West Virginia HB5672 proposes a tax on opioid drug sales to fund addiction prevention and recovery programs.

West Virginia HB5672 introduces an excise tax on opioid drugs sold to state pharmacies. The tax is calculated at one cent for every 100 pills, multiplied by the number of overdose deaths in the most recent year. This tax is intended to fund addiction prevention and recovery programs. Pharmacies are responsible for collecting and remitting the tax to the Tax Commissioner, who will deposit it into the Ryan Brown Addiction Prevention and Recovery Fund. The bill prohibits manufacturers, distributors, or pharmacies from passing the tax onto patients.

West Virginia HB5672 proposes a tax on opioid drug sales to fund addiction prevention and recovery programs.

West Virginia HB5672 introduces an excise tax on opioid drugs sold to state pharmacies. The tax is calculated at one cent for every 100 pills, multiplied by the number of overdose deaths in the most recent year. This tax is intended to fund addiction prevention and recovery programs. Pharmacies are responsible for collecting and remitting the tax to the Tax Commissioner, who will deposit it into the Ryan Brown Addiction Prevention and Recovery Fund. The bill prohibits manufacturers, distributors, or pharmacies from passing the tax onto patients.