Bill Text: WV SB220 | 2022 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Require parental notification of minors being prescribed contraceptives
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-01-12 - To Health and Human Resources [SB220 Detail]
Download: West_Virginia-2022-SB220-Introduced.html
WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE
2022 REGULAR SESSION
Introduced
Senate Bill 220
By Senator Maynard
[Introduced January 12, 2022;
referred
to the Committee on Health and Human Resources; and then to the Committee on
the Judiciary]
A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new article, designated §16-2Q-1, relating to requiring physicians to notify parents when prescribing contraceptives to minors; and providing definitions.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
ARTICLE 2Q. PARENTAL NOTIFICATION OF PRESCRIBED CONTRACEPTIVES.
§16-2Q-1. Contraceptives; parental notice; definitions.
(a) A physician located within this state shall provide parental notification when prescribing a contraceptive to a minor.
(b) For the purposes of this section:
“Contraceptive” means a drug or device approved by the food and drug administration to prevent pregnancy.
“Minor” means a person under the age of 18 years who has not graduated from high school.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to require physicians to notify parents when prescribing contraceptives to minors. The bill provides definitions.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.
