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SB448 • 2026
Relating to brain injury screening training
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Relating to brain injury screening training
To Judiciary
Introduced in Senate
To Judiciary then Finance
Filed for introduction
Relating to brain injury screening training
SB 448 Text skip navigation SENATE PRESIDENT SENATORS COMMITTEES VIDEO/AUDIO DISTRICT MAPS SENATE CLERK SENATE RULES HOUSE SPEAKER DELEGATES COMMITTEES VIDEO/AUDIO DISTRICT MAPS HOUSE CLERK HOUSE RULES HOUSE STAFF JOINT INTERIM COMMITTEES LEGISLATIVE ADMINISTRATOR LEGISLATIVE SERVICES DIVISION PUBLIC INFORMATION LEGISLATIVE AUTOMATED SYSTEMS DIVISION LEGISLATIVE AUDITOR'S OFFICE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION & RESEARCH DIVISION POST AUDIT DIVISION BUDGET DIVISION REGULATORY AND FISCAL AFFAIRS DIVISION CLAIMS COMMISSION CRIME VICTIMS RULE-MAKING REVIEW SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS JUDICIAL COMP. COMMISSION JOINT RULES STAFF INFO BILL STATUS BILL STATUS BILL TRACKING STATE LAW WEST VIRGINIA CODE ACTS OF THE LEGISLATURE CODE OF 1931 WV CONSTITUTION US CONSTITUTION REPORTS AGENCY REPORTS AGENCY GRANT AWARDS PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS POST AUDITS EDUCATIONAL CITIZEN’S GUIDE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM PAGE PROGRAM PUBLICATIONS PHOTO GALLERY CAPITOL HISTORY HOW A BILL BECOMES LAW CONTACT SENATE ROSTER HOUSE ROSTER PUBLIC INFO. NEWS RELEASES HELPFUL LINKS Introduced Version Senate Bill 448 History | Email Key: Green = existing Code. Red = new code to be enacted WEST virginia legislature 2026 regular session FISCAL NOTE Introduced Senate Bill 448 By Senator Chapman [ [Introduced January 16, 2026; referred to the Committee on the Judiciary; and then to the Committee on Finance ] A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding a new section, designated §15A-3-19, relating to brain injury screening training; requiring training in brain injury screening for personnel at the Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation; requiring screening of all incoming and currently incarcerated individuals for brain injuries; requiring that the screening processes be designed with input from a study group dealing with competency and criminal responsibility; and requiring specific agencies to enter a memorandum of understanding with each other. Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia: ARTICLE 3. DIVISION OF CORRECTIONS AND REHABILITATION. §15A-3-19. Brain injury screening training; brain injury screening study; memorandum of understanding. (a) The Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation, through its medical provider, in conjunction with the West Virginia University Center for Excellence in Disabilities, shall train its personnel to conduct screenings for brain injury in the incarcerated population. (b) By July 1, 2028, the Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall screen all incoming and currently incarcerated individuals for brain injury. Screening processes shall be designed with input from the study group formed by §27-6A-12 of this code. (c) The Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation, the Division of Rehabilitation Services, and the Department of Veterans Assistance shall enter into a memorandum of understanding with the study group formed by §27-6A-12 of this code to permit sharing of confidential health records for purposes of collecting information pertinent to the study group’s duties. NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to require the Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation to train its personnel to screen incoming and incarcerated individuals for brain injury with a screening process designed in conjunction with a study group. The bill lists the agencies that must enter a memorandum of understanding to share confidential health information that is pertinent to the study group's study. Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added. Bill Status | Bill Tracking | Legacy WV Code | Bulletin Board | District Maps | Senate Roster | House Roster | Live | Blog | Jobs | Links | Home This Web site is maintained by the West Virginia Legislature's Office of Reference & Information. | Terms of Use | Webmaster | © 2026 West Virginia Legislature ** Print On Demand Name: Email: Phone: