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HB 5447WEST VIRGINIASession 2026State Billdead
Did Not Advance

West Virginia Bill Establishes Two-Tier Do-Not-Resuscitate Categories and Facility Policy Requirements

Original title: Changes to the requirements for do not resusitate orders.

Last action · February 11, 2026: To House Health and Human ResourcesSponsors: Pritt and 1 other

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What This Bill Proposed

House Bill 5447 amends West Virginia's Do Not Resuscitate Act to establish two explicit code-status categories, DNR-CCA and DNR-CC, and requires hospitals and health-care facilities to update their internal policies and staff training accordingly.

Why it matters

Changes how medical personnel and facilities implement patient end-of-life instructions by creating distinct tiers for comfort care and arrest scenarios, affecting patients, doctors, and health-care facilities statewide.

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.

Directly affected

Health-care facilities

Hospitals and health-care facilities must adopt or amend internal do-not-resuscitate policies, provide staff training, and incorporate standardized order sets or EHR templates.

Directly affected

Patients

Patients receive explicit two-tier code status options (DNR-CCA and DNR-CC) regarding their end-of-life medical interventions and comfort care.

Directly affected

Health care providers

Attending physicians and health care providers must explicitly specify code-status categories and discuss the scope of withheld or permitted interventions with patients or surrogates.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the difference between DNR-CCA and DNR-CC?
DNR-CCA allows patients to receive medical interventions up until the moment of cardiopulmonary arrest, when CPR is withheld. DNR-CC involves comfort-focused care only, with the withholding or withdrawal of all life-prolonging therapies.
What are health-care facilities required to do under this bill?
Hospitals and other health-care facilities must adopt or amend internal DNR policies to reflect the two-tier code statuses, provide staff training, and incorporate standardized order sets or electronic health record templates.

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Where This Stands

This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.

Procedural history

4 actions
  1. Feb 11, 2026HouseCommittee
    To House Health and Human Resources
  2. Feb 11, 2026HouseIntroduced
    Introduced in House
  3. Feb 11, 2026HouseCommittee
    To Health and Human Resources
  4. Feb 11, 2026HouseIntroduced
    Filed for introduction

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Sponsors

PrittHousePrimary sponsorNo profile match
Evan WorrellHouse · District 23RepublicanSponsor

Connected Entities

Evan Worrell, West Virginia Legislature, Pritt and 1 more
PersonEvan Worrell“Delegate cosponsoring House Bill 5447”Map →
OrganizationWest Virginia Legislature“Legislative body considering House Bill 5447”Map →
PersonPritt“Delegate sponsoring House Bill 5447”Map →
OrganizationHouse Health and Human Resources“Committee referred the bill”Map →

Sources

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www.wvlegislature.gov

Analysis Score

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