Bill Text: WV HB4153 | 2014 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Providing that the State Fire Marshal shall serve at the will and pleasure of the fire commission
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-14 - To House Government Organization [HB4153 Detail]
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(By Delegates Perdue, Border, Hartman,
Hatfield, Marshall, Michael, Moore,
Phillips, Rodighiero, Staggers and Wooton)
[Introduced January 21, 2010; referred to the
Committee on Health and Human Resources then Government Organization.]
A BILL to repeal §16-41-7 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and to amend and reenact §16-41-2, §16-41-3, §16-41-4 and §16-41-6, all relating to the establishment of the Office for Oral Health in the Bureau for Public Health, creation of a full time director and the establishment of an advisory board and the responsibilities of the Office for Oral Health.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That §16-41-7 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be repealed; and that §16-41-2, §16-41-3, §16-41-4 and §16-41-6 of said code be amended and reenacted, all to read as follows:
ARTICLE 41. OFFICE FOR ORAL HEALTH.
§16-41-2. Oral health program and director.
(a) The Commissioner of the Bureau for Public Health shall establish and maintain an Office for Oral Health
(b) The Commissioner of the Bureau for Public Health shall employ a full time director. The director shall have at least three years' experience in health or management in a health care related setting. The director shall employ any administrative or professional employees required for the proper administration of the programs provided in this article. The director shall appoint a consulting
§16-41-3. Duties and directives of the Office for Oral Health.
(a) The Director of the
(1)
(2) Providing the consultation necessary to coordinate federal, state, county and city agency programs concerned with dental health;
(3) Encouraging, supporting and augmenting the efforts of local boards of health and boards of education in the implementation of a dental health component in their program plans;
(4) Providing consultation and program information to, at a minimum, health professions, health professional educational institutions, school educators, extension specialists and volunteer agencies;
(5) Providing programs aimed at preventing and detecting oral cancer in the state, with a primary focus of meeting the needs of high-risk under-served populations, with the intent to reduce oral cancer mortality;
(6) Providing programs addressing oral health education and promotion, including:
(A) Public health education to promote the prevention of oral disease through self-help methods, including the initiation and expansion of preschool, school age and adult education programs;
(B) Organized continuing health education training programs for, at a minimum, health care providers, school educators and extension specialists; and
(C) Preventive health education information for the public;
(7) Facilitation of access to oral health services, including:
(A) The improvement of the existing oral health services delivery system for the provision of services to all West Virginia residents;
(B) Outreach activities to inform the public of the type and availability of oral health services to increase the accessibility of oral health care for all West Virginia residents;
(D) Design of a training program for pediatricians, primary care providers and their staff in certain preventive oral health procedures; and
(8) Providing programs specifically targeting prevention of tooth loss and the restoration of existing teeth to the extent that funds are available.
(9) Providing oral or dental health services to individuals in need, to the extent funds are available for the services; and
(10) Provide evaluation of these programs in terms of preventive services.
(b) In consultation with dental care providers, the
(1) To train health care providers to screen and properly refer patients with oral cancers; and
(2) To promote the cessation of the use of alcohol and tobacco products with a primary focus of meeting the needs of high-risk under-served populations.
(c) The programs developed and implemented under this section shall address:
(1) The risk factors that lead to oral cancer;
(2) The signs and symptoms of oral cancer;
(3) The high-risk behaviors that may lead to oral cancer; and
(4) The accessibility of screening to detect oral cancer.
(d) In addition to the duties and responsibilities required under this section, the director of the oral health program shall administer and supervise all dental health programs within the Bureau
§16-41-4. Receipt of funds; special revenue account.
(a) The
(b) The director may apply for and receive for the
(c) There is hereby established in the state Treasury a special revenue account designated the
(d) Moneys deposited in this fund shall be used exclusively to provide oral health services to accomplish the purposes of this article. Expenditures of moneys deposited in this fund are to be made in accordance with appropriation by the Legislature and in accordance with article three, chapter twelve of this code and upon fulfillment of the provisions of article two, chapter
§16-41-6. Reporting requirements.
On or before the first day of December of each year, the commissioner shall submit a report on the commissioner's findings and recommendations to the Governor, the Legislative Oversight Commission on Health and Human Resource Accountability and the Joint Committee on Government and Finance on the Office for Oral Health
NOTE: The purpose of the bill is to create an Office for Oral Health under the Bureau for Public Health and to authorize a full time director.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from the present law, and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.
This bill was recommended for passage during the 2010 legislative session by the Select Committee on Health.