The House Health and Human Resources Committee met this evening to discuss eight bills: House Bills 4610, 4626, 4390, 4393, and 4021 were advanced to the floor.
House Bills 4589, 4622, and 4640 will move to markup and passage.
House Bill 4390 would require that a kinship parent receive a temporary payment like a foster parent receives in specified circumstances.
House Bill 4393 would require the Department of Human Services to develop and implement a statewide prevention plan for child welfare cases.
House Bill 4021 would establish the Bring Them Home Fund. This fund would renovate and repair state-owned properties and buildings to expand psychiatric, neurodevelopmental, and trauma services for children in West Virginia.
House Bill 4610 would permit access to individualized treatments for eligible patients.
House Bill 4622 would remove the Office of the Inspector General from under the Department of Health and would act as a standalone agency. This would allow the Office of the Inspector General to be able to act impartially and independently in their work of auditing and investigation of the Department of Human Services, the Department of Health, and the Department of Health Facilities, and their contractors.
House Bill 4626 would establish a grant program to fund USDA research for ibogaine. Ibogaine has been going through drug development trials for the treatment of opioid use disorder, substance use disorder, and any other neurological or mental health conditions that prove beneficial from the drug.
House Bill 4640 would add crystalline polymorph psilocybin to the list of available prescribed drugs if approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration.
House Bill 4589 would remove the time limitations for filing black lung claims.
