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HB4196

Offering Long-Acting Birth Control at Methadone and Suboxone Clinics

Last scannedAug 22, 2026, 11:08 AM

In one sentence

This law requires medication-assisted treatment programs in West Virginia to offer long-acting reversible contraception to patients receiving methadone or suboxone.

What it does

  • Requires facilities treating patients with methadone or suboxone to provide access to long-acting reversible contraception.

Who it affects

  • Patients receiving methadone or suboxone at medication-assisted treatment programs.
  • Medication-assisted treatment facilities and their owners in West Virginia.

Limits and unknowns

  • The official text provided does not include the specific rules for how clinics must offer contraception, only that they are required to do so.
  • Details on implementation may be found in future rules created by state officials.

Official record

Sources

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Official summary

To offer long-acting reversible contraception to patients receiving methadone and suboxone at the treatment facility for the methadone and suboxone

Official activity

Bill history

  1. Chapter 181, Acts, Regular Session, 2026H
  2. Approved by Governor 2/27/2026 - House JournalH
  3. Approved by Governor 2/27/2026 - Senate JournalS
  4. Approved by Governor 2/27/2026H
  5. To Governor 2/23/2026 - Senate JournalS
  6. To Governor 2/23/2026H
  7. House Message receivedS
  8. Completed legislative actionH
  9. Communicated to SenateH
  10. House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 132)H
  11. House received Senate messageH
  12. Senate requests House to concurS
  13. Title amendment adoptedS
  14. Passed Senate (Roll No. 152)S
  15. Read 3rd timeS
  16. On 3rd readingS
  17. Committee amendment adopted (Voice vote)S
  18. Read 2nd timeS
  19. On 2nd readingS
  20. Read 1st timeS

Changes

Amendments

7 stored

hb4196 hfa lewis 1-22 _1 rejected.htm

This amendment would require patients to sign a written document confirming they received advice about long-acting birth control before getting it at methadone or Suboxone treatment centers.

hb4196 hfa lewis 1-22 _1.htm

This amendment requires patients to sign a written document confirming they received advice about long-acting birth control before getting it at methadone or Suboxone treatment centers.

hb4196 hfa lewis 1-22 _2 rejected.htm

This amendment changes who must give long-acting birth control at treatment facilities from any available person to a specifically trained professional.

hb4196 hfa lewis 1-22 _2.htm

This amendment changes who must give long-acting birth control at treatment facilities from any available person to a specifically trained professional.

hb4196 hfa pushkin 1-23.htm

This amendment requires all medication-assisted treatment programs to give every new patient a test for blood-borne diseases when they first start the program.

hb4196 sfat helton _ 2-18 adopted.htm

This amendment changes the bill's title to clarify that it updates state law about offering long-acting reversible birth control to certain patients.

hb4196 sfat helton _ 2-18.htm

This amendment changes the bill's title to specify that it updates West Virginia law about offering long-acting reversible contraception to certain patients.