Creating WV ALS Care Services Act

SB 654 creates West Virginia's ALS Care Services Act, providing state-funded support for residents diagnosed with ALS and their caregivers. The bill requires the Department of Human Services to fund three key services: care coordination and support, access to assistive technology and medical equipment (including a ramp loan program for home modifications), and access to multidisciplinary ALS clinics. It appropriates $250,000 from the General Revenue Fund for Fiscal Year 2026 to implement these programs, aiming to help ALS patients remain safely at home while reducing healthcare costs.