Description: Prohibits discrimination against people based on certain disabilities in the medical context of organ transplantation and identifies SDM services as auxiliary aids and services.
Status: Referred to Senate Committee on Health and Human Resources on January 10, 2020.
Public Link [www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_history.cfm?INPUT=257&year=2020&sessiontype=RS]
Description: Prohibits discrimination against people based on certain disabilities in the medical context of organ transplantation and identifies SDM services as auxiliary aids and services.
Status: In Committee on Health and Human Resources as of 02/23/2021
Public Link: [http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=73&year=2021&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill]
Report: West Virginia received a WINGS grant to educate the public and all professional organizations about guardianship. The group recommended increased training for attorneys by statute, Supreme Court or State bar requirements focusing on consent, alternatives, limited appointments, and encouraging advocacy on behalf of the protected persons.