H. B. 2727
(By Delegates Householder, Cadle, Gearheart, Kurcaba, Statler,
Wagner, Butler, Blair and Summers)
[Introduced February 13, 2015; referred to the
Committee on Health and Human Resources then the Judiciary.]
A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §30-1-21, relating to exempting certain health care professionals from licensure requirements while performing charity care.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended by adding thereto a new section, designated §30-1-21, to read as follows:
ARTICLE 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL STATE BOARDS OF EXAMINATION OR REGISTRATION REFERRED TO IN CHAPTER.
§30-1-21. Charity care provided out-of-state health care professionals .
Any health care professional authorized by law to provide services at a free medical clinic may do so without being licensed under this chapter: Provided, That the health care professional:
(1) Is duly licensed by, or otherwise authorized to practice the profession by, any state or territory of the United States;
(2) Is in good standing in the state or territory he, she or it is licensed or authorized to practice;
(3) Restricts his, her or its licensed or authorized services and duties solely to the provision of care or service at a free medical clinic;
(4) Provides only the care or services that the individual or entity is licensed or otherwise authorized to provide by any state or territory of the United States; and
(5) Provides a copy of his, her or its current out-of-state license or authorization to practice to the free medical clinic, which shall retain the copy for two years.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to permit out-of-state health care professionals to provide charity care at free medical clinics.
This section is new and has been completely underscored.