Friday, November 22, 2024
Friday, November 22, 2024

Bill to better Treatment through TeleHealth passes in House

Five bills passed today in the House of Delegates; they will now be sent to the Senate for further consideration. 

HB 2459 would update regulations relating to health care, define terms, and add/clarify exemptions.

HB 2509 would permit a physician to prescribe certain controlled substances when using telemedicine technologies. This would allow people who live a distance from doctor to receive treatment. 

HB 2590 would update the meaning of “federal taxable income” and certain other terms used in the West Virginia Corporation Net Income Tax Act by bringing them into conformity with their meaning for Internal Revenue Code’s definitions and specifying effective dates.

HB 2594 would update the meaning of “federal adjusted gross income” and certain other terms used in the West Virginia Personal Income Tax Act and specify effective dates. 

HB 2653 would extend the multistate real-time tracking system ro June 30, 2023.

Committee Meetings Today

Roads and Transportation: 1:45 p.m. in 215E

Finance: 2:15 p.m. in 460M

Judiciary: 2:45 p.m. in 410M

Education: 2:45 p.m. in 434M

Gov. Org.: 3 p.m. in 215E

Committee Meetings Tomorrow

Agriculture and Natural Resources: 9 a.m. in 215E

Industry and Labor: 10 a.m. in 215E

Political Subdivisions: 1 p.m. in 434M

Health and Human Resources: 2 p.m. om 215E

Pensions and Retirement: 4 p.m. in 460M

The House is adjourned until 11 a.m. tomorrow.

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