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- W. Va. Code § 16-5-18 · Certificates of birth following adoption, legitimation, paternity acknowledgment and court determination of paternity.
- W. Va. Code § 16-5-18a · §16-5-18a.
- W. Va. Code § 16-5-18b · §16-5-18b.
- W. Va. Code § 16-5-19 · Death registration.(a) A certificate of death for each death which occurs in this state shall be filed with the section of vital statistics, or as otherwise directed by the State Registrar, within five days after death, and prior to final disposition, and shall be registered if it has been completed and filed in accordance with this section.
- W. Va. Code § 16-5-20 · Delayed registration of death.
- W. Va. Code § 16-5-21 · Reports of fetal death.
- W. Va. Code § 16-5-21a · Noah's Law; certificate of birth for a stillbirth; and contents of certificate.
- W. Va. Code § 16-5-22 · Reports of abortions.
- W. Va. Code § 16-5-23 · Authorization for disposition and disinterment and reinterment permits.
- W. Va. Code § 16-5-24 · Extension of time for filing certificates, reports and authorizations.
- W. Va. Code § 16-5-25 · Correction and amendment of vital records.
- W. Va. Code § 16-5-26 · Reproduction and preservation of records.
- W. Va. Code § 16-5-27 · Disclosure of information from vital records or vital reports.
- W. Va. Code § 16-5-28 · Copies from the system of vital statistics.
- W. Va. Code § 16-5-29 · Fees for copies and searches.
- W. Va. Code § 16-5-30 · Persons required to keep records.
- W. Va. Code § 16-5-31 · Duty to furnish information relative to vital events.
- W. Va. Code § 16-5-32 · Matching of birth and death certificates.
- W. Va. Code § 16-5-33 · Limitation on use of social security numbers.
- W. Va. Code § 16-5-34 · Uniform system of registration of marriage, divorce and annulment of marriage.
- W. Va. Code § 16-5-35 · Registration of marriages.
- W. Va. Code § 16-5-36 · Registration of divorces and annulments of marriages.
- W. Va. Code § 16-5-37 · Applicability to previously received certificates and reports.
- W. Va. Code § 16-5-38 · Penalties.
- W. Va. Code § 16-5A-1 · Cancer control.
- W. Va. Code § 16-5A-2 · Educational program.
- W. Va. Code § 16-5A-2a · Cancer and tumor registry.
- W. Va. Code § 16-5A-3 · Establishment of clinics.
- W. Va. Code § 16-5A-4 · Tissue diagnostic service.
- W. Va. Code § 16-5A-5 · Care of needy patients.
- W. Va. Code § 16-5A-6 · §16-5A-6.
- W. Va. Code § 16-5A-7 · §16-5A-7.
- W. Va. Code § 16-5A-8 · §16-5A-8.
- W. Va. Code § 16-5A-9 · §16-5A-9.
- W. Va. Code § 16-5A-9a · §16-5A-9a.
- W. Va. Code § 16-5A-10 · §16-5A-10.
- W. Va. Code § 16-5B-1 · Health facilities and certain other facilities operated in connection therewith to obtain license; exemptions; meaning of hospital, etc.
- W. Va. Code § 16-5B-2 · Hospitals and institutions to obtain license; qualifications of applicant.
- W. Va. Code § 16-5B-3 · Application for license.
- W. Va. Code § 16-5B-4 · License fees.
- W. Va. Code § 16-5B-5 · Inspection.
- W. Va. Code § 16-5B-5a · Accreditation reports accepted for periodic license inspection.
- W. Va. Code § 16-5B-6 · State director of health -to issue licenses; suspension or revocation.
- W. Va. Code § 16-5B-6a · Consumer majorities on hospital boards of directors.
- W. Va. Code § 16-5B-7 · Judicial review.
- W. Va. Code § 16-5B-8 · State board of health to establish standards; director enforces.
- W. Va. Code § 16-5B-8a · §16-5B-8a.
- W. Va. Code § 16-5B-9 · Hospitals and similar institutions required to supply patients, upon request, with one specifically itemized statement of charges assessed to patient, at no cost to patient.
- W. Va. Code § 16-5B-10 · Information not to be disclosed; exception.
