Healthcare laws and bills in West Virginia

Every bill in the West Virginia Legislature that falls inside the Healthcare Legislation Tracker's scope, with where each one currently stands.

Bills in scope
185bills in scope
Past committee
39past committee
Most recent action
29 June 2026most recent action

Healthcare laws enacted in West Virginia in 2026

10 Healthcare bills were enacted in West Virginia this year, the latest with a last action on 29 June 2026. They lead the list below.

Healthcare bills in West Virginia

15Enacted

1Cleared both chambers

23Past committee

146Introduced or inactive

185 bills in scope

Enacted

15

HB 4196To offer long-acting reversible contraception to patients receiving methadone and suboxone at the treatment facility for the methadone and suboxoneEnactedHB 4335Relating to Medicaid providersEnactedHB 4740Statutory Commitments in Rural Health Transformation ProgramEnactedHB 4869Establish narrow, clearly bounded guaranteed-issue rights for Medicare Supplement policies in West Virginia.EnactedHB 5015Relating to the Respiratory Care Interstate CompactEnactedHB 5430Relating to pharmaceutical benefitsEnactedHB 5459Relating to a tax on managed care organizationsEnactedHB 5277Supplemental Appropriation to the Department of Health Facilities-Welch Community Hospital, William R. Sharpe Jr. Hospital, and Mildred Mitchell-Bateman Hospital from the Unappropriated Surplus BalanceEnactedSB 231Relating to value-based payment requirementsEnactedSB 897Relating to licensure and certification of alcohol and drug counselorsEnactedSB 291Extending time frame for pharmacies to register from annually to bienniallyEnactedSB 565Relating generally to practice of optometryEnactedSB 710Relating to the practice of teledentistryEnactedSB 746Allowing State Board of Education to delegate its Medicaid provider status to public charter schoolsEnactedSB 833Excluding pharmaceutical medication from prior authorization gold card processEnacted

Cleared both chambers

1

SB 649Requiring coverage of home blood pressure monitoring devices for certain Medicaid recipientsVetoed

Past committee

9 of 23 shown

HB 4772Medicaid eligibility verificationPassed chamberSB 956Authorizing physician assistants to own businessPassed chamberSB 580Updating practice act for WV Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Technology BoardPassed chamberSB 954Relating to health insurance for living organ donorsPassed chamberSB 1055Conducting rate study for substance use disorderPassed committeeSB 398Removing full time requirement for health officersPassed chamberHB 5096Relating to removing services from requiring a certificate of needPassed chamberSB 173Prohibiting abortifacientsPassed chamberSB 42Authorizing over-the-counter sale of ivermectinPassed committee

Showing the 25 furthest along of 185. Subscribers see all of them, filtered and searchable. Bill titles link to the West Virginia Legislature's own page.

What LawSignals covers

What counts as Healthcare Legislation legislation

In scope is any bill on the delivery, financing and regulation of health care: coverage mandates, prior authorization and utilization review, Medicaid and state health programmes, hospital finance, licensure and staffing, scope of practice and interstate compacts, telehealth, prescription drugs and pharmacy benefit managers, surprise billing, price transparency and medical debt, behavioral health and substance use treatment, maternal health, long-term care and emergency medical services.

Tracker scopes are model-drafted, not attorney-reviewed.

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