WEST virginia legislature

2026 regular session

Committee Substitute

for

House Bill 4989

By Delegates Chiarelli, Heckert, Holstein, Hornby, Willis, Foggin, and G. Howell

[Introduced Standing Committee on Health and Human Resources; Reported on February 23, 2026]

A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding a new section, designated §8-15-10c, relating to municipalities offering occupational cancer screening to paid firefighters.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

ARTICLE 15 Fire Fighting; Fire Companies and Departments; Civil Service for Paid Fire Departments.

§8-15-10c. Cancer Screening for Paid Firefighters.

A municipality with an established full-time paid fire department in accordance with §8-15-9 of this code, who offers health insurance shall ensure that the insurance covers cancer screenings as recommended by the NFPA 1582 Standard on Comprehensive Occupational Medical Program for Fire Departments, or the latest iteration thereof.