HB4220 SFAT Palumbo 3-8

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    Senator Palumbo moved to amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting therefor a new title, to read as follows:

    Eng. Com. Sub. for House Bill No. 4220--A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §16-5C-21, relating to requirements for agreements with nursing homes wherein a person waives their rights to trials by jury on claims arising from the nursing care of a nursing home resident; ensuring the court is not bound to find all or part of the contract enforceable, unenforceable, conscionable or unconscionable; and applying this section to all agreements entered into on or after January 1, 2015.

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