WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE
2023 REGULAR SESSION
Introduced
Senate Bill 5
By Senators Maynard, Karnes, Azinger, and Taylor
[Introduced January 11, 2023; 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 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:
(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.