Ensures that hospitals do not provide lesser treatment to unvaccinated individuals as opposed to vaccinated individuals.

State: WV
Bill Number: HB 2376
Position: SUPPORT
Action Required: NONE
Status: Died, failed to be scheduled for a hearing in House Health and Human Resources Committee, session ended 3/11/2023

Legislation Details:

UPDATE: 3/11/2023 - HB 2376 died. It failed to be scheduled for a hearing in the House Health and Human Resources Committee before the session ended on 3/11/2023.

HB 2376 was introduced and referred to the House Health and Human Resources Committee on 1/11/2023. It was sponsored by Delegate John Paul Hott.

This bill would make it an unlawful discriminatory practice for a healthcare provider to provide lesser or disparate treatment to a patient based upon their vaccination status. A healthcare provider may implement reasonable accommodation measures to protect the safety and health of employees, patients, visitors, and other persons from COVID-19; however, a healthcare provider may not refuse to treat a patient based upon their vaccination status, nor may they provide lesser or disparate treatment to patients based upon that vaccination status.

http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=2376&year=2023&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill - text, status, and history of HB 2376