Requiring all hospitals and medical offices to send a notice to all former or current patients when they turn 18, informing them that if they have had any negative or adverse side effects of a procedure that was performed on them as a child to contact the hospital or office to inform them of the issue

HB 4899 requires all West Virginia hospitals and medical offices to send a notice to patients who were under 18 during a medical or surgical procedure when they turn 18. The notice informs them that if they later experience negative or adverse effects from that childhood procedure, they should contact the original provider. This bill amends the West Virginia Medical Practice Act (§30-3-7) to mandate this notification process, directly affecting former pediatric patients turning 18. It establishes a specific mechanism for providers to proactively share this information without altering medical standards or creating new penalties.