West Virginia HB5618 ends the moratorium on new opioid treatment programs without a certificate of need, effective July 1, 2026.

West Virginia HB5618 removes the moratorium on the licensure of new opioid treatment programs that do not have a certificate of need. This change follows a federal court decision that found the moratorium violated the Fourteenth Amendment by barring new market entrants without a rational relationship to legitimate governmental interests. The bill sets July 1, 2026, as the end date for the moratorium, which was enacted during the 2016 regular session of the Legislature.

West Virginia HB5618 ends the moratorium on new opioid treatment programs without a certificate of need, effective July 1, 2026.

West Virginia HB5618 removes the moratorium on the licensure of new opioid treatment programs that do not have a certificate of need. This change follows a federal court decision that found the moratorium violated the Fourteenth Amendment by barring new market entrants without a rational relationship to legitimate governmental interests. The bill sets July 1, 2026, as the end date for the moratorium, which was enacted during the 2016 regular session of the Legislature.