{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-33-15-4p","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 33-15-4p","heading":"Lyme disease to be covered by all health insurance policies.","body":"Any insurer who, on or after January 1, 2019, delivers or issues a policy of accident and sickness insurance in this state under the provisions of this article shall make available as benefits to all subscribers and members coverage on an expense-incurred basis and individual and group service or indemnity type contracts issued by a nonprofit corporation shall provide coverage for long-term antibiotic therapy for a patient with Lyme disease when determined to be medically necessary and ordered by a licensed physician after making a thorough evaluation of the patient’s symptoms, diagnostic test results, or response to treatment.","path":["CHAPTER 33. INSURANCE.","ARTICLE 15. ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/33-15-4P/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:28:31Z","sha256":"f7ba6b447b49cac5d0e7ce599b7d3c8cc3ad11a19c8589e36b97bb5ee205aade","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-33-15-4o","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-33-15-4q"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}