WV SB391 | 2017 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on February 22 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-02-22 - To Health and Human Resources
Pending: Senate Health and Human Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on February 22 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-02-22 - To Health and Human Resources
Pending: Senate Health and Human Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
The purpose of this bill is to establish a statewide call-in center for all state residents to utilize as an access point to get advice for medical conditions. The call-in center will allow an initial review of a health condition and may if authorized by the Commissioner of the Bureau for Public Health, allow reference by the nurse for assistance from a physician. The commissioner will establish protocols and contract with a vendor to administer the on-call center.
Title
Establishing call-in center for Bureau for Public Health for state residents to receive assistance with health care
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2017-02-22 | Senate | To Health and Human Resources |
| 2017-02-22 | Senate | Introduced in Senate |
| 2017-02-22 | Senate | To Health and Human Resources then Finance |
| 2017-02-22 | Senate | Filed for introduction |
Subjects
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 5W | 1 | New Code | See Bill Text |
| 16 | 5W | 2 | New Code | See Bill Text |
| 16 | 5W | 3 | New Code | See Bill Text |
