longanacre - Establishing privacy regarding medical treatments - To Health and Human Resources then the Judiciary
HB2940. By Del. Thorne, Chiarelli, Willis, Longanacre, Ridenour, A. Hall, Lucas, Mazzocchi and Hornby - Establishing the Anti-Stereotyping Act - To Education then the Judiciary
HB2944. By Del. Coop-Gonzalez, Fast, Ridenour, Householder, Kimble, Mazzocchi, Crouse, McGeehan, Heckert, Petitto and Pinson - Relating to DNA collection requirements in abortion cases relating to rape or incest - To Health and Human Resources then the Judiciary
HB2945. By Del. Foster, Brooks, Butler, Steele, Kirby, Reynolds, Crouse, Chiarelli, Riley, Ferrell and Smith - Relating to state boards of examination or registration (FN) - To Government Organization then Finance
HB2951. By Del. Young - Removing certain drugs from schedule one - To Health and Human Resources then the Judiciary
HB2956. By Del. Burkhammer, Crouse, Steele, Butler, Kimble and Keaton - Relating to access for minor children’s medical records - To Health and Human Resources then the Judiciary
HB2961. By Del. Ellington, Chiarelli, Willis, Hornby, Summers and Tully - Relating to abolishing the center for nursing and moving the functions to the Higher Education Policy Commission - To Education
0HB2972. By Del. C. Pritt and Chiarelli - To prohibit public university names for gender affirming care - To Health and Human Resources then the Judiciary
HB2978. By Del. Foster - Eliminating the food handler examination and card - To Health and Human Resources
HB2987. By Del. Foster - To update the requirements of the state director of health to quarantine and enforce regulations in a specific place - To Health and Human Resources then the Judiciary
HB2993. By Del. Summers and Tully - Relating to rural emergency hospital licensure - To Health and Human Resources
HB2994. By Del. Summers and Tully - Relating to expired date of an optometrist’s prescription - To Health and Human Resources
HB2995. By Del. Foster - Relating to requirements for a registered veterinary nurse - To Agriculture and Natural Resources then Government Organization
HB2996. By Del. C. Pritt - Public defender experience counts for judicial retirement (FN) - To Pensions and Retirement then the Judiciary
HB2997. By Del. C. Pritt - To make the HOPE Scholarship applicable to all children - To Education then Finance
HB2998. By Del. C. Pritt, Chiarelli and Kirby - Non-binary not permitted on birth certificates - To the Judiciary
HB2999. By Del. C. Pritt, Kirby and Keaton - To choose to not vaccinate children does not amount to abuse and neglect - To Senior, Children, and Family Issues then Health and Human Resources
HB3000. By Del. C. Pritt, Kirby and Phillips - Universities must accept religious, medical, or right of conscience exemptions to taking vaccinations - To Health and Human Resources then the Judiciary
HB3001. By Del. C. Pritt, Chiarelli and Kirby - To prohibit punishment for teachers who refuse to use pronouns inconsistent with a child’s sex - To Education then the Judiciary
HB3002. By Del. C. Pritt, Chiarelli, Keaton and Kirby - To create a crime to send someone abortion pills through the U.S. mail - To Health and Human Resources then the Judiciary
HB3003. By Del. C. Pritt, Chiarelli, Keaton and Kirby - Stop practice of medicine by telehealth for abortion prescriptions - To Health and Human Resources then the Judiciary
HB3004. By Del. C. Pritt - Relating to transferred right of self-defense to a person who engages an active shooter on school grounds - To the Judiciary
HB3005. By Del. Hardy, Foster, Criss, Hornby, Ridenour, Espinosa, Horst, W. Hall and Westfall - Relating to accelerating the conversion of the state excise tax on the privilege of transferring real property into a county excise tax (FN) - To Finance
HB3006. By Del. Ferrell, Rohrbach, Reynolds, Hardy, Jeffries, Phillips, Honaker, Linville, Riley, Barnhart and Kelly - West Virginia Critical Infrastructure Protection Act - To the Judiciary
HB3007. By Del. Hornby, Clark, Hardy, Capito, Householder, Dean, Hanshaw (Mr. Speaker), Riley, Holstein, Hite and Skaff - To create the West Virginia Small Business Payroll Tax Credit Pilot Program (FN) - To Economic Development and Tourism then Finance
HB3008. By Del. Espinosa, Summers, Linville, Criss, Hardy and C. Pritt - Relating to clarifying the uniform statewide deadline for electronically submitted voter registration - To the Judiciary
HB3009. By Del. Espinosa, Linville, Storch, Criss, Hardy, Skaff and C. Pritt - Relating to voting rights of formerly incarcerated individuals - To the Judiciary
HB3010. By Del. Foster - Relating to medical marijuana - To Workforce Development then the Judiciary
HB3011. By Del. Foster - Relating to the General Revenue Fund - To Government Organization then Finance
HB3012. By Del. Anderson, Zatezalo, Foggin, Heckert, Hott, Barnhart, Ferrell, Young, Hansen, Fehrenbacher and Rowe - To encourage economic development regarding rare earth elements and critical minerals, as defined, by providing temporary severance tax relief - To Energy and Manufacturing then Finance
TUESDAY, JANUARY 24, 2023
SB450. By Sen. Nelson |
Defining medical examination for disability purposes in retirement plans administered by Consolidated Public Retirement Board |
Pensions then Finance |
SB452. By Sen. Nelson |
Relating to Emergency Medical Services Retirement System |
Pensions then Finance |
SB454. By Sen. Jeffries |
WV Children's Vision Act (FN) |
Education then Finance |
Friday, January 20, 2023
HB2851. By Del. Hansen - Relating to legalizing cannabis production, sales and adult consumption (FN) - To Health and Human Resources then the Judiciary then Finance
HB2854. By Del. Summers, McGeehan, Tully, Petitto, Miller and Forsht - Relating to priorities for the use of funds for child-care and performance-based contracting - To Health and Human Resources
