WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE
2024 FIRST EXTRAORDINARY SESSION
Introduced House Bill 116
By Delegate Williams [Introduced May 19, 2024; Referred to the Committee on Health and Human Resources then Finance]
 Intr. HB 202414001
1 A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section,
2 designated §5-16-7h, relating to authorizing the Public Employee Insurance Agency to
3 provide insurance coverage for certain prescribed weight loss medications.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
ARTICLE 16. WEST VIRGINIA PUBLIC EMPLOYEES INSURANCE ACT.
§5-16-7h. Coverage of weight loss medications.
1 A policy, plan or contract that is issued or renewed on or after July 1, 2024, shall provide
2 coverage for prescription of GLP-1 agonist medications when prescribed for weight loss.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to require the PEIA to reimburse covered persons for GLP-
1 agonist medications prescribed by a physician for weight loss.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.
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Statutes affected:
Introduced Version: 5-16-7h