WV HB2046 | 2015 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 4-2)
Status: Introduced on January 14 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-01-21 - To House Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 14 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-01-21 - To House Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
The purpose of this bill is to allow for expedited partner therapy treatment for a sexually transmitted disease. The bill permits prescribing antibiotics for the partner of a patient without first examining the partner under certain circumstances. The bill requires counseling by the physician. The bill also requires the Department of Health and Human Resources to develop outreach materials. The bill provides for limited liability for physicians, physician assistants and advanced practice registered nurses who prescribe in an expedited partner therapy setting. The bill provides that health care professionals and pharmacists are not liable for not providing expedited partner therapy or filling certain prescriptions. The bill makes changes to the licensing portions of the code to make it permissible for the various disciplines to provide expedited partner therapy without disciplinary actions from their respective licensing boards.
Title
Relating to treatment for sexually transmitted diseases
Sponsors
Del. Don Perdue [D] | Del. Barbara Fleischauer [D] | Del. Carol Miller [R] | Del. Ruth Rowan [R] |
Del. Anna Border-Sheppard [R] | Del. Joe Ellington [R] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
---|---|---|
2015-01-21 | House | To House Judiciary |
2015-01-21 | House | Do pass, but first to Judiciary |
2015-01-14 | House | To House Health and Human Resources |
2015-01-14 | House | Introduced in House |
2015-01-14 | House | To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary |
2015-01-14 | House | Filed for introduction |
Same As/Similar To
SB232 (Same As) 2015-01-14 - To Health and Human Resources
Subjects
Code Citations
Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
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16 | 4F | 1 | New Code | See Bill Text |
16 | 4F | 2 | New Code | See Bill Text |
16 | 4F | 3 | New Code | See Bill Text |
16 | 4F | 4 | New Code | See Bill Text |
16 | 4F | 5 | New Code | See Bill Text |
30 | 14 | 11 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
30 | 3 | 14 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
30 | 3E | 3 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
30 | 5 | 14 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
30 | 7 | 15a | Amended Code | Citation Text |