{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-33-16-3zz","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 33-16-3zz","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 group 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 16. GROUP ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/33-16-3ZZ/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:28:33Z","sha256":"a81a760417d2a21a490e11a0e929f6d15cec1877443997e15c516fbc4585b980","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-33-16-3z","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-33-16-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}