2024 Regular Session • West Virginia Legislature
SB533: Allowing EMS agencies to triage, treat or transport patients to alternate destinations
Legislative Summary
The purpose of this bill is to establish that an emergency medical services agency may triage and transport a patient to an alternative destination in this state or treat in place if the ambulance service is coordinating the care of the patient through medical command or telehealth services and to require insurance plans to provide coverage for those services.
Bill History
1/24/2024
Filed for introduction
Senate
1/24/2024
To Health and Human Resources
Senate
1/24/2024
Introduced in Senate
Senate
1/24/2024
To Health and Human Resources
Senate
2/16/2024
Committee substitute reported
Senate
2/19/2024
On 1st reading
Senate
2/19/2024
Read 1st time
Senate
2/20/2024
On 2nd reading
Senate
2/20/2024
Read 2nd time
Senate
2/21/2024
On 3rd reading
Senate
2/21/2024
Read 3rd time
Senate
2/21/2024
Passed Senate (Roll No. 190)
Senate
2/21/2024
Ordered to House
Senate
2/22/2024
Introduced in House
House of Delegates
2/22/2024
To House Health and Human Resources
House of Delegates
3/5/2024
With amendment, do pass
House of Delegates
3/6/2024
On 1st reading, Special Calendar
House of Delegates
3/6/2024
Read 1st time
House of Delegates
3/7/2024
On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
House of Delegates
3/7/2024
Read 2nd time
House of Delegates
3/7/2024
Amendment reported by the Clerk
House of Delegates
3/7/2024
Committee amendment adopted (Voice vote)
House of Delegates
3/7/2024
Dispensed with Constitutional Rule (Roll No. 609)
House of Delegates
3/7/2024
Read 3rd time
House of Delegates
3/7/2024
Passed House (Roll No. 610)
House of Delegates
3/7/2024
Title amendment adopted (Voice vote)
House of Delegates
3/7/2024
Communicated to Senate
House of Delegates
3/8/2024
House Message received
Senate
3/8/2024
Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 470)
Senate
3/8/2024
Communicated to House
Senate
3/8/2024
Completed legislative action
Senate
3/19/2024
To Governor 3/19/2024
Senate
3/9/2024
To Governor 3/19/2024 - Senate Journal
Senate
3/9/2024
To Governor 3/19/24 - House Journal
House of Delegates
3/26/2024
Approved by Governor 3/26/2024
Senate
3/9/2024
Approved by Governor 3/26/2024 - Senate Journal
Senate
3/9/2024
Approved by Governor 3/26/24 - House Journal
House of Delegates
4/23/2024
Chapter 214, Acts, Regular Session, 2024
Senate
Amendments
sb533 hfat summers 3-7
sb533 hfat summers 3-7
3/7/2024Not Adopted
sb533 hfat summers 3-7 adopted
sb533 hfat summers 3-7 adopted
3/7/2024Adopted
sb533 h hhr am _1
sb533 h hhr am _1
3/5/2024Not Adopted
sb533 h hhr am _1 adopted
sb533 h hhr am _1 adopted
3/5/2024Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 470)
3/8/2024
33
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Dispensed with Constitutional Rule (Roll No. 609)
3/7/2024
87
Yea
4
Nay
0
Not Voting
9
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passed House (Roll No. 610)
3/7/2024
92
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
8
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passed Senate (Roll No. 190)
2/21/2024
34
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(4/23/2024)
Chamber
Senate
Sine Die
Sponsors
Republican: 11
Democrat: 2
Primary Sponsor
Vince Deeds
Republican