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Read. Follow. Verify.West Virginia establishes a three-year medical adult day care pilot program in Fayette County
Last action · February 9, 2026: To House Health and Human ResourcesSponsor: Pritt
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What This Bill Proposed
The West Virginia Legislature directs the Department of Human Services to authorize a local healthcare organization to implement a three-year medical adult day care pilot program in Fayette County starting July 1, 2026. The program provides daytime nursing oversight, health monitoring, and therapeutic activities for older adults and adults with disabilities who need daytime medical support but do not require . Funding of $750,000 to $1,250,000 is authorized to support startup, staffing, and facility readiness.
Older adults and adults with disabilities in Fayette County who need daily medical supervision gain access to a licensed daytime care facility funded between $750,000 and $1,250,000, while families face reduced caregiver strain and delayed nursing facility placement.
- Medical adult day care programs operate under a medical model to provide nursing oversight, health monitoring, and therapeutic activities as an alternative to full-time institutional placement. context
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.
Older adults and adults with disabilities in Fayette County
Eligible participants gain access to daytime medical oversight, health monitoring, and therapeutic activities in a licensed facility.
Department of Human Services
Required to authorize the pilot program, establish oversight guidelines in conjunction with the Office of Inspector General, report annually, and evaluate effectiveness.
Office of Inspector General
Tasked with establishing guidelines to oversee the pilot program in conjunction with the Department of Human Services.
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This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
4 actions- Feb 9, 2026HouseCommitteeTo House Health and Human Resources
- Feb 9, 2026HouseIntroducedIntroduced in House
- Feb 9, 2026HouseCommitteeTo Health and Human Resources then Finance
- Feb 9, 2026HouseIntroducedFiled for introduction
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 55)
- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz25Current news / social attention level
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