SB136 HFAT Shott 3-4

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

Eng. Senate Bill No. 136 -- “A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new article, designated §47-28-1, §47-28-2, §47-28-3, §47-28-4, and §47-28-5, all relating to prohibiting certain deceptive legal advertising practices; defining terms; setting forth prohibited legal advertising practices; requiring disclosures and warnings pertaining to prescription drugs and medical devices; providing that engaging in prohibited legal advertising practices or failure to provide required disclosures and warnings constitute unfair and deceptive acts under the West Virginia Consumer and Credit Protection Act; prohibiting the use or disclosure of protected health information for solicitation of legal services; providing that the use or disclosure of protected health information constitutes a violation of West Virginia health privacy laws or the West Virginia Consumer and Credit Protection Act; providing criminal penalties for unauthorized use or disclosure of protected health information; and clarifying that the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals retains authority to regulate the practice of law.”

Adopted

Rejected