WEST virginia legislature

2016 regular session

Introduced

Senate Bill 189

By Senator Maynard

[Introduced January 13, 2016;
Referred to the Committee on 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 AIDS-related medical testing and confidentiality.

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 July 27, 2015, authorized under the authority of section four, article one, chapter sixteen, of this code, relating to the Department of Health and Human Resources (AIDS-related medical testing and confidentiality, 64 CSR 64), 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 AIDS-Related Medical Testing and Confidentiality.

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