West Virginia House Bill 5239

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 6-1)
Status: Introduced on January 26 2024 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-02-01 - To House Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

The purpose of this bill is to create a licensure procedure for recovery residence/ residential substance use disorder service programs. The bill defines terms; establishes licensure application process for substance use disorder service programs and for registration; creates program requirements; establishes revocation process; sets forth the reconsideration process; sets forth the administrative due process provision; provides for administrative and judicial appeal; establishes reporting requirements and renewal provisions; sets requirements for continuum of care; and establishes civil penalties and injunctive relief.

Require all recovery residences to be registered with the state

Del. Matthew Rohrbach [R]	Del. Bob Fehrenbacher [R]	Del. Evan Worrell [R]	Del. James Akers [R]
Del. Geno Chiarelli [R]	Del. Vernon Criss [R]	Del. Kayla Young [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-02-01	House	To House Judiciary
2024-02-01	House	With amendment, do pass, but first to Judiciary
2024-01-26	House	To House Prevention and Treatment of Substance Abuse
2024-01-26	House	Introduced in House
2024-01-26	House	To Prevention and Treatment of Substance Abuse then Judiciary
2024-01-26	House	Filed for introduction

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
16	67	1	New Code	See Bill Text
16	67	10	New Code	See Bill Text
16	67	2	New Code	See Bill Text
16	67	3	New Code	See Bill Text
16	67	4	New Code	See Bill Text
16	67	5	New Code	See Bill Text
16	67	6	New Code	See Bill Text
16	67	7	New Code	See Bill Text
16	67	8	New Code	See Bill Text
16	67	9	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=5239&year=2024&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill
Text	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=hb5239%20intr.htm&yr=2024&sesstype=RS&i=5239
Amendment	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2024/RS/com_amends/hb5239%20h%20da%20am%20_1.htm