WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE

2025 REGULAR SESSION

Introduced

House Bill 2938

By Delegates Anders, Kump, Coop-Gonzalez, White, Ferrell, Butler, Dillon, Ridenour, T. Howell, Mazzocchi, and Kimble

[Introduced February 25, 2025; referred to the Committee on Health and Human Resources]

A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §60A-2-204a, relating to allowing the sale, distribution, or possession of ivermectin without a prescription.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

ARTICLE 2. STANDARDS AND SCHEDULES.

60A-2-204a. Sale or dispensing of ivermectin.

Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter to the contrary, ivermectin may be sold, dispensed by a pharmacist or pharmacy over the counter, or possessed without a prescription.

NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to allow the sale, distribution or possession of ivermectin without a prescription.

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