WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE

2024 REGULAR SESSION

Introduced

House Bill 4979

By Delegate Young

[Introduced January 22, 2024; Referred to the Committee on Banking and Insurance then Health and Human Resources]

A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §33-15-24, relating to providing insurance coverage for GLP-1 class medications with a valid script.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

ARTICLE 15. ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE.

§33-15-24. Coverage for GLP-1 class medication.

Insurance coverage under this article shall be provided for GLP-1 class of medications used for the treatment of obesity, for diabetes treatment, or for weight loss management, so long as the individual has a valid script for that medication.

NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to provide insurance coverage for GLP-1 class medications with a valid script.

Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.