WV ACEP has established its political action committee titled "EMPAC" which stands for Emergency Medicine Political Action Committee. Contributions to EMPAC can be made by mailing them directly to the Chapter Office:

* West Virginia law prohibits the WV Chapter of American College of Emergency Physicians (WV ACEP) from accepting any corporate contributions to our political action committee (WV EMPAC), persuant to WV Code Chapter 3, Article 8, Section 8 (§3-8-8).

One of the key values of WV ACEP membership is having your rights and interests represented in the halls of the State Capitol. As a strong, unified professional association, we have taken several steps to protect our patients, and to empower physicians. We have enjoyed several important successes as a result.

We monitor the numerous bills that are introduced during the legislative session, and introduce some of our own. Our most recent advocacy activities include:

• Passage of a Joint Committee Resolution to study the issues identified in the Report Card
• Execution of a town hall meeting to raise awareness of issues regarding “boarding’ of ED patients
• Continued efforts toward medical liability reform
• Enacting additional ATV legislation
• Maintaining the motorcycle helmet law

The link below will connect members to a West Virginia state website which provides information on all elected officials in the state.

The reports below are for members to review their personal representatives. These reports are searchable and can locate members names or legislators by district.