WV HB2497 | 2015 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 5-0)
Status: Introduced on January 29 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-02-06 - To House Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 29 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-02-06 - To House Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
The purpose of this bill is to reformulate what constitutes the unauthorized practice of medicine and podiatry under the West Virginia Board of Medicine, including qualified exemptions. The bill also updates and defines telemedicine and telemedicine technologies and medical services delivery standards. The bill establishes criminal penalties for unauthorized medical practice. The bill authorizes rule-making.
Title
Rewriting the licensing requirements for the practice of medicine and surgery or podiatry
Sponsors
| Del. Joe Ellington [R] | Del. Gary Howell [R] | Del. Eric Householder [R] | Del. Amanda Pasdon [R] |
| Del. Kelli Sobonya [R] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-02-06 | House | To House Judiciary |
| 2015-02-06 | House | With amendment, do pass, but first to Judiciary |
| 2015-01-29 | House | To House Health and Human Resources |
| 2015-01-29 | House | Introduced in House |
| 2015-01-29 | House | To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary |
| 2015-01-29 | House | Filed for introduction |
Same As/Similar To
SB334 (Same As) 2015-02-20 - To House Judiciary
Subjects
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | 3 | 13 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| 30 | 3 | 13a | New Code | See Bill Text |
