West Virginia2026Enacted

HB4215

West Virginia Department of Health Rules Bundle

Last scannedAug 22, 2026, 11:08 AM

In one sentence

This enacted bill authorizes the West Virginia Department of Health, Office of Inspector General, and Department of Health Facilities to create or change rules on topics including water wells, lead abatement, emergency medical services, clinical labs, nursing homes, assisted living, syringe service programs, behavioral health centers, diabetes education, partner therapy for diseases, fees, funding distribution, and patient rights.

Authorizes the Department of Health to create rules about water well drilling permits, pump installation standards, and certification requirements.
Allows changes to licensing rules for lead abatement workers, clinical lab practitioners, and emergency medical services providers.
Permits the creation of rules regarding fees for health services and how state funds are distributed to local boards of health.
Directs agencies to update existing rules on expedited partner therapy and diabetes self-management education programs.
Gives power to set standards for nursing homes, assisted living residences, syringe service programs, behavioral health centers, and patient rights at state-operated mental health facilities.

Water well drillers and pump installers in West Virginia
Healthcare workers requiring licenses such as clinical lab practitioners or lead abatement specialists
Operators of nursing homes, assisted living facilities, syringe service programs, behavioral health centers, and state-operated mental health facilities
Local boards of health that receive state funding

The specific effective date for all new or amended rules is not listed in the provided text.
Some water well regulations included in this bill will end on August 1, 2028.
This summary does not include the full details of every rule change because only excerpts were provided.

Plain language

Legislative Rule: A formal regulation created by a government agency to enforce laws passed by the legislature.
Certificate of Need: A requirement that proves there is a need for specific health services or facilities before they can be built or operated; this bill authorizes rules regarding exemptions from this requirement.
Expedited Partner Therapy: A method where healthcare providers give medicine to the sexual partners of patients without examining them first, used to stop disease spread; this bill directs agencies to amend current rules on this topic.

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