§16-48-1. Short Title
This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Achieving a Better Life Experience in West Virginia Act" or the "West Virginia ABLE Act".
§16-48-2. Purpose
The purpose of the West Virginia ABLE Act savings program is to authorize the establishment of savings accounts empowering individuals with a disability and their families to save private funds to support the individual with a disability and to provide guidelines for the maintenance of such accounts.
§16-48-3. Definitions
(a) “ABLE Act” means the federal legislation codified in Section 529A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 26 U.S.C. 529A, and related treasury regulations, as amended from time to time. Any references in this article to Section 529A include related treasury regulations. (b) “Account” or “ABLE savings account” means an individual savings account established […]
§16-46-3. Licensed Health Care Providers May Prescribe Opioid Antagonists to Initial Responders and Certain Individuals; Required Educational Materials; Limited Liability
(a) The following individuals may prescribe an opioid antagonist in the manner prescribed by this subsection: (1) A licensed health care provider acting in good faith and exercising good reasonable care may directly or by standing order prescribe an opioid antagonist to:
§16-46-3a. Pharmacist or Pharmacy Intern May Dispense, Pursuant to a Protocol, Opioid Antagonists Without a Prescription; Patient Counseling Required; Required Educational Materials
(a) Pursuant to the protocol developed under subsection (f) of this section, a pharmacist or pharmacy intern under the supervision of a pharmacist may dispense an opioid antagonist without a prescription. (b) A pharmacist or pharmacy intern who dispenses an opioid antagonist without a prescription under this section shall provide patient counseling to the individual […]
§16-46-4. Possession and Administration of an Opioid Antagonist by Initial Responders; Limited Liability
(a) Local and state governmental agencies that employ initial responders must provide opioid antagonist rescue kits to their initial responders, require initial responders to successfully complete the training required by §16-46-6(b) of this code, and require the initial responders to carry the opioid antagonist rescue kits in accordance with agency procedures so as to optimize […]
§16-46-5. Licensed Health Care Providers Limited Liability Related to Opioid Antagonist Prescriptions
(a) A licensed health care provider who is permitted by law to prescribe drugs, including opioid antagonists, may, if acting in good faith, prescribe and subsequently dispense or distribute an opioid antagonist without being subject to civil liability or criminal prosecution unless prescribing the opioid antagonist was the result of the licensed health care providers […]
§16-46-6. Data Collection and Reporting Requirements; Training
(a) Beginning March 1, 2016, and annually after that the following reports shall be compiled: (1) The Office of Emergency Medical Services shall collect data regarding each administration of an opioid antagonist by an initial responder. The Office of Emergency Medical Services shall report this information to the Legislative Oversight Commission on Health and Human […]
§16-46-7. Statewide Standing Orders for Opioid Antagonist
(a) The state health officer may prescribe on a statewide basis an opioid antagonist by one or more standing orders to eligible recipients. (b) A standing order must specify, at a minimum: (1) The opioid antagonist formulations and means of administration that are approved for dispensing;
§16-47-1. Short Title
This article is known as and may be cited as the Alcohol and Drug Overdose Prevention and Clemency Act.