2025 Regular Session • West Virginia Legislature
HB2631: To require all medical providers to orally explain any and all medical treatments and procedures and all possibilities for potential problems or complications or side effects to patients before proceeding with treatments.
Legislative Summary
The purpose of this bill is to require information to be provided orally to all patients in order for the patient to give informed consent knowing all potential outcomes for all medical tests, prescriptions, and treatments; providing a short title; defining terms; creating rights for patients; and establishing monetary penalties.
Demographic Impact
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Bill History
2/19/2025
Filed for introduction
House of Delegates
2/19/2025
To Health and Human Resources
House of Delegates
2/19/2025
Introduced in House
House of Delegates
2/19/2025
To House Health and Human Resources
House of Delegates
2/28/2025
To House Health Care Regulations
House of Delegates
3/4/2025
Markup Discussion
House of Delegates
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(2/19/2025)
Chamber
House of Delegates
Committee
Health Care Regulations(House of Delegates)
Sponsors
Republican: 6
Primary Sponsor

Adam Vance
Republican