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HB4224 • 2026

Relating to authorizing the Office of Inspector General to promulgate a legislative rule relating to nursing home licensure.

Relating to authorizing the Office of Inspector General to promulgate a legislative rule relating to nursing home licensure.

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Sponsor
Smith, D.
Last action
2026-01-14
Official status
H To House Health and Human Resources 01/14/26
Effective date
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Bill History

  1. 2026-01-14 H

    To House Health and Human Resources

  2. 2026-01-14 H

    Introduced in House

  3. 2026-01-14 H

    To Health and Human Resources

  4. 2026-01-14 H

    Filed for introduction

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Relating to authorizing the Office of Inspector General to promulgate a legislative rule relating to nursing home licensure.

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West Virginia Legislature
2026 REGULAR SESSION
Introduced
House Bill 4224
BY Delegate D. Smith
[Introduced ; referred
to the Committee on the ]
A BILL to amend and reenact §64-5B-1 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to authorizing the Office of Inspector General to promulgate a legislative rule relating to nursing home licensure.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

ARTICLE 5B. Authorization for OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL to promulgate legislative rules.

§64- 5B - 1. Office of Inspector General.

The legislative rule filed in the State Register on July 25, 2025, authorized under the authority of §16B-4-5 of this code, modified by the Office of Inspector General to meet the objections of the Legislative Rule-Making Review Committee and refiled in the State Register on December 23, 2025, relating to the Office of Inspector General (nursing home licensure,
71 CSR 15
), is authorized.

NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Office of Inspector General to promulgate a legislative rule relating to nursing home licensure.
This section is new; therefore, strike-throughs and underscoring have been omitted.

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