WEST virginia legislature

2021 regular session

Introduced

House Bill 2261

By Delegates J. Pack, Rohrbach, Summers, Longanacre, Forsht, Smith, Steele, Espinosa, and Graves

[Introduced February 10, 2021; Referred to the Committee on Health and Human Resources]

A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §9-5-27, relating to placing a moratorium on new patients admitted to state facilities.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

ARTICLE 5. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.

§9-5-27.  Moratorium on new patients at state facilities.

Effective July 1, 2021, Hopemont Hospital, Jackie Withrow Hospital, John Manchin, Sr. Health Care Center, and Lakin Hospital may not accept new patients.

NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to prohibit certain state hospitals from accepting new patients.

Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.