H. B. 2986
(By Delegates Amores, Palumbo, Webster and Andes)
[Introduced February 9, 2007; referred to the
Committee on Health and Human Resources then the Judiciary.]
A BILL to amend article 5B, chapter 16 of the code of West
Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section,
designated section 14, relating to requiring certain
hospitals, extended care facilities operated in connection
with a hospital,
ambulatory health care facilities, or
ambulatory surgical facilities freestanding or operated in
connection with a hospital,
licensed in the State of West
Virginia to provide notice to the public of such facility or
hospital's intent to terminate operations at least three
weeks prior to such termination of operations.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That article 5B, chapter 16 of the code of West Virginia,
1931, as amended, be amended by adding thereto a new section,
designated section 14, to read as follows:
ARTICLE 5B. HOSPITALS AND SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS.
§16-5B-14. Public notice regarding the closure of a licensed
health care facility or hospital.
Any
hospital, extended care facility operated in connection
with a hospital,
ambulatory health care facility, or ambulatory
surgical facility freestanding or operated in connection with a
hospital,
licensed in the State of West Virginia
under this
article that intends to terminate operations shall provide at
least three weeks notice of such intent to the public prior to
the actual termination of operations. Pursuant to the provisions
of Article 3 of Chapter 59 of this code, the hospital or facility
shall cause a Class III legal advertisement to be published in
all qualified newspapers of general circulation where the
hospital or facility is geographically located. The first
publication of the Class III legal advertisement shall occur at
least three weeks prior to the date the hospital or facility
intends to terminate operations. The Class III legal
advertisement shall include, but is not limited to, a statement,
along with the specific or proximate date, that the
hospital,
extended care facility operated in connection with a hospital,
ambulatory health care facility, or ambulatory surgical facility
freestanding or operated in connection with a hospital,
intends
to terminate operations.
NOTE
:
The purpose of this bill is to provide advance notice
to the public regarding the pending closure of certain public or
private health care facilities or hospitals.
This is a new section; therefore, underlining and strike-
throughs have been omitted.
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