West Virginia Senate Bill 491

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on January 18 2024 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-01-18 - To Health and Human Resources
Pending: Senate Health and Human Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

The purpose of this bill is amend the definition of "recovery residence", adding a new definition for "recovery support services"; and to require that the Department of Health contract with certifying agencies for a voluntary certification program for drug-free and alcohol-free recovery residences based upon standards determined by the West Virginia Alliance for Recovery Residences, the National Alliance for Recovery Residences (NARR) or a similar entity recognized and approved by the department. to certification of recovery residences.

Relating to recovery residence certification and compliance

Sen. Mike Woelfel [D]

Sen. Amy Nichole Grady [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-01-18	Senate	To Health and Human Resources
2024-01-18	Senate	Introduced in Senate
2024-01-18	Senate	To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary
2024-01-18	Senate	Filed for introduction

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
16	59	1	Amended Code	Citation Text
16	59	2	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=491&year=2024&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill
Text	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=sb491%20intr.htm&yr=2024&sesstype=RS&i=491