The House Health and Human Resources Committee met this afternoon. The committee first heard presentations on rate increases for home and community based services.
House Bill 4376 ensures that a smoke evacuation system is in place to protect medical personnel nursing any medical treatment where there could be surgical smoke. Any health facility will be subject to a $100 to $500 fine for each violation.
House Bill 4817 permits the Board of Nursing to provide advice and assistance to nursing programs. It removes the requirement of a notary for applications.
House Bill 4134 creates a new section of code to authorize the Board of Medicine to create rules relating to licensure, practice, requirements, disciplinary and complaint procedures, continuing education, and physician assistants.
House Bill 4135 and House Bill 4136 are rules bills authorizing the Board of Medicine to create legislative rules.
House Bill 4138, House Bill 4139, House Bill 4140, and House Bill 4141 are rules bills authorizing the WV Board of Optometry to create various legislative rules.
House Bill 4142 and House Bill 4143 are rules bills authorizing the WV Board of Osteopathic Medicine to create legislative rules.
House Bill 4157, House Bill 4158, House Bill 4159, and House Bill 4160 authorize the WV Board of Registered Nurses to create legislative rules.
House Bill 4161 authorizes the WV Board of Respiratory Care to create legislative rules relating to temporary student permits.
