{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-33-25a-8p","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 33-25A-8p","heading":"Lyme disease to be covered by all health insurance policies.","body":"A health maintenance organization issuing coverage in this state pursuant to 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 25A. HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION ACT."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/33-25A-8P/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:28:43Z","sha256":"90bfa5677189d26bc4c45aebd0c07e247f19ae65ee70fb3eb8dbed833fbbe282","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-33-25a-8o","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-33-25a-8q"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}