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WV HB2212

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/12/2025

Primary Sponsor

Brandon Steele

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Origin

House of Delegates

2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Excludes certain medical procedures from the state's Medical Professional Liability Act protections, including abortion services, pharmaceuticals to induce abortion, euthanasia services, and gender-affirming surgeries or hormone therapy

  • Extends the statute of limitations for minors to file medical malpractice claims, raising the age threshold from under 10 years to under 18 years at time of injury

  • Allows minors injured before age 18 to file claims until their 20th birthday (previously 12th birthday), or within two years of injury, whichever is longer

  • Maintains the existing two-year statute of limitations for general medical professional liability claims against most health care providers, with a 10-year maximum cap

  • Preserves the one-year statute of limitations for claims against nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and skilled nursing care facilities

Legislative Description

Limiting the applicability of medical professional liability to certain practices by medical care providers

Actions, Suits and Liens

Last Action

To House Health and Human Resources

2/12/2025

Committee Referrals

Health & Human Resources2/12/2025

Full Bill Text

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