H. B. 2714

(By Delegates Poore, Marcum, Fleischauer, Eldridge and Sobonya.)
          [Introduced February 25, 2013; referred to the
Committee on Finance then the Judiciary.]








A BILL to amend and reenact article 5, chapter 64 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to authorizing the Department of Health and Human Resources to promulgate a legislative rule relating to chronic pain management clinic licensure.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
     That article 5, chapter 64 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended and reenacted to read as follows:
ARTICLE 5. AUTHORIZATION FOR DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN RESOURCES TO PROMULGATE LEGISLATIVE RULES.
§64-5-1. Department of Health and Human Resources.
     The legislative rule filed in the State Register on the seventh day of January, two thousand thirteen, authorized under the authority of section nine, article five-h, chapter sixteen, of this code, relating to the Department of Health and Human Resources (chronic pain management clinic licensure, 69 CSR 8 ), is authorized.

     NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Department of Health and Human Resources to promulgate a legislative rule relating to Chronic Pain Management Clinic Licensure.

     This section is new; therefore, strike-throughs and underscoring have been omitted.