House Health and Human Resources Committee met today at 2 p.m. to move bills on their agenda.
The committee passed seven Senate Bills during the meeting.
S.B. 242 would require health insurance providers provide coverage for certain Lyme disease treatment.
Delegate Amy Summers, R-Taylor, said there has been an increase in patients with Lyme disease who are not getting treatment due to insurance coverage. The bill will now be sent to House Judiciary for consideration.
S.B. 456 would create the Physical Therapy Licensure Compact Act. The bill authorizes the Governor to execute the Act with any one or more of the states of the United States.
S.B. 499 would require one year of certain approved postgraduate clinical training for persons with foreign medical degrees. Currently, the requirement is two years.
Delegate Kelli Sobonya, R-Cabell, moved to amend the bill to change language that made it mandatory, to be permissive instead. The amendment was adopted by the committee.
S.B. 443 relates to terminating parental rights when certain conditions are met.
The bill proposes an additional reason, if a parent has failed to volunatrily contact their child for 18 months. The bill defines some exemptions to be involuntary such as a parent being incarcerated, in substance abuse rehabilitation, or in the military. This would be determined by DHHR, a multi-disciplinary program and go through circuit courts to decide action.
S.B. 401 would require specified coverage in health benefit plans for treatment of substance abuse disorders. The bill will now be sent to Judiciary.
S.B. 510 would designate hospitals for stroke treatment.
S.B. 273 would reduce use of certain prescription drugs. The bill was passed as amended with second reference to Judiciary.