- W. Va. Code § 16-5B-11 · Violations; penalties.
- W. Va. Code § 16-5B-12 · Injunction; severability.
- W. Va. Code § 16-5B-13 · Hospital-based paternity program.
- W. Va. Code § 16-5B-14 · Rural Emergency Hospital Act.
- W. Va. Code § 16-5B-15 · Hospital visitation.
- W. Va. Code § 16-5B-16 · Public notice regarding the closure of a licensed health care facility or hospital.
- W. Va. Code § 16-5B-17 · Healthcare-associated infection reporting.
- W. Va. Code § 16-5B-18 · Designation of comprehensive, primary, acute, and thrombectomy capable stroke-ready hospitals; reporting requirements; rulemaking.
- W. Va. Code § 16-5B-19 · Hospital police departments; appointment of hospital police officers; qualifications; authority; compensation and removal; law-enforcement grants; limitations on liability.
- W. Va. Code § 16-5B-20 · Patient safety and transparency.
- W. Va. Code § 16-5C-1 · Purpose.
- W. Va. Code § 16-5C-2 · Definitions.
- W. Va. Code § 16-5C-3 · Powers, duties, and rights of secretary.
- W. Va. Code § 16-5C-4 · Administrative and inspection staff.
- W. Va. Code § 16-5C-5 · Rules; minimum standards for nursing homes.
- W. Va. Code § 16-5C-5a · §16-5C-5a.
- W. Va. Code § 16-5C-6 · License required; application; fees; duration; renewal.
- W. Va. Code § 16-5C-7 · Cost disclosure; surety for resident funds.
- W. Va. Code § 16-5C-8 · Investigation of complaints.
- W. Va. Code § 16-5C-9 · Inspections.
- W. Va. Code § 16-5C-9a · Exemptions.
- W. Va. Code § 16-5C-10 · Reports of inspections; plans of correction; assessment of penalties and use of funds derived therefrom; hearings.
- W. Va. Code § 16-5C-11 · Ban on admissions; closure; transfer of residents; appointment of temporary management; assessment of interest; collection of assessments; promulgation of rules to conform with federal requirements.
- W. Va. Code § 16-5C-12 · License denial, limitation, suspension, or revocation.
- W. Va. Code § 16-5C-12a · Independent informal dispute resolution.
- W. Va. Code § 16-5C-13 · Judicial Review.
- W. Va. Code § 16-5C-14 · Legal counsel and services of the department.
- W. Va. Code § 16-5C-15 · Unlawful acts; penalties; injunctions; private right of action.
- W. Va. Code § 16-5C-16 · §16-5C-16
- W. Va. Code § 16-5C-17 · §16-5C-17
- W. Va. Code § 16-5C-18 · Separate accounts for residents’ personal funds; consent for use; records; penalties.
- W. Va. Code § 16-5C-19 · Federal law; legislative rules.
- W. Va. Code § 16-5C-20 · Hospice palliative care required to be offered.
- W. Va. Code § 16-5C-21 · Employment restrictions.
- W. Va. Code § 16-5C-22 · Jury trial waiver to be a separate document.
- W. Va. Code § 16-5D-1 · Purpose.
- W. Va. Code § 16-5D-2 · Definitions.
- W. Va. Code § 16-5D-3 · Powers, duties, and rights of secretary.
- W. Va. Code § 16-5D-4 · Administrative and inspection staff.
- W. Va. Code § 16-5D-5 · Rules; minimum standards for assisted living residences.
- W. Va. Code § 16-5D-6 · License required; application; fees; duration; renewal.
- W. Va. Code § 16-5D-7 · Cost disclosure; surety for residents’ funds.
- W. Va. Code § 16-5D-8 · Investigation of complaints.
- W. Va. Code § 16-5D-9 · Inspections.
- W. Va. Code § 16-5D-10 · Reports of inspections; plans of correction; assessment of penalties and use of funds derived therefrom; hearings.
- W. Va. Code § 16-5D-11 · Enforcement actions; assessment of interest; collection of assessments; hearings.
- W. Va. Code § 16-5D-12 · License denial; limitation, suspension, or revocation.
- W. Va. Code § