West Virginia 2026 Session Status: Enacted 2 R cosponsors

HB 4335 — Relating to Medicaid providers

Last action — Chapter 182, Acts, Regular Session, 2026

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House of Delegates
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 14, 2026. Enacted.

Odds of enactment

High chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.

Upgrade to see the exact probability and what's driving it.

A statistical estimate from our own model of past outcomes — an insight, not a guarantee. Policymaking is volatile.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 74% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (2 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 4 recorded votes so far.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

In plain language

This bill addresses regulations concerning Medicaid providers.

The bill relates to Medicaid providers and outlines specific regulations or requirements for their operation. It aims to clarify operational standards within the Medicaid framework.

Summary

Relating to Medicaid providers

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

1 added · 102 removed

Plain-language change summary

The amendment to Bill HB 4335 changes the title and details regarding Medicaid provider enrollment in West Virginia. It introduces expedited timelines for enrolling Medicaid providers, simplifies the credentialing process by creating uniform requirements, and mandates that all submissions must be done electronically. These changes aim to streamline the enrollment process, making it faster and easier for providers to participate in the Medicaid program, which is important for improving access to healthcare for residents.

→
Previous
Latest
WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION ENROLLED Committee Substitute for House Bill 4335 BYDELEGATEWORRELL AHITE [Passed February 20, 2026;
HB4335 SFAT Helton # 2-19Dellinger  7954 Senator Helton moved to amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting therefor a new title, to read as follows:Eng.
in effect from passage] Enr CS for HB 4335 AN ACT to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding a new section, designated §9-5-34;
Com.
Sub.
for House Bill 4335—A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding a new section, designated §9-5-34;
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
     AdoptedRejected
CHAPTER 9.
HUMAN SERVICES ARTICLE 5.
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.
§9-5-34.
Medicaid provider enrollment and credentialing;
expedited timelines;
electronic submission;
and unified system.
(a) By July 1, 2026, the Department of Human Services or its agent shall complete enrollment determinations for Medicaid providers within five business days of receipt of a completed application.
(1) The department or its agent shall permit multiple people to be logged into the system.
(2) The agent shall be accredited by the National Committee for Quality Assurance.
(3) In the event that required documentation is incomplete, the applicant shall be notified electronically within two business days with a detailed explanation of the missing materials and provided a secure link to submit missing materials.
(4) Failure of the agent to meet the enrollment standard shall be reportable to the department and included in quarterly performance audits.
(b)(1) By July 1, 2026, a Medicaid managed care organization shall complete provider credentialing within 60 calendar days of receipt of a clean and complete application.
Enr CS for HB 4335 (2) A Medicaid managed care organization may request a one-time extension of no more than 30 days, only upon written justification to the department and notice to the applicant.
(3) Upon failure to meet required timelines, a Medicaid managed care organization shall be subject to penalties established in the contract, including corrective action plans, monetary sanctions, or credentialing-by-default at the discretion of the department.
(c) (1) By July 1, 2026, the Office of the Insurance Commissioner shall prescribe the credentialing application form used by the Council for Affordable Quality Healthcare in electronic format.
The standard credentialing form shall be as simple, straightforward, and easy to use as possible, having due regard for those credentialing forms that are widely in use in the state by the Medicaid managed care organizations and that best serve these goals.
(2) A Medicaid managed care organization may not fail to use the applicable standard credentialing form when initially credentialing or recredentialing providers in connection with policies, health care contracts, and agreements providing basic health care services, specialty health care services, or supplemental health care services.
(3) A Medicaid managed care organization may not require a provider to provide any information in addition to the information required by the applicable standard credentialing form in connection with policies, health care contracts, and agreements providing basic health care services, specialty health care services, or supplemental health care services.
(4) The credentialing process described in this section does not prohibit a Medicaid managed care organization from limiting the scope of any participating provider's basic health care services, specialty health care services, or supplemental health care services.
(d) Beginning July 1, 2026, enrollment and credentialing applications, renewals, documents, and supporting materials submitted by providers participating in Medicaid or a Medicaid managed care plan shall be submitted exclusively by electronic means.
Enr CS for HB 4335 CHAPTER 16.
PUBLIC HEALTH.
ARTICLE 1A.
UNIFORM CREDENTIALING FOR HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONERS.
§16-1A-1.
Legislative findings;
purpose.
[Repealed.]§16-1A-2.
Development of uniform credentialing application forms and the credentialing process.
[Repealed.]§16-1A-3.
Definitions.
[Repealed.] §16-1A-4.
Advisory committee.
Show all 69 changed rows (29 more)
Previous
Latest
[Repealed.] §16-1A-5.
Credentialing Verification Organization.
[Repealed.] §16-1A-6.
Contract with statewide credentialing verification organization;
requirements.
[Repealed.] §16-1A-7.
Verification process;
suspension of requirements.
[Repealed.] §16-1A-8.
Release and uses of information collected;
confidentiality.
[Repealed.] §16-1A-9.
Rulemaking;
fees;
penalties.
[Repealed.] §16-1A-10.
Immunity.
[Repealed.] Enr CS for HB 4335 The Clerk of the House of Delegates and the Clerk of the Senate hereby certify that the foregoing bill is correctly enrolled.
...............................................................
Clerk of the House of Delegates ...............................................................
Clerk of the Senate Originated in the House of Delegates.
In effect from passage.
...............................................................
Speaker of the House of Delegates ...............................................................
President of the Senate __________ The within is ................................................
this the...........................................
Day of ..........................................................................................................., 2026.
.............................................................
Governor 5
⬇ Download PDF
View plain text versions (5)

