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WV HB4760

WV HB4760
Requiring insurance to cover certain nutrition and dietary needs


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Introduced
01/22/2026
In Committee
02/17/2026
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead

Introduced Session

2026 Regular Session

Bill Summary

The purpose of this bill is to improve health, reduce health care usage and costs and help prevent disease through nutritional wellness and prevention measures and allow for nonpharmacological alternatives to enrollees who choose them. The bill requires that health insurance policies provide coverage for nutritional wellness and prevention that is shown to be beneficial to the enrollee and recommended by the enrollee's physician.

AI Summary

This bill requires health insurance policies, plans, and contracts issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2027, to cover or reimburse for dietary supplements when recommended by a healthcare provider. A "dietary supplement" is defined according to the federal Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994, meaning it's a product intended to supplement the diet with ingredients like vitamins, minerals, herbs, or probiotics, and is taken in forms such as pills, capsules, or liquids, but is not a conventional food or the sole part of a meal. This legislation aims to improve health, reduce healthcare usage and costs, and prevent disease through nutritional wellness and prevention measures, offering non-drug alternatives for individuals who choose them.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Health and Social Services

Sponsors (2)

Last Action

To House Finance (on 02/17/2026)

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