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WV HB3083
Bill
Status
3/3/2025
Primary Sponsor
Matthew Rohrbach
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AI Summary
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Courts must verify that parents participating in a substance use disorder treatment program are successfully fulfilling their treatment obligations before reuniting a child with the parent or dismissing the case
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Updates terminology throughout the statute from "medication-assisted treatment" to "substance use disorder program" to reflect broader treatment approaches
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Parental rights cannot be terminated solely because a parent is participating in a substance use disorder program, provided they are successfully meeting their treatment obligations
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Makes technical corrections changing "must" to "shall" and "time lines" to "timelines" for consistency in legal language
Legislative Description
Relating to requiring a court to verify certain conditions are met before a child who has been removed from a home may be returned to that home
Domestic Relations
Last Action
To House Health and Human Resources
3/3/2025