2026 Regular Session
Link to Bill History on Legacy Website (Click Here)Summary: Making ivermectin available over the counter in West Virginia
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WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE
2026 REGULAR SESSION
Introduced
House Bill 5593
By Delegates Anders, Kimble, White, Foggin, Funkhouser, Kump, Brooks, Horst, and Dillon
[Introduced February 16, 2026; referred to the Committee on Health and Human Resources then Government Organization]
A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §60A-2-204a, relating to allowing the sale, distribution, or possession of ivermectin without a prescription.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
ARTICLE 2. STANDARDS AND SCHEDULES.
§60A-2-204a. Sale or dispensing of ivermectin.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter to the contrary, ivermectin may be sold, dispensed by a pharmacist or pharmacy over the counter, or possessed without a prescription.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to allow the sale, distribution or possession of ivermectin without a prescription.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.