Relating generally to PANS and PANDAS., the official text

WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE

         2026 REGULAR SESSION

                   ENROLLED

            Committee Substitute
                         for

           House Bill 5004

       BY DELEGATES MASTERS, WATT, PRITT, PINSON, AND
                                HORNBUCKLE

         [Passed March 12, 2026; in effect 90 days from
                        passage (June 10, 2026)]
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1 AN ACT to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding two new sections,

2   designated §16-1-8a, relating to acute-onset neuroimmune disorders; providing

3   education.

    Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

                        CHAPTER 16. PUBLIC HEALTH.

    ARTICLE 1. STATE PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEM.

    §16-1-8a. Inclusion of PANS and PANDAS in existing public health programs.

1   (a) The Commissioner of the Bureau for Public Health, in consultation with the State Health

2 Officer, shall, in its existing public health programs and services, to educate health care

3 professionals on evaluating and treating Pediatric Acute-Onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome

4 (PANS) and Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal

5 Infections (PANDAS).

6   (b) The Bureau for Public Health shall, in its existing, relevant public health outreach

7 programs, incorporate information to increase understanding and awareness of PANS and

8 PANDAS, including signs to be aware of, such as:

9   (1) Presence of obsessive compulsive disorder and/or tics;

10  (2) Symptoms begin between age three and puberty;

11  (3) Acute-onset and episodic (relapsing-remitting) course;

12  (4) Association with Group A Streptococcal (GAS) infection; and

13  (5) Association with Neurological Abnormalities disease.

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              The Clerk of the House of Delegates and the Clerk of the Senate hereby

         certify that the foregoing bill is correctly enrolled.
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              Clerk of the House of Delegates
                           ...............................................................
                                        Clerk of the Senate

         Originated in the House of Delegates.
         In effect 90 days from passage.

                                       ...............................................................
                                          Speaker of the House of Delegates
                                                           ...............................................................
                                                                     President of the Senate
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              The within is ................................................ this the...........................................
         Day of ..........................................................................................................., 2026.

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                                                                                         Governor

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