HB 4059
To require hospitals and or Counties to report costs associated with illegal or undocumented immigrants
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- Passed House of Delegates
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Bill overview
This bill requires West Virginia counties and cities to report the amount of money they spend on housing, sheltering, feeding, transporting, and educating individuals residing within their jurisdiction who are undocumented immigrants. Hospitals are also required to collect data on patients’ immigration status during admission or registration and submit quarterly reports detailing the number of patients who are U.S. citizens, lawfully present, or undocumented. The Department of Health will compile this data and report it to the Governor, Senate President, and House Speaker, focusing on the costs of uncompensated care for undocumented patients and hospital funding needs.
Key provisions
- Counties and cities must report quarterly spending on undocumented immigrants.
- County and city expense accounts must document expenditures on undocumented individuals receiving local resources.
- Hospitals must collect patient immigration status information on admission forms.
- Hospitals must submit quarterly reports on patient immigration status.
- The Department of Health will compile and report data on undocumented immigrants' costs to hospitals and local governments.
- Rules can be adopted to standardize reporting formats for hospitals.
- Failure to comply with reporting requirements may be considered a violation of sanctuary city laws.
- The bill addresses data collection related to uncompensated care for undocumented patients.
Who is affected
- West Virginia counties and cities
- West Virginia hospitals
- Undocumented immigrants residing in West Virginia
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