HB 4218
Relating to authorizing the Department of Health to promulgate a legislative rule relating to fees for services.
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- Passed House of Delegates
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Bill overview
This bill authorizes the West Virginia Department of Health to create a formal rule outlining fees for various laboratory services. The rule, detailed in Appendix A, specifies charges for analyses of environmental chemistry, microbiology, and other tests. It includes pricing for individual tests, packaged analyses, and specialized services like those related to terrorism and diagnostic immunology. The existing rule was modified and refiled after review by the Legislative Rule-Making Review Committee.
Key provisions
- Establishes fee schedules for environmental chemistry laboratory services, including metals analysis, anions, and organic compounds.
- Details fees for environmental microbiology testing, such as coliform tests and container rinse tests.
- Specifies charges for laboratory certification, including fees for chemical and microbiological testing, as well as new lab applications and updated certificates.
- Outlines fees for diagnostic immunology tests, such as syphilis, HIV, and hepatitis panels.
- Includes fees for specimen collection kits, specifically for blood lead testing.
- Authorizes fees for testing related to bioterrorism and chemical terrorism.
- Establishes a process for contractual agreements with laboratories for public health investigations.
- Details fees for Whole Genome Sequencing and other advanced diagnostic tests.
Who is affected
- Healthcare providers
- Laboratories
- West Virginia residents seeking laboratory testing
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Primary sponsor
D. Smith
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