Action History

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. To Health and Human Resources

  3. Introduced in House

  4. To House Health and Human Resources

  5. Markup Discussion

  6. By substitute, do pass

  7. On 1st reading, Special Calendar

  8. Read 1st time

  9. On 2nd reading, Special Calendar

  10. Read 2nd time

  11. On 3rd reading, Special Calendar

  12. Read 3rd time

  13. Passed House (Roll No. 13)

  14. Communicated to Senate

  15. Introduced in Senate

  16. To Health and Human Resources

  17. To Health and Human Resources

  18. Reported do pass

  19. On 1st reading

  20. Read 1st time

  21. On 2nd reading

  22. Read 2nd time

  23. On 3rd reading

  24. Read 3rd time

  25. Passed Senate (Roll No. 153)

  26. Title amendment adopted

  27. Effective from passage (Roll No. 154)

  28. Senate requests House to concur

  29. House received Senate message

  30. House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 133)

  31. Effective from passage (Roll No. 134)

  32. Communicated to Senate

  33. Completed legislative action

  34. House Message received

  35. To Governor 2/23/2026

  36. To Governor 2/23/2026 - Senate Journal

  37. Approved by Governor 2/28/2026 - Senate Journal

  38. Approved by Governor 2/28/2026

  39. Approved by Governor 2/28/2026 - House Journal

  40. Chapter 182, Acts, Regular Session, 2026

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

Export CSV (upgrade) →

1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 150 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (150)

150 members have not signed on to this bill.

Show all 150 →

"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

Whip count is in markup. Polling the chamber and every recorded vote this session. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing

Votes

Roll Call

Passed 33 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 28001
Democrat 4000
Unaffiliated 1000
Total 33001
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (34)
Member Party Vote
MR PRESIDENT — Yea
Anitra Hamilton Democrat Yea
Mike Woelfel Democrat Yea
Mike Woelfel Democrat Yea
Rick Garcia Democrat Yea
Ben Queen Republican Yea
Carl Martin Republican Yea
Chris Phillips Republican Yea
Chris Rose Republican Yea
Chris Rose Republican Yea
Dean Jeffries Republican Yea
Eric Tarr Republican Yea
Eric Tarr Republican Yea
Glenn Jeffries Republican Yea
Jack Woodrum Republican Yea
Jack Woodrum Republican Yea
Jay Taylor Republican Yea
Jimmy Willis Republican Yea
Mark R. Maynard Republican Yea
Mike Oliverio Republican Yea
Patricia Rucker Republican Yea
Patricia Rucker Republican Yea
Robbie Morris Republican Yea
Rollan A. Roberts Republican Yea
Rollan A. Roberts Republican Yea
Rupie Phillips Republican Yea
Rupie Phillips Republican Yea
Ryan Weld Republican Yea
Ryan Weld Republican Yea
Tom Takubo Republican Yea
Tom Takubo Republican Yea
Tom Willis Republican Yea
Trenton Barnhart Republican Not Voting
Trenton Barnhart Republican Yea

