SB 726 West Virginia Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Relating to medication-assisted treatment programs

SB 726 requires all West Virginia medication-assisted treatment (MAT) centers licensed or registered under state law to adopt an "integrated-care model" by July 1, 2026. This model mandates onsite medical services - including routine health screenings, STD testing, vaccinations, basic illness treatment, and overdose prevention - alongside addiction counseling, all provided by licensed professionals during center hours. Centers must also obtain informed consent from patients at program entry and quarterly, with regular client assessments to support physical and mental well-being. An exemption applies to centers already following specific federal guidelines (like ASAM’s), requiring only consent and assessment compliance, while still referring patients to primary care every three months. The bill also mandates reporting to the Legislature on telehealth services and requires new rules defining professional standards for care providers.

Issues: ✓ Healthcare

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Apr 2025

House of Delegates Passage

Governor

Introduced Mar 7, 2025 Last action Apr 3, 2025

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Committee Substitute for the Committee Substitute → sb726 sfa woelfel _1 3-31 adopted.htm · 1 edit

MINOR

The bill was amended to replace a requirement for telehealth patients to visit a licensed facility in West Virginia at least once every six months with a requirement to be referred to a primary care provider every three months. This change reduces the in-person visit requirement for certain telehealth patients while adding a more frequent referral obligation to primary care.

Scope change

The bill's scope regarding telehealth patient requirements was modified to reduce the frequency of mandatory in-person facility visits while increasing the frequency of primary care referrals.

REQUIREMENT

Replaced the requirement for telehealth patients to have an in-person visit at a licensed facility in West Virginia at least once every six months with a requirement to be referred to a primary care provider every three months.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 2, 2025

How they voted

33–0

Passed

Total votes 33

Apr 2, 2025

D Democratic2

2 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican31

31 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Apr 3, 2025

Committee

To House Health and Human Resources

lower

Apr 3, 2025

Committee

To Health and Human Resources then Finance

lower

Apr 3, 2025

Introduced

Introduced in House

lower

Apr 2, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed Senate (Roll No. 284)

upper

Apr 1, 2025

Upper · Passed

Floor amendment adopted (Voice vote)

upper

Mar 31, 2025

Upper · Passed

Committee substitute for committee substitute reported

upper

Mar 14, 2025

Committee

To Finance

upper

Mar 14, 2025

Upper · Passed

Committee substitute reported, but first to Finance

upper

Mar 7, 2025

Introduced

Introduced in Senate

upper

1 primary · 2 co-sponsors