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Read. Follow. Verify.West Virginia Bill 5442 requires hospital and emergency medical providers to complete new training on progesterone and chemical abortion drug risks
Last action · February 11, 2026: To House Health and Human ResourcesSponsors: Erica Moore and 4 others
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What This Bill Proposed
West Virginia House Bill 5442 requires licensed hospitals and emergency medical facilities to ensure that their healthcare providers complete new state-developed training courses regarding use and the risks and treatment of chemical abortion. The measure establishes an advisory council excluding abortion industry affiliates to help design the educational programs.
Hospitals and healthcare providers across West Virginia must allocate staff time to complete the newly mandated training courses, altering continuing education compliance for obstetric, gynecologic, and emergency personnel.
- The West Virginia Legislature convenes annually to consider state statutes across various policy domains, including public health and facility licensing. context
- The Office of Maternal, Child and Family Health operates within the state public health apparatus to oversee maternal and child health programs. 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.
Licensed hospitals
Hospitals must ensure that their employed obstetric, gynecologic, and emergency healthcare providers complete the newly mandated state training courses.
Licensed healthcare providers
Providers offering OB/GYN or emergency services must complete trainings on progesterone use and the treatment of chemical abortion adverse outcomes.
Office of Maternal, Child and Family Health
The office is tasked with creating an advisory council, developing the specific medical training programs, and potentially contracting third-party providers.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who is required to complete the new medical trainings?
Who develops the training content?
Are abortion industry affiliates allowed on the advisory council?
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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 11, 2026HouseCommitteeTo House Health and Human Resources
- Feb 11, 2026HouseIntroducedIntroduced in House
- Feb 11, 2026HouseCommitteeTo Health and Human Resources
- Feb 11, 2026HouseIntroducedFiled for introduction
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Mandatory Specialized Clinical Education
The bill bridges public health administration and hospital licensing by tying operational licensure directly to completing specific ideologically or clinically focused drug trainings.
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Sources
www.wvlegislature.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 65)
- Controversy80Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz45Current news / social attention level
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