HB2885. By Del. Dillon, Ross, Chiarelli, Burkhammer, Pinson and Thorne - Relating to life at conception - To Health and Human Resources then the Judiciary
Monday, January 23, 2023
HB2920. By Del. Chiarelli, Heckert, Longanacre, Foster, Coop-Gonzalez, Adkins, Ridenour, Jeffries and W. Hall - To prohibit the distribution of smoking devices as part of a harm reduction program - To Prevention and Treatment of Substance Abuse then the Judiciary
HB2924. By Del. Chiarelli and Heckert - Cap the number of MAT facilities to 20 overall, with a limit of one per county - To Prevention and Treatment of Substance Abuse then the Judiciary
HB2925. By Del. C. Pritt - Get rid of vaccine requirement for families who want to provide respite care - To Health and Human Resources then the Judiciary
HB2926. By Del. C. Pritt - To modify parenting if father encouraged an abortion - To the Judiciary
FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 2023
SB318. By Sen. Woodrum |
Authorizing DHHR to promulgate legislative rule relating to standards for local boards of health (IB) |
Judiciary |
SB319. By Sen. Woodrum |
Authorizing DHHR to promulgate legislative rule relating to medical examiner requirements for postmortem inquiries (IB) |
Judiciary |
SB320. By Sen. Woodrum |
Authorizing DHHR to promulgate legislative rule relating to Medical Cannabis Program grower and processors (IB) |
Judiciary |
SB321. By Sen. Woodrum |
Authorizing DHHR to promulgate legislative rule relating to Medical Cannabis Program dispensaries (IB) |
Judiciary |
SB334. By Sen. Woodrum |
Authorizing DHHR and Insurance Commissioner to promulgate legislative rule relating to All-Payers Claims Database, Submission Manual (IB) |
Judiciary |
SB385. By Sen. Woodrum |
Authorizing Board of Medicine to promulgate legislative rule relating to licensure, practice requirements, disciplinary and complaint procedures, continuing education, physician assistants (IB) |
Judiciary |
SB386. By Sen. Woodrum |
Authorizing Board of Medicine to promulgate legislative rule relating to collaborative pharmacy practice (IB) |
Judiciary |
SB387. By Sen. Woodrum |
Authorizing Board of Medicine to promulgate legislative rule relating to prohibiting sexual misconduct by health care practitioners (IB) |
Judiciary |
SB388. By Sen. Woodrum |
Authorizing Board of Optometry to promulgate legislative rule relating to optometric telehealth practice (IB) |
Judiciary |
SB389. By Sen. Woodrum |
Authorizing Board of Osteopathic Medicine to promulgate legislative rule relating to osteopathic physician assistants (IB) |
Judiciary |
SB390. By Sen. Woodrum |
Authorizing Board of Pharmacy to promulgate legislative rule relating to licensure and practice of pharmacy (IB) |
Judiciary |
SB397. By Sen. Woodrum |
Authorizing Board of Registered Nurses to promulgate legislative rule relating to requirements for registration and licensure and conduct constituting professional misconduct (IB) |
Judiciary |
SB398. By Sen. Woodrum |
Authorizing Board of Registered Nurses to promulgate legislative rule relating to advanced practice registered nurse licensure requirements (IB) |
Judiciary |
SB399. By Sen. Woodrum |
Authorizing Board of Registered Nurses to promulgate legislative rule relating to limited prescriptive authority for nurses in advanced practice (IB) |
Judiciary |
SB400. By Sen. Woodrum |
Authorizing Board of Registered Nurses to promulgate legislative rule relating to continuing education and competence (IB) |
Judiciary |
SB401. By Sen. Woodrum |
Authorizing Board of Registered Nurses to promulgate legislative rule relating to fees for services rendered by board (IB) |
Judiciary |
SB403. By Sen. Woodrum |
Authorizing Board of Registered Nurses to promulgate legislative rule relating to telehealth practice (IB) |
Judiciary |
MONDAY, JANUARY 23, 2023
SB419. By Sen. Weld |
Amending professions and occupations licensure provisions for individuals with military training |
Military then Government Organization |
In the committees
House Health and Human Resources - Agenda
Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023, 3:00 PM
Location: East Wing Committee Room 215.E
(Not all bills to be considered by the committee are listed.)
HB2436. By Del. Tully - Relating to the implementation of an acuity-based patient classification system - To Health and Human Resources then the Judiciary
HB2649. By Del. Foster - Authorizing the Department of Health and Human Resources to promulgate a legislative rule relating to standards for local boards of health - To Health and Human Resources then the Judiciary
HB2650. By Del. Foster - Authorizing the Department of Health and Human Resources to promulgate a legislative rule relating to medical examiner requirements for postmortem inquiries - To Health and Human Resources then the Judiciary
HB2651. By Del. Foster - Authorizing the Department of Health and Human Services to promulgate a legislative rule relating to Medical Cannabis Program - grower and processors - To Health and Human Resources then the Judiciary
HB2652. By Del. Foster - Authorizing the Department of Health and Human Resources to promulgate a legislative rule relating to Medical Cannabis Program - dispensaries - To Health and Human Resources then the Judiciary
HB2654. By Del. Foster - Authorizing the Department of Health and Human Resources to promulgate a legislative rule relating to Uniform Bill Database - To Health and Human Resources then the Judiciary
HB2665. By Del. Foster - Authorizing the Department of Health and Human Resources and the Insurance Commissioner to promulgate a legislative rule relating to All-Payers Claims Database - Submission Manual - To Health and Human Resources then the Judiciary