Senate 280

West Virginia Legislature

2026 REGULAR SESSION

Introduced

Senate Bill 280

BY Senator Rucker

[Introduced January 15, 2026; referred

to the Committee on Judiciary]

A BILL to amend and reenact §64-5C-1 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to authorizing the Department of Health Facilities to promulgate a legislative rule relating to patient rights at state-operated mental health facilities.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

ARTICLE 5C. Authorization for Department of health facilities to promulgate legislative rules.

§64-5C-1. Department of Health Facilities.

The legislative rule filed in the State Register on July 25, 2025, authorized under the authority of §27-5-9 of this code, relating to the Department of Health Facilities (patient rights at state-operated mental health facilities, 64 CSR 59), is authorized.

NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Department of Health Facilities to promulgate a legislative rule relating to patient rights at state-operated mental health facilities.

This section is new; therefore, strike-throughs and underscoring have been omitted.