# West Virginia HB 4197: Mandating health insurance coverage treatment of pediatric patients diagnoced with PANDAS or PANS

West Virginia HB 4197, Mandating health insurance coverage treatment of pediatric patients diagnoced with PANDAS or PANS, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Pritt; status failed, last action 2026-01-14 (Filed for introduction) (as of 2026-11-04).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB4197-2026rs
- As of: 2026-11-04
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: West Virginia HB 4197
- State: West Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Mandating health insurance coverage treatment of pediatric patients diagnoced with PANDAS or PANS
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-14
- Last action: 2026-01-14, Filed for introduction
- Sponsor: Pritt
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: §5-16B-6B, House Health and Human Resources
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Pritt
- Cosponsor: Ian T. Masters (Republican), House

## Actions (4)

- 2026-01-14: Filed for introduction (House)
- 2026-01-14: To Health and Human Resources then Finance (House)
- 2026-01-14: Introduced in House (House)
- 2026-01-14: To House Health and Human Resources (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4197 intr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4197 intr.pdf)

## Related bills

- HB 4191: Relating to providing child care generally (became law)
- HB 4106: Allowing constitutional carry for 18- to 20-year-olds (signed)
- HB 4138: Relating to persons convicted of a crime (signed)
- HB 5694: Supplemental appropriation to Department of Education, fund 0313. (signed)
- HB 5353: To bring virtual currency kiosks within the purview of money transmission licensure and create disclosure requirements and daily transaction limitations for ne… (signed)
- HB 4452: To remove Mortmain restrictions on religious organizations (signed)

## Sources
- [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4197 intr.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4197 intr.pdf)

## Related
- [HB 4191: Relating to providing child care generally](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB4191-2026rs)
- [HB 4106: Allowing constitutional carry for 18- to 20-year-olds](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB4106-2026rs)
- [HB 4138: Relating to persons convicted of a crime](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB4138-2026rs)
- [HB 5694: Supplemental appropriation to Department of Education, fund 0313.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB5694-2026rs)
- [HB 5353: To bring virtual currency kiosks within the purview of money transmission licen…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB5353-2026rs)
- [HB 4452: To remove Mortmain restrictions on religious organizations](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB4452-2026rs)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB4197-2026rs (as of 2026-11-04).