WEST virginia legislature

2016 regular session

Introduced

Senate Bill 190

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 tuberculosis testing, control, treatment and commitment.

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 two, article three-d, chapter sixteen, of this code, relating to the Department of Health and Human Resources (Tuberculosis testing, control, treatment and commitment, 64 CSR 76), 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 Tuberculosis Testing, Control, Treatment and Commitment.

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