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Senate committee approves Originating Bill 1 to set direct-observation drug-testing schedule in treatment programs

2784317 · March 26, 2025
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A Senate committee adopted Originating Bill 1 and reported it to the full Senate with a recommendation that it pass. Committee counsel said the bill prescribes a schedule of direct-observation drug tests during treatment and maintenance and names the Office of Inspector General for oversight.

A West Virginia Senate committee voted by voice to adopt Originating Bill 1 and to report the bill to the full Senate with a recommendation that it pass. Committee counsel told the panel the bill sets a required schedule of direct-observation drug testing for patients in substance-use treatment.

Committee counsel explained the bill’s testing progression, saying, “the purpose of the bill is to set forth the progression of testing guide, and the provider shall perform a comprehensive, quantitative, direct observation drug test.”…

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