Relating to authorizing the Department of Health to promulgate a legislative rule relating to basic public health service standards for local boards of health

HB 4221 authorizes West Virginia's Department of Health to implement a legislative rule (64 CSR 73) establishing basic public health service standards for local health boards. The bill creates a new West Virginia Public Health Advisory Committee, composed of nine members appointed from local health departments, county associations, and the West Virginia Association of Local Health Departments. This committee will advise the Department of Health on developing performance assessment tools and training for local health boards, while holding at least six meetings annually. The rule directly affects local health boards by setting minimum service standards they must meet, with the committee providing input on how these standards are applied.