West Virginia 2020 Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 R cosponsors

SB 767 — Relating to licensure of hospitals

Last action — Chapter 268, Acts, Regular Session, 2020

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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 13, 2020. Enacted.

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 3 sponsors

    1 primary, 2 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).

  • Mixed recorded votes

    2 passed, 1 failed in recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

30 added · 42 removed

Plain-language change summary

The amendments to Bill SB 767 clarify the process for hospitals to receive exemptions from periodic inspections after obtaining accreditation from recognized bodies. Specifically, hospitals can skip inspections in the year following accreditation but must provide evidence of their accreditation and can expect at least one inspection in the years thereafter. Additionally, the language was revised to remove unnecessary references to “state” and to specify that hospitals will not need to conduct self-evaluations during inspection years. These changes streamline the accreditation process for hospitals, making it easier for them to focus on patient care while still allowing for oversight.

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Red = new code to be enacted WEST virginia legislature regular session Introduced Senate Bill 767 By Senators Maroney, Tarr, and Roberts [Introduced February 13, 2020;
Red = new code to be enacted WEST virginia legislature regular session Enrolled Senate Bill 767 By Senators Maroney, Tarr, and Roberts [Passed March 5, 2020;
referred to the Committee on Health and Human Resources] A BILL to repeal §16-5B-6a of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended;
in effect 90 days from passage] AN ACT to repeal §16-5B-6a of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended;
Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, a periodic license inspection shall not be conducted by the state Department of Health and Human Resources for a hospital if the hospital has applied for and received an exemption from that requirement:
Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, a periodic license inspection shall not be conducted by the Department of Health and Human Resources for a hospital if the hospital has applied for and received an exemption from that requirement:
Provided, That no exemption granted diminishes the right of the state Department of Health and Human Resources to conduct complaint inspections.
Provided, That no exemption granted diminishes the right of the Department of Health and Human Resources to conduct complaint inspections.
Provided, however, That no exemption granted relieves a hospital from compliance with section six-a of this article The state Department of Health and Human Resources shall grant an exemption from a periodic license inspection during the year following accreditation if a hospital applies by submitting evidence of its accreditation by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations or the American Osteopathic Association, or any accrediting organization approved by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and submits a complete copy of the commission’s accrediting organization’s accreditation report.
The Department of Health and Human Resources shall grant an exemption from a periodic license inspection during the year following accreditation if a hospital applies by submitting evidence of its accreditation by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations or the American Osteopathic Association, or any accrediting organization approved by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and submits a complete copy of the  accrediting organization’s accreditation report.
If the accreditation of a hospital is for a period longer than one year, the state Department of Health and Human Resources may conduct at least one license inspection of the hospital after the first year of accreditation and before the accreditation has expired and may conduct additional license inspections if needed.
If the accreditation of a hospital is for a period longer than one year, the Department of Health and Human Resources may conduct at least one license inspection of the hospital after the first year of accreditation and before the accreditation has expired and may conduct additional license inspections if needed.
Hospitals receiving a three-year accreditation shall conduct annual self-evaluations using the current year accreditation manual for hospitals unless the state Department of Health and Human Resources informs the hospital that the hospital will be inspected by the state Department of Health and Human Resources.
Hospitals receiving a three-year accreditation shall conduct annual self-evaluations using the current year accreditation manual for hospitals unless the Department of Health and Human Resources informs the hospital that the hospital will be inspected by the Department of Health and Human Resources.
Hospitals are not required to conduct self-evaluations for any calendar year during which they are inspected by the state Department of Health and Human Resources.
Hospitals are not required to conduct self-evaluations for any calendar year during which they are inspected by the Department of Health and Human Resources.
These self-evaluations shall be completed and placed on file in the hospital by the thirty-first day of March 31 of each year.
These self-evaluations shall be completed and placed on file in the hospital by March 31 of each year.
Hospitals shall make the results of the self-evaluation available to the state Department of Health and Human Resources if requested.
Hospitals shall make the results of the self-evaluation available to the Department of Health and Human Resources if requested.
Accreditation reports filed with the state Department of Health and Human Resources shall be treated as confidential in accordance with §16-5B-10 of this code.
Accreditation reports filed with the Department of Health and Human Resources shall be treated as confidential in accordance with §16-5B-10 of this code.
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The purpose of this bill is to allowing hospitals to use other accrediting organizations that have been approved by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
The bill eliminates hospital board composition requirements.
§16-5B-6a is repealed.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.
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Action History

