CHARLESTON — West Virginia police officers will have to take a course on how to properly handle cases involving people living with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia.
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Del. Chad Lovejoy, D-Cabell, looks through a bill in a meeting of the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021.
After more than an hour of debate, the West Virginia House of Delegates Judiciary Committee advanced a bill that would provide immunity from civil liability for people, businesses and health care providers as it pertains to the coronavirus pandemic.
During Tuesday’s committee meeting, lawmakers rejected a series of amendments to Senate Bill 277 that sought to dampen the wide effect of the bill. The bill would completely eliminate liability related to the coronavirus and offer a defense on claims being brought forth related to infections, treatment or death.