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WV SB739

Bill

Status

Engrossed

3/29/2025

Primary Sponsor

Brian Helton

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Origin

Senate

2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Adds legislative findings declaring that substance use disorder threatens West Virginia citizens' health and welfare, and that certified long-term recovery residences support recovery, prevent relapse, reduce criminal justice involvement, and decrease overdose risk

  • Reorganizes the existing Recovery Residences certification law by moving definitions from §16-59-1 to a new section §16-59-1a, while converting §16-59-1 into a legislative findings section

  • Retains existing definitions including "recovery residence" (drug-free, alcohol-free residential dwelling for promoting long-term substance use disorder recovery), "certificate of compliance," "certified recovery residence," and "immediate jeopardy"

  • Updates internal code citations in the Patient Brokering Act (§16-62-1 and §16-62-2) to reference the new definitions section §16-59-1a instead of the former §16-59-1

Legislative Description

Relating to recovery residences

Last Action

To House Health and Human Resources

3/31/2025

Committee Referrals

Health & Human Resources3/31/2025
Substance Use Disorder and Mental Health3/12/2025

Full Bill Text

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