  1. Chapter 268, Acts, Regular Session, 2020

  2. Approved by Governor 3/25/20

  3. To Governor 3/18/20

  4. Approved by Governor 3/25/20 - House Journal

  5. Approved by Governor 3/25/20 - Senate Journal

  6. To Governor 3/18/20 - House Journal

  7. To Governor 3/18/20 - Senate Journal

  8. House Message received

  9. Completed legislative action

  10. Communicated to Senate

  11. Passed House (Roll No. 583)

  12. Read 3rd time

  13. On 3rd reading, Special Calendar

  14. Amendment rejected (Roll No. 537)

  15. Read 2nd time

  16. From House Calendar, 2nd reading, placed on Special Calendar

  17. From Special Calendar, 2nd reading, placed on House Calendar

  18. On 2nd reading, Special Calendar

  19. Read 1st time

  20. On 1st reading, Special Calendar

  21. Do pass

  22. To House Health and Human Resources

  23. To Health and Human Resources

  24. Introduced in House

  25. Ordered to House

  26. Passed Senate (Roll No. 188)

  27. Read 3rd time

  28. On 3rd reading

  29. Read 2nd time

  30. On 2nd reading

  31. Read 1st time

  32. On 1st reading

  33. Reported do pass

  34. To Health and Human Resources

  35. Introduced in Senate

  36. To Health and Human Resources

  37. Filed for introduction

Sponsors

  • Maroney · Primary
  • Eric Tarr · Cosponsor
  • Roberts · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 149 not signed on · 25 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Maroney

Co-sponsors (2)

Not signed on (149)

149 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"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.

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Votes

PASSAGE

Passed 70 Yea · 30 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 24100
Unaffiliated 462400
Democrat 0500
Total 703000
% of votes cast 70%30%0%0%
How each member voted (100)
Member Party Vote
Fast — Yea
Kump — Yea
Shott — Yea
Atkinson — Yea
Foster — Yea
Linville — Yea
Skaff — Yea
Graves — Yea
Little — Yea
Staggers — Yea
Barnhart — Yea
Hamrick — Yea
Mandt — Yea
Steele — Yea
Hanna — Yea
Storch — Yea
Bibby — Yea
Hardy — Yea
Summers — Yea
Brown, N. — Yea
Hartman — Yea
Maynard — Yea
Swartzmiller — Yea
Higginbotham — Yea
Sypolt — Yea
Byrd — Yea
Hill — Yea
Thompson, C. — Yea
Cadle — Yea
Nelson — Yea
Tomblin — Yea
Householder — Yea
Pack — Yea
Capito — Yea
Paynter — Yea
Waxman — Yea
Pethtel — Yea
Westfall — Yea
Cowles — Yea
Jeffries, J. — Yea
Phillips — Yea
Wilson — Yea
Porterfield — Yea
Espinosa — Yea
Kessinger — Yea
Rowan — Yea
Angelucci — Nay
Doyle — Nay
Lavender-Bowe — Nay
Rowe — Nay
Estep-Burton — Nay
Longstreth — Nay
Sponaugle — Nay
Bates — Nay
Evans — Nay
Lovejoy — Nay
Thompson, R. — Nay
Boggs — Nay
Fleischauer — Nay
Miley — Nay
Walker — Nay
Brown, S. — Nay
Canestraro — Nay
Pyles — Nay
Zukoff — Nay
Caputo — Nay
Hicks — Nay
Robinson — Nay
Diserio — Nay
Rodighiero — Nay
Evan Hansen Democrat Nay
John Williams Democrat Nay
Mike Pushkin Democrat Nay
Sean Hornbuckle Democrat Nay
Shawn Fluharty Democrat Nay
Ben Queen Republican Yea
Betsy Kelly Republican Yea
Betsy Kelly Republican Yea
Carl Martin Republican Yea
Christopher W. Toney Republican Yea
D. Rolland Jennings Republican Yea
Dean Jeffries Republican Yea
Evan Worrell Republican Yea
Gary G. Howell Republican Yea
George Miller Republican Yea
Jason Barrett Republican Nay
Jeff Campbell Republican Yea
Jim Butler Republican Yea
Joe Ellington Republican Yea
John Paul Hott Republican Yea
Mark Dean Republican Yea
Matthew Rohrbach Republican Yea
Mike Azinger Republican Yea
Pat McGeehan Republican Yea
Patrick Martin Republican Yea
Roger Hanshaw Republican Yea
Roy Cooper Republican Yea
T. Kevan Bartlett Republican Yea
Vernon Criss Republican Yea
William Anderson Republican Yea

