FISCAL NOTE
Date Requested: January 21, 2026
Time Requested: 03:43 PM |
| Agency: |
Public Employees Insurance Agency (PEIA) |
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| CBD Number: |
Version: |
Bill Number: |
Resolution Number: |
| 2754 |
Introduced |
HB4627 |
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| CBD Subject: |
Insurance; Public Safety |
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FUND(S):
PEIA Basic Insurance
Sources of Revenue:
Special Fund
Legislation creates:
Increases Existing Expenses
Fiscal Note Summary
Effect this measure will have on costs and revenues of state government.
The purpose of this bill is to provide free preventative cancer screening for professional firefighters. Cancer screening can incorporate a tremendous range of services. PEIA has reviewed existing claims data to identify current claim costs specifically for standard cancer screenings. This review indicates that the average screening cost per patient is $180. However, there are other cancer screenings marketed for firefighters that are not a covered service and have a range of costs from $900 to $2,500. Utilizing current claims data and assuming a 15% increase in utilization due to no cost sharing and a 10% increase in cost due to higher costs of other nonstandard International Association of Firefighter recommended screenings, PEIA estimates $56,000 in additional costs.
Fiscal Note Detail
| Effect of Proposal |
Fiscal Year |
2026
Increase/Decrease
(use"-") |
2027
Increase/Decrease
(use"-") |
Fiscal Year
(Upon Full
Implementation) |
| 1. Estmated Total Cost |
0 |
0 |
56,000 |
| Personal Services |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Current Expenses |
0 |
0 |
56,000 |
| Repairs and Alterations |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Assets |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Other |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2. Estimated Total Revenues |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Explanation of above estimates (including long-range effect):
Please explain increases and decreases in personal services, current expenses, repairs and alterations, assets, other costs and revenues, including assumptions and data sources and delineation between start-up and ongoing costs. Please also include a long-range schedule of costs and revenues if fiscal impact is expected to vary in future years.
Memorandum
Please identify any areas of vagueness, technical defects, reasons a bill would not have a fiscal impact, and/or any special issues not captured elsewhere on this form.
Person submitting Fiscal Note: Jason Haught
Email Address: jason.a.haught@wv.gov