WV HB5274 | 2024 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 11-0)
Status: Introduced on January 29 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-01-29 - To House Health and Human Resources
Pending: House Health & Human Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 29 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-01-29 - To House Health and Human Resources
Pending: House Health & Human Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
The purpose of this bill is to require information to be provided orally to all patients in order for the patient to give informed consent knowing all potential outcomes for all medical tests, prescriptions, and treatments; providing a short title; defining terms; creating rights for patients; and establishing monetary penalties.
Title
To require all medical providers to orally explain any and all medical treatments and procedures and all possibilities for potential problems or complications or side effects to patients before proceeding with treatments.
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-29 | House | To House Health and Human Resources |
| 2024-01-29 | House | Introduced in House |
| 2024-01-29 | House | To Health and Human Resources |
| 2024-01-29 | House | Filed for introduction |
Subjects
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 3E | 1 | New Code | See Bill Text |
| 16 | 3E | 2 | New Code | See Bill Text |
| 16 | 3E | 3 | New Code | See Bill Text |
| 16 | 3E | 4 | New Code | See Bill Text |