Official roll call →

PASSAGE

Passed 93 Yea · 0 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 80005
Democrat 9000
Unaffiliated 4001
Total 93006
% of votes cast 94%0%0%6%
How each member voted (99)
Member Party Vote
Barnhart — Yea
Flanigan — Yea
Kump — Yea
Ward — Yea
Linville — Not Voting
Anitra Hamilton Democrat Yea
Evan Hansen Democrat Yea
Hollis Lewis Democrat Yea
John Williams Democrat Yea
Kayla Young Democrat Yea
Mike Pushkin Democrat Yea
Rick Garcia Democrat Yea
Sean Hornbuckle Democrat Yea
Shawn Fluharty Democrat Yea
Adam Burkhammer Republican Yea
Adam Vance Republican Yea
Andy Shamblin Republican Yea
Bill Bell Republican Yea
Bill Ridenour Republican Yea
Bob Fehrenbacher Republican Yea
Bryan Smith Republican Yea
Carl "Bill" Roop Republican Yea
Carl Martin Republican Yea
Charles Sheedy Republican Yea
Chris Phillips Republican Yea
Christopher W. Toney Republican Yea
Chuck Horst Republican Yea
Clay Riley Republican Yea
D. Rolland Jennings Republican Yea
Dana Ferrell Republican Yea
Dave Foggin Republican Yea
David Cannon Republican Yea
David Green Republican Yea
David McCormick Republican Yea
Dean Jeffries Republican Yea
Doug Smith Republican Not Voting
Elias Coop-Gonzalez Republican Yea
Eric Brooks Republican Yea
Erica Moore Republican Not Voting
Evan Worrell Republican Yea
Gary G. Howell Republican Yea
Geno Chiarelli Republican Yea
George Miller Republican Yea
George Street Republican Yea
Gregory A. Watt Republican Yea
Henry Dillon Republican Yea
Ian T. Masters Republican Yea
James Robert "JB" Akers II Republican Yea
Jarred Cannon Republican Yea
Jeff Campbell Republican Yea
Jeff Eldridge Republican Yea
Jeffrey Stephens Republican Yea
Jim Butler Republican Yea
Jimmy Willis Republican Yea
Joe Ellington Republican Yea
Joe Funkhouser Republican Yea
Joe Parsons Republican Yea
Joe Statler Republican Yea
John Jordan Republican Yea
John Paul Hott Republican Yea
Jonathan Kyle Republican Yea
Jonathan Pinson Republican Yea
Jordan Bridges Republican Not Voting
Jordan Maynor Republican Yea
Josh Holstein Republican Not Voting
Kathie Hess Crouse Republican Yea
Keith Marple Republican Yea
Laura Kimble Republican Yea
Lisa White Republican Yea
Lori Dittman Republican Yea
Margitta Mazzocchi Republican Yea
Mark Dean Republican Yea
Mark Zatezalo Republican Yea
Marshall W. Clay Republican Yea
Marty Gearheart Republican Yea
Matthew Rohrbach Republican Yea
Michael Amos Republican Yea
Michael Hite Republican Yea
Michael Hornby Republican Yea
Mickey Petitto Republican Yea
Pat McGeehan Republican Yea
Patrick Lucas Republican Yea
Phil Mallow Republican Yea
Ray Canterbury Republican Yea
Rick Hillenbrand Republican Yea
Roger Hanshaw Republican Yea
Roy Cooper Republican Not Voting
Ryan Browning Republican Yea
S. Chris Anders Republican Yea
Sarah Drennan Republican Yea
Scot C. Heckert Republican Yea
Stanley Adkins Republican Yea
Tresa Howell Republican Yea
Tristan Leavitt Republican Yea
Vacant1 Republican Yea
Vernon Criss Republican Yea
Walter Hall Republican Yea
Wayne Clark Republican Yea
William Anderson Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

healthcare health-insurance
Cross-referencing the record. Reading this bill against every other bill in the corpus by meaning, not keywords. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Matching · Ranking · Engrossing

Frequently asked questions

What does HB 4335 do?
Relating to Medicaid providers
Who sponsors HB 4335?
HB 4335 is sponsored by Evan Worrell (Republican) and Michael Hite (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 4335?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 14, 2026. Enacted.
Where can I track HB 4335?
Track HB 4335 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.

Make your voice heard on HB 4335

Find the representatives who decide this bill and tell them where you stand — for yourself, or mobilize your whole list in one click with One Click Politics advocacy software.

Find my representatives → Run a campaign

Stay ahead of HB 4335

Last checked for changes about 1 month ago · updated continuously

One Click Politics tracks every bill in Congress and all 50 states.

Track this bill →