West Virginia House Bill 2190 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 11 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-01-11 - To House Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

The purpose of this bill is to require blood tests of certain persons that suffer a traumatic personal injury that occurred within 12 hours before presenting for treatment by a medical provider, for injuries for which the person asserts, or which reasonably appears to have, occurred in the course of and resulting from the person's employment. to determine whether or not the person is intoxicated. The bill provides that if a person refuses to take the blood test, both the person and his or her dependents are disqualified for workers compensation benefits.

Relating to eligibility for workers' compensation benefits by requiring blood test after traumatic injury to determine intoxication

Del. Adam Burkhammer [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-01-11	House	To House Judiciary
2023-01-11	House	Introduced in House
2023-01-11	House	To Judiciary
2023-01-11	House	Filed for introduction

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
23	4	2A	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=2190&year=2023&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill
Text	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=hb2190%20intr.htm&yr=2023&sesstype=RS&i=2190