West Virginia House Bill 2373 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 13 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-01-13 - To House Health and Human Resources
Pending: House Health & Human Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

The purpose of this bill is to prohibit the establishment of new methadone treatment programs and clinics in this state except for programs and clinics operated as comprehensive community mental health centers and to require all private and community mental health center methadone treatment programs to monitor each patient=s pharmacy registry each month in an effort to prevent the practice of doctor‑shopping. Strike‑throughs indicate language that would be stricken from the present law, and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.

Prohibiting the establishment of new methadone treatment programs and clinics; providing exceptions

Del. Ralph Rodighiero [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-01-13	House	To House Health and Human Resources
2016-01-13	House	Introduced in House
2016-01-13	House	To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary
2016-01-13	House	Filed for introduction

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
16	1	6	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=2373&year=2016&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill
Text	http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=hb2373%20intr.htm&yr=2016&sesstype=RS&i=2373