HB4376 - Relating to surgical smoke evacuation

2 Co-Sponsors

The purpose of this bill is to ensure that a smoke evacuation system is in place to protect medical personnel during any medical treatment where there could be surgical smoke.

HB4868 - To reduce the certification period for certain emergency medical personnel from 4 years to 2 years

11 Co-Sponsors

The purpose of this bill is to reduce the certification periods for EMS personnel from 4 years to 2 years to align certification periods with those of the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians, to reduce the certification renewal fees to correspond with the shorter certification period and to require the Office of Emergency Medical Services to publish disciplinary actions taken against certified EMS personnel on its website.

HB5204 - Developing a program for equitable reimbursement rate for EMS transports and treatment in place

7 Co-Sponsors

The purpose of this bill is to require the Commissioner of the Bureau for Public Health to develop a program to reimburse emergency medical services for transport and treatment in place.

HCR58 - Resolution requesting an inquiry into the COVID-19 pandemic

23 Co-Sponsors

HB5241 - Requiring the West Virginia Office of the Insurance Commissioner to audit certain PEIA claims

11 Co-Sponsors

The purpose of this bill is to require the Insurance Commissioner to audit claims under the Public Employees Insurance Act related to post-traumatic stress syndrome disorder PTSD claims for evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment for first responders; conduct annual reviews and report to the Interim Joint Health Committee, Interim Committee on PEIA and Insurance, and the Interim Committee on Volunteer Fire Departments and Emergency Medical Services.

HCR63 - Identifying that the People’s Republic of China is conducting an illegal asymmetric war against the U.S. and West Virginia

22 Co-Sponsors

HB5383 - To move the election of Supreme Court Justices to the general election

11 Co-Sponsors

The purpose of this bill is to move the election of Supreme Court justices to the general election rather than the primary election.

HB5399 - To modify the state auditing practices of the volunteer and part-volunteer fire departments

11 Co-Sponsors

The purpose of this bill is to modify state auditing practices and requirements to facilitate efficient financial management of volunteer and part-volunteer fire departments; directing state audit functions of these departments to the State Auditor; freezing state funding to any fire departments that fail to cooperate with a state audit; requiring that both the fire chief and treasurer sign any sworn statements required to be submitted to the state auditor; requiring that volunteer and part-volunteer fire departments be audited at least once every 5 years; providing for restitution be paid to volunteer and part-time fire departments double the amount of property unlawfully stolen or embezzled; requiring posting a notice of this penalty in volunteer and part-volunteer fire departments; and establishing a pilot project to evaluate how volunteer and part-volunteer fire departments implement the State Auditor's Checkbook accounting system.

HB5384 - To change the election dates for intermediate court of appeals judges to the genreal elections

11 Co-Sponsors

The purpose of this bill is to change the date for election of judges of the Intermediate Court of Appeals to the same date as the general election.

HB4297 - Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act

10 Co-Sponsors

The purpose of this bill is to bring state code into compliance with the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act (LEOSA) provision.