West Virginia 2021 Regular Session Status: In Committee 3 R cosponsors

HB 2004 — Permit a licensed health care professional from another state to practice in this state through telehealth when registered with the appropriate West Virginia board

Last action — On 2nd reading, House Calendar

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    Passed House of Delegates
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2021 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

25 added · 27 removed

Plain-language change summary

The amendment to HB 2004 updates the section of West Virginia law regarding telehealth practices, allowing healthcare practitioners from other states to provide telehealth services within West Virginia, provided they are registered with the appropriate state board. This change expands access to healthcare by enabling patients to receive services from licensed professionals outside their home state, addressing potential provider shortages and making it easier for people to get the care they need. Additionally, the amendment details that the regulation will be established through an emergency rule, ensuring that the process can be implemented quickly and efficiently.

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NEWS RELEASES HELPFUL LINKS Introduced Version « House Bill 2004 History OTHER VERSIONS  —  Committee Substitute  |   |  Email Key:
NEWS RELEASES HELPFUL LINKS Committee Substitute « House Bill 2004 History OTHER VERSIONS  —  Introduced Version  |   |  Email Key:
Red = new code to be enacted WEST virginia legislature regular session Introduced House Bill 2004 By Delegates Summers, Rohrbach, Worrell, Tully, B.
Red = new code to be enacted WEST virginia legislature regular session Committee Substitute for House Bill 2004 By Delegates Summers, Rohrbach, Worrell, Tully, B.
Pack, and Espinosa [Introduced February 10, 2021;
Pack, and Espinosa [Originating in the Committee on Health and Human Resources;
Referred to the Committee on Health and Human Resources] A BILL to amend and reenact §30-1-25 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to healthcare practitioners being licensed in the state in which he or she practices and being registered with the appropriate board in West Virginia for the purposes of telehealth.
Reported on February 11, 2021]   A BILL to amend and reenact §30-1-26 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to telehealth;
establishing a registration;
permitting healthcare practitioners licensed in other states to practice in West Virginia using telehealth services and providing rulemaking authority.
§30-1-25.
§30-1-26.
(b) Unless already provided for by statute or legislative rule, a health care board, referred to in this chapter, shall propose a rule for legislative approval in accordance with the provisions of §29A-3-1 et seq.
(b) Unless already provided for by statute or legislative rule, a health care board, referred to in this chapter, shall propose an emergency rule for legislative approval in accordance with the provisions of §29A-3-1 et seq.
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Action History

  1. On 2nd reading, House Calendar

  2. Placed on House Calendar

  3. Read 1st time

  4. On 1st reading, Special Calendar

  5. By substitute, do pass

  6. To House Health and Human Resources

  7. Introduced in House

  8. To Health and Human Resources

  9. Filed for introduction

Sponsors

  • Summers · Primary
  • Matthew Rohrbach · Cosponsor
  • Evan Worrell · Cosponsor
  • Tully · Cosponsor
  • Bryan Ward · Cosponsor
  • L. Pack · Cosponsor
  • Reynolds · Cosponsor
  • Rowan · Cosponsor
  • Westfall · Cosponsor
  • J. Pack · Cosponsor
  • Espinosa · Cosponsor

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1 sponsors · 10 co-sponsors · 141 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Summers

Co-sponsors (10)

Not signed on (141)

141 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 2004?
HB 2004 is sponsored by Summers, Matthew Rohrbach (Republican), Evan Worrell (Republican), Tully, Bryan Ward (Republican), Pack, L., Reynolds, Rowan, Westfall, Pack, J., and Espinosa.
What is the current status of HB 2004?
This bill died with 2021 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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