WV HB3395

Requires all public and private health insurance in West Virginia to cover screening for adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) as part of preventative child wellness visits

Defines adverse childhood experiences as traumatic childhood events that cause physiological changes to the brain, immune system, stress response, and behavior patterns, increasing risk for chronic diseases like obesity, heart disease, and respiratory illness

Mandates the State Department of Education to develop a school-based ACE screening program for children who lack health insurance coverage

Establishes legislative findings that link adverse childhood experiences to addiction and chronic disease, citing West Virginia's high prevalence of risk factors including food insecurity, housing insecurity, single-parent households, and parental substance use disorder