West Virginia legislation · 2026 Regular Session
West Virginia HB5563: To create the West Virginia Timely Transplant Referral and Coordination Act
Status: Passed one chamber, March 4, 2026
What the bill says
To amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding a new article, designated §16-67-1 and §16-67-2, relating to transplant referral coordination; requiring documentation in a medical record; requiring a referral; providing exemptions; providing for data collection; and requiring reporting. ARTICLE 67. WEST VIRGINIA TIMELY TRANSPLANT REFERRAL COORDINATION ACT. §16-67-1. Mandatory transplant referral timeline. (a) A licensed healthcare provider that documents in a patient's medical record that the patient meets medical criteria for organ transplant candidacy shall initiate re.
From the engrossed text, February 26, 2026:
A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding a new article, designated §16-67-1 and §16-67-2, relating to transplant referral coordination; requiring documentation in a medical record; requiring a referral; providing exemptions; providing for data collection; and requiring reporting. ARTICLE 67. WEST VIRGINIA TIMELY TRANSPLANT REFERRAL COORDINATION ACT. §16-67-1. Mandatory transplant referral timeline. (a) A licensed healthcare provider that documents in a patient's medical record that the patient meets medical criteria for organ transplant candidacy shall initiate referral to an appropriate transplant center within three calendar days of the documentation. (b) The referral requirement set forth in subsection (a) of this section does not apply if the provider documents in the patient's medical record a specific medical contraindication to transplant referral. (c) Nothing in this section may be construed to alter clinical eligibility standards established by transplant centers or organ allocation policies established under federal law. §16-67-2. Data collection and annual reporting. (a) The Department of Health shall collect, aggregate, de-identified data from a licensed hospital regarding transplant referrals initiated pursuant to this article. (b) Data collected shall include, at (2) The number of patients meeting automatic clinical referral thresholds; (3) The number of referrals initiated within the required thirty-day period; and (4) Geographic data sufficient to evaluate rural disparities in referral timelines. (c) The …