West Virginia 2021 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate Bipartisan · 5 R · 1 D cosponsors

SB 1 — Providing for parity of payment for telehealth services between service in-person and service provided through telehealth platform

Last action — To House Health and Human Resources

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House of Delegates
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2021 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

26 added · 22 removed

Plain-language change summary

The amendment to Senate Bill No. 1-A includes significant changes to enhance telehealth services in West Virginia. It now requires various health insurance providers, including Medicaid, to reimburse telehealth services at the same rate as in-person visits for established patients, ensuring better access to healthcare. Additionally, the amendment allows out-of-state healthcare practitioners to provide services in West Virginia via telehealth, which increases the variety of available care options. These changes matter because they can improve access to healthcare, especially in underserved areas, and streamline the process for both patients and providers.

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SB1 SFA #1 Maroney 2-21 Dellinger  7897   Senator Maroney moved to amend the bill on page three, section seven-b, line thirty-five, after the word “encounters” by inserting the words “after July 1, 2021”;
SB1 SFAT #1 Maroney 2-21 Dellinger  7897   Senator Maroney moved to amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting therefor a new title, to read as follows:
On page three, section seven-b, line thirty-eight, after the word “telehealth” by inserting the words “after July 1, 2021”;
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On page four, section twenty-eight, line two, after the word “encounters” by inserting the words “after July 1, 2021”;
Senate Bill No.
On page four, section twenty-eight, line five, after the word “telehealth” by inserting the words “after July 1, 2021”;
1-A BILL to amend and reenact §5-16-7b of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended;
On page twenty-one, section one, line thirty-nine, after the word “code” by inserting the words “which issues, renews, amends, or adjusts a plan, policy, contract, or agreement after July 1, 2021,”;
to amend said code by adding thereto a new section, designated §9-5-28;
And, On page twenty-one, section one, line forty-two, after the word “code” by inserting the words “which issues, renews, amends, or adjusts a plan, policy, contract, or agreement after July 1, 2021,”.
to amend and reenact §30-1-26 of said code;
      Adopted Rejected
to amend and reenact §30-3-13a of said code;
to amend and reenact §30-14-12d of said code;  and to amend and reenact §33-57-1 of said code, all relating to telehealth services;
defining terms;
requiring the Public Employees Insurance Agency, Medicaid, and specified insurance plans to reimburse for telehealth services at a negotiated rate for virtual telehealth encounters;
requiring the Public Employees Insurance Agency, Medicaid, and specified insurance plans to provide reimbursement for a telehealth service on the same basis and at the same rate as if the service is provided in-person for established patients;
establishing a registration;
permitting health care practitioners licensed in other states, in good standing, to practice in West Virginia using telehealth services and providing rule-making authority and emergency rule-making authority;
setting forth requirements for registration;
permitting a fee for registration;
placing a cap on the fee;
permitting physician-patient relationship to begin with an audio-only call or conversation in real time;
providing restrictions and exceptions on prescriptive authority;
adding criteria to the standard of care related to telehealth services;
providing exceptions, and providing for effective date.
      Adopted Rejected     
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Action History

  1. To House Health and Human Resources

  2. To Health and Human Resources

  3. Introduced in House

  4. Ordered to House

  5. Passed Senate with amended title (Roll No. 24)

  6. Read 3rd time

  7. On 3rd reading

  8. Floor amendments adopted (Voice vote)

  9. Read 2nd time

  10. On 2nd reading

  11. Read 1st time

  12. On 1st reading

  13. Committee substitute reported

  14. To Health and Human Resources

  15. Introduced in Senate

  16. To Health and Human Resources

  17. Filed for introduction

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 13 co-sponsors · 138 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (13)

Not signed on (138)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 1?
SB 1 is sponsored by Tom Takubo (Republican), Ryan Weld (Republican), Baldwin, Plymale, Stollings, Jeffries, Mike Woelfel (Democrat), Rollan A. Roberts (Republican), Maroney, Nelson, Romano, Amy Grady (Republican), Lindsay, and Jack Woodrum (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 1?
This bill died with 2021 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” 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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