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Read. Follow. Verify.West Virginia Bill Gives Patients Right to Refuse Medical Students and Residents
Last action · February 9, 2026: To House Health and Human ResourcesSponsor: Kayla Young
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What This Bill Proposed
House Bill 5333 allows patients undergoing medical procedures to refuse to have s and s observe or perform medical care on them, and requires hospitals to inform patients of this right.
Establishes a statutory right for patients to exclude trainees from their care and mandates that hospitals create operational policies around patient notification, directly altering hospital administrative obligations and clinical training procedures.
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.
patients
Patients gain the explicit legal right to refuse observation or care by medical students and residents and must be informed of this right by hospitals.
hospitals
Hospitals are required to create and implement administrative policies ensuring patients are notified of their right to exclude medical trainees.
residents and medical students
Trainees may be excluded from observing or participating in patient care if the patient exercises their right of refusal.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
Can I refuse to have a medical student in the room during my procedure?
What are hospitals required to do under this bill?
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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
4 actions- Feb 9, 2026HouseCommitteeTo House Health and Human Resources
- Feb 9, 2026HouseIntroducedIntroduced in House
- Feb 9, 2026HouseCommitteeTo Health and Human Resources
- Feb 9, 2026HouseIntroducedFiled for introduction
Version history
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Sources
www.wvlegislature.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 50)
- Controversy35Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz20Current news / social attention level
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