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HFA ROBINSON 3-2

Failed 33 Yea · 59 Nay · 8 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 263806
Republican 32002
Democrat 4100
Total 335908
% of votes cast 33%59%0%8%
How each member voted (100)
Member Party Vote
Angelucci — Yea
Estep-Burton — Yea
Lovejoy — Yea
Swartzmiller — Yea
Evans — Yea
Miley — Yea
Thompson, R. — Yea
Bates — Yea
Fleischauer — Yea
Tomblin — Yea
Brown, S. — Yea
Paynter — Yea
Walker — Yea
Hicks — Yea
Canestraro — Yea
Pyles — Yea
Zukoff — Yea
Caputo — Yea
Jeffries, J. — Yea
Robinson — Yea
Diserio — Yea
Lavender-Bowe — Yea
Rodighiero — Yea
Doyle — Yea
Longstreth — Yea
Rowe — Yea
Fast — Nay
Atkinson — Nay
Foster — Nay
Kessinger — Nay
Rowan — Nay
Graves — Nay
Linville — Nay
Shott — Nay
Barnhart — Nay
Hamrick — Nay
Little — Nay
Skaff — Nay
Bibby — Nay
Hanna — Nay
Mandt — Nay
Sponaugle — Nay
Brown, N. — Nay
Staggers — Nay
Hardy — Nay
Summers — Nay
Byrd — Nay
Hartman — Nay
Maynard — Nay
Sypolt — Nay
Cadle — Nay
Higginbotham — Nay
Thompson, C. — Nay
Capito — Nay
Hill — Nay
Nelson — Nay
Cowles — Nay
Pack — Nay
Waxman — Nay
Pethtel — Nay
Wilson — Nay
Phillips — Nay
Porterfield — Nay
Espinosa — Nay
Kump — Not Voting
Storch — Not Voting
Boggs — Not Voting
Householder — Not Voting
Steele — Not Voting
Westfall — Not Voting
Evan Hansen Democrat Nay
John Williams Democrat Yea
Mike Pushkin Democrat Yea
Sean Hornbuckle Democrat Yea
Shawn Fluharty Democrat Yea
Ben Queen Republican Nay
Betsy Kelly Republican Nay
Betsy Kelly Republican Nay
Carl Martin Republican Nay
Christopher W. Toney Republican Nay
D. Rolland Jennings Republican Nay
Dean Jeffries Republican Nay
Evan Worrell Republican Nay
Gary G. Howell Republican Nay
George Miller Republican Yea
Jason Barrett Republican Yea
Jeff Campbell Republican Yea
Jim Butler Republican Nay
Joe Ellington Republican Nay
John Paul Hott Republican Nay
Mark Dean Republican Nay
Matthew Rohrbach Republican Nay
Mike Azinger Republican Nay
Pat McGeehan Republican Nay
Patrick Martin Republican Nay
Roger Hanshaw Republican Nay
Roy Cooper Republican Not Voting
T. Kevan Bartlett Republican Not Voting
Vernon Criss Republican Nay
William Anderson Republican Nay

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Passage

Passed 34 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 2000
Unaffiliated 32000
Total 34000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (34)
Member Party Vote
LINDSAY — Yea
SMITH — Yea
BALDWIN — Yea
MANN — Yea
STOLLINGS — Yea
BEACH — Yea
MARONEY — Yea
SWOPE — Yea
BLAIR — Yea
MAYNARD — Yea
SYPOLT — Yea
BOLEY — Yea
PALUMBO — Yea
TAKUBO — Yea
PITSENBARGER — Yea
TARR — Yea
CLINE — Yea
PLYMALE — Yea
TRUMP — Yea
FACEMIRE — Yea
PREZIOSO — Yea
UNGER — Yea
HAMILTON — Yea
ROBERTS — Yea
WELD — Yea
HARDESTY — Yea
ROMANO — Yea
WOELFEL — Yea
IHLENFELD — Yea
RUCKER — Yea
MR PRESIDENT — Yea
JEFFRIES — Yea
Charles H. Clements Republican Yea
Mike Azinger Republican Yea

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Subjects

healthcare
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