SB269 authorizes the West Virginia Department of Health to set fees for environmental and microbiological laboratory services.

SB269 authorizes the West Virginia Department of Health to establish fees for various environmental and microbiological laboratory services. This includes fees for metals analyses, organic and inorganic tests, disinfection byproducts, and microbiological testing. The bill also sets fees for specimen collection kits, certification of laboratories, and diagnostic immunology tests. The fees are intended to cover costs associated with public health investigations, interventions, and risk assessments, as well as maintaining preparedness for bioterrorism and chemical terrorism threats.

SB269 authorizes the West Virginia Department of Health to set fees for environmental and microbiological laboratory services.

SB269 authorizes the West Virginia Department of Health to establish fees for various environmental and microbiological laboratory services. This includes fees for metals analyses, organic and inorganic tests, disinfection byproducts, and microbiological testing. The bill also sets fees for specimen collection kits, certification of laboratories, and diagnostic immunology tests. The fees are intended to cover costs associated with public health investigations, interventions, and risk assessments, as well as maintaining preparedness for bioterrorism and chemical terrorism threats.