WV HB4059

Political subdivisions must declare quarterly the money spent on housing, sheltering, feeding, transporting, and educating noncitizen immigrants without permanent resident cards, work visas, student visas, or other documentation

County commissions and city councils must report expenditures on undocumented individuals receiving local resources, including dates, amounts, purposes, and frequency of receipt

Hospitals accepting Medicaid must add a provision on admission forms asking patients to indicate whether they are U.S. citizens, lawfully present, or not lawfully present, with a statement that responses will not affect care or trigger immigration reporting

Hospitals must submit quarterly reports to the Department of Health on admissions and emergency visits categorized by patient immigration status responses

The Department of Health must submit an annual report by March 1 to the Governor and legislative leaders detailing hospital visits by immigration status, uncompensated care costs for undocumented immigrants, and impacts on hospital services and funding