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Read. Follow. Verify.West Virginia Bill HB 4344 requires ICU C-peptide testing for unconscious or low blood sugar patients and establishes a $10,000 penalty for non-compliance
Last action · January 21, 2026: To House Legal ServicesSponsor: Bill Roop
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What This Bill Proposed
West Virginia House Bill 4344 requires hospital intensive care units to administer C-peptide insulin tests to unconscious patients or those with blood glucose levels of 49 mg/dl or less, as well as post-mortem tests for patients who die after exhibiting symptoms like seizures or extended unconsciousness. The measure imposes a $10,000 fine per violation levied by the Office of Health Facility Licensure and Certification and creates a grant program and to help hospitals cover testing and training costs.
Hospitals face a $10,000 penalty for failing to perform mandated s on qualifying ICU patients, while gaining access to grant funding through a newly established state treasury fund to offset the costs of testing and staff training.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
hospital intensive care units
Hospitals must administer mandatory C-peptide tests for qualifying ICU patients, face a $10,000 fine for non-compliance, and are eligible to apply for grant funding to cover testing and training costs.
intensive care patients
healthcare staff
Staff may receive training on the signs and symptoms of hypoglycemia and the purpose of C-peptide tests funded through the grant program.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Which patients must receive a C-peptide test under this bill?
What is the penalty if a hospital fails to administer the required test?
How can hospitals get help paying for the required tests and staff training?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
5 actions- Jan 21, 2026HouseCommitteeTo House Legal Services
- Jan 15, 2026HouseCommitteeTo House Judiciary
- Jan 15, 2026HouseIntroducedIntroduced in House
- Jan 15, 2026HouseCommitteeTo Judiciary then Finance
- Jan 15, 2026HouseIntroducedFiled for introduction
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Mandatory Diagnostic Testing in ICUs
The bill introduces mandatory diagnostic C-peptide testing for specific unconscious or hypoglycemic ICU patients, backed by a statutory enforcement fine.
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Sources
www.wvlegislature.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 60)
- Controversy25Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz30Current news / social attention level
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