West Virginia legislation · 2026 Regular Session
West Virginia HB5615: Relating to Teleheatlh
Status: Introduced, February 16, 2026
What the bill says
To amend and reenact §30-1-26 and §30-3-13a of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to removing in person requirements prior to initial telemedicine services and requirements for documentation and confidentiality. ARTICLE 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL STATE BOARDS OF EXAMINATION OR REGISTRATION REFERRED TO IN CHAPTER. §30-1-26. Telehealth practice. (a) For the purposes of this section: "Abortifacient" means any chemical or drug prescribed or dispensed with the intent of causing an abortion. "Established patient" means a patient who has received professional se.
From the introduced text, February 16, 2026:
A BILL to amend and reenact §30-1-26 and §30-3-13a of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to removing in person requirements prior to initial telemedicine services and requirements for documentation and confidentiality. ARTICLE 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL STATE BOARDS OF EXAMINATION OR REGISTRATION REFERRED TO IN CHAPTER. §30-1-26. Telehealth practice. (a) For the purposes of this section: "Abortifacient" means any chemical or drug prescribed or dispensed with the intent of causing an abortion. "Established patient" means a patient who has received professional services, face-to-face, from the physician, qualified health care professional, or another physician or qualified health care professional of the exact same specialty and subspecialty who belongs to the same group practice, within the past three years. "Gender altering medication" means the prescribing or administering of the following for the purpose of assisting an individual with a gender and (2) Supraphysiologic doses of testosterone, estrogen, or other androgens than would normally be produced endogenously in a healthy individual of the same age and sex. "Health care practitioner" means a person authorized to practice under §30-3-1 et seq., §30-3E-1 et seq., §30-4-1 et seq., §30-5-1 et seq., §30-7-1 et seq., §30-7A-1 et seq., §30-8-1 et seq., §30-10-1 et seq., §30-14-1 et seq., §30-16-1 et seq., §30-20-1 et seq., §30-20A-1 et seq., §30-21-1 et seq., §30-23-1 …