SB 229 — Requiring Public Health Commissioner create program for reimbursement of adult dental care and free and charitable clinics

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Red = new code to be enacted WEST virginia legislature regular session IntroducedCommittee Substitute for Senate Bill 229 By Senators Weld, Rucker, Takubo, and PalumboPalumbo, [Introducedoriginal Januarysponsors 9,[Originating 2020;in the Committee on Health and Human Resources;

referredreported on February 12, 2020]     A BILL to amend and reenact §16-1-6 of the CommitteeCode onof HealthWest andVirginia, Human1931, Resources;as amended;

and then to the Committee on Finance] A BILL to amend andsaid reenactcode §16-1-6by ofadding thethereto Codea ofnew Westarticle, Virginia,designated 1931,§16-59-1, asall amended, relating to powers and duties of the Commissioner of the Bureau for Public Health;

and requiring the commissioner to create a grant pilot program to provide reimbursement of dental care for adults at free and charitable clinics.clinics;

requiring establishment of fund;

requiring rulemaking;

and requiring reporting.

to that end, the commissioner shall make, or cause to be made, investigations and inquiries respecting the cause of disease, especially of epidemics and endemic conditions, and the means of prevention, suppressionsuppression, or control of those conditions;

the source of sickness and mortality, and the effects of environment, employment, habitshabits, and circumstances of life on the public health.

The commissioner shall further make, or cause to be made, inspections and examinations of food, drinkdrink, and drugs offered for sale or public consumption in the manner the commissioner considers necessary to protect the public health and shall report all violations of laws and rules relating to the law to the prosecuting attorney of the county in which the violations occur;

(c) To make complaint or cause proceedings to be instituted against any person, corporationcorporation, or other entity for the violation of any public health law before any court or agency, without being required to give security for costs;

(e) To monitor the administration, operationoperation, and coordination of the local boards of health and local health officers;

(f) To develop and maintain a state plan of operationoperation, that sets forth the needs of the state in the areas of public health;

and needed personnel, fundsfunds, and authority for achieving the goals and objectives;

(g) To collect data as may be required to foster knowledge on the citizenry's health status, the health systemsystem, and costs of health care;

Provided, That the commissioner is responsible for the acts of his or her appointees, assistantsassistants, and employees;

(l) To acquire by condemnation or otherwise any interest, right, privilege, landland, or improvement and hold title to the land or improvement, for the use or benefit of the state or a state hospital or facility, and, by and with the consent of the Governor, and at the direction of the secretary, to sell, exchangeexchange, or otherwise convey any interest, right, privilege, landland, or improvement acquired or held by the state, state hospitalhospital, or state facility and deposit the proceeds from the sale, exchangeexchange, or other conveyance into the hospital services revenue account.

(n) To make inspections, conduct hearings, and to enforce the legislative rules concerning occupational and industrial health hazards, the sanitary condition of streams, sources of water supply, sewerage facilities, and plumbing systems, and the qualifications of personnel connected with the supplies, facilitiesfacilities, or systems without regard to whether they are publicly or privately owned;

and to make inspections, conduct hearingshearings, and enforce the legislative rules concerning the design of chlorination and filtration facilities and swimming pools;

of this code, and as directed by the secretary, for a comprehensive program for the care, treatmenttreatment, and rehabilitation of alcoholics and drug abusers;

(p) To provide in accordance with this subdivision for a program for the care, treatmenttreatment, and rehabilitation of the parents of sudden infant death syndrome victims;

for the education of police, employeesemployees, and volunteers of all emergency services concerning sudden infant death syndrome;

for the state suddenSudden infantInfant deathDeath syndromeSyndrome advisoryAdvisory councilCouncil to develop regional family support groups to provide peer support to families of sudden infant death syndrome victims;

The boards provided for in §30-3-1 et seq., articles three, §30-3-1 et seq., §30-4-1 et seq., §30-4a-1 et seq., four-a, §30-5-1 et seq., §30-7-1 et seq., §30-7a-1 et seq., §30-14-1 et seq, §30-14a-1 et seq., §30-15-1 et seq., §30-16-1 et seq., §30-20-1 et seq., §30-21-1 et seq., §30-23-1 et seq., §30-28-1 et seq., §30-31-1 et seq., §30-32-1 et seq., §30-34-1 et seq.

,of §30-35-1this etcode, seq.,§30-4-1  §30-36-1 et seq.

andof §30-37-1this code, §30-4a-1 et seq.

of this code, §30-5-1 et seq.

of this code, §30-7-1 et seq.

of this code, §30-7a-1 et seq.

of this code, §30-14-1 et seq.

 of this code, §30-14a-1 et seq.

of this code, §30-15-1 et seq.

of this code, §30-16-1 et seq.

of this code, §30-20-1 et seq.

of this code, §30-21-1 et seq.

of this code, §30-23-1 et seq.

of this code, §30-28-1 et seq.

of this code, §30-31-1 et seq.

of this code, §30-32-1 et seq., §30-34-1 et seq.