West Virginia Senate Bill 232 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-5)
Status: Introduced on January 14 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-01-14 - To Health and Human Resources
Pending: Senate Health and Human Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

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.

Providing for expedited partner therapy

Sen. Ron Stollings [D]	Sen. William Laird [D]	Sen. William Cole [R]	Sen. Art Kirkendoll [D]
Sen. Ronald Miller [D]	Sen. Corey Palumbo [D]	Sen. Robert Plymale [D]	Sen. Roman Prezioso [D]
Sen. Chris Walters [R]	Sen. Jack Yost [D]	Sen. Donna Boley [R]	Sen. Mike Hall [R]
Sen. Dave Sypolt [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-01-14	Senate	To Health and Human Resources
2015-01-14	Senate	Introduced in Senate
2015-01-14	Senate	To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary
2015-01-14	Senate	Filed for introduction

HB2046 (Same As) 2015-01-21 - To House Judiciary

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
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

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=232&year=2015&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill
Text	http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=sb232%20intr.htm&yr=2015&sesstype=RS&i=232