Requiring insurance to cover certain nutrition and dietary needs
HB 4760 requires West Virginia health insurance plans to cover dietary supplements and nutrition prescriptions recommended by a patient's physician. This applies to all health insurance policies sold in the state and covers items defined as "nutritional wellness and prevention" (like vitamins, minerals, and dietary counseling) that improve health, strengthen immunity, or prevent disease. Insurance companies must cover these items only if they appear on an annual list maintained by the West Virginia Insurance Commission. The bill directly affects insurers, policyholders seeking these services, and the Insurance Commission responsible for updating the coverage list.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 22, 2026
Last action Feb 17, 2026
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MODERATE
The bill was significantly rewritten to replace a broad mandate for covering 'nutritional wellness' with a specific requirement for covering 'dietary supplements' only when recommended by a healthcare provider. The new version adds the requirement to multiple existing insurance chapters rather than creating a single new article, and it changes the effective date to January 1, 2027, removing the previous requirement for the Insurance Commission to create an approved list of covered products.
Scope change
The scope of coverage was narrowed from general 'nutritional wellness and prevention' measures to specifically 'dietary supplements' as defined by federal law, and the applicability was expanded from a single new article to multiple existing insurance chapters.
REQUIREMENT
Coverage requirement changed from general 'nutritional wellness' measures to specifically 'dietary supplements' recommended by a healthcare provider.
Removed the mandate for the Insurance Commission to create and annually update an approved list of covered supplements.
TIMELINE
Effective date changed to January 1, 2027, for policies issued or renewed on or after that date.
SCOPE
Added identical coverage provisions to multiple existing insurance chapters (Articles 16, 24, 25, and 25A) in addition to the original article.
DEFINITION
Removed the definition of 'nutritional wellness and prevention' and replaced it with a standard federal definition of 'dietary supplement'.
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Feb 17, 2026
Committee
To House Finance
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Feb 17, 2026
Committee
By substitute, do pass, but first to Finance
lower
Jan 22, 2026
Committee
To House Health and Human Resources
lower
Jan 22, 2026
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
Jan 22, 2026
Committee
To Health and Human Resources then Finance
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
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