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WV HB2410

Bill

Status

Engrossed

4/2/2025

Primary Sponsor

Michael Hornby

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Origin

House of Delegates

2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Expands eligibility for experimental treatments from patients with "terminal illness" to those with "life-threatening or severely debilitating illness" as defined in federal regulations (21 C.F.R. § 312.81)

  • Removes the requirement that patients must first attempt to participate in a clinical trial within 100 miles of their home or be rejected from a trial within one week

  • Broadens the definition of "investigational drug, biological product or device" to include individualized treatments based on a patient's genetic profile, such as gene therapy antisense oligonucleotides and neoantigen vaccines

  • Repeals the legislative findings section (§16-51-2) of the existing Right-to-Try Act

  • Maintains requirements for written informed consent, physician recommendation, and consideration of all FDA-approved treatment options before accessing experimental treatments

Legislative Description

Safeguard the Right-To-Try Cutting-Edge Medicine Act

Health

Last Action

To Judiciary

4/3/2025

Committee Referrals

Judiciary4/3/2025
Judiciary3/25/2025
Health & Human Resources2/17/2025

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