House 2182

WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE

2025 REGULAR SESSION

Introduced

House Bill 2182

By Delegate Butler

[Introduced February 12, 2025; referred
to the Committee on Health and Human Resources]

A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new article, designated §16-1D-1, relating to establishing privacy rights regarding medical treatments.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

Article 1D. Establishing Privacy Regarding Medical Treatments.

§16-1D-1. Prohibiting compulsory or mandatory medical treatment unless the manufacturer of the medical product is liable.

Notwithstanding any other law, a person may not be required to take, be administered, or otherwise receive or disclose whether the person has taken, been administered, or otherwise received a medical product unless the manufacturer of the medical product is liable for any death or serious injury caused by the medical product.

For purposes of this section, a "medical product" means any medical device, drug, or biologic.

NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to establish privacy regarding medical treatment and to prohibit mandatory medical treatments unless the manufacturer of the medical product is liable for any death or serious injury caused by the medical product.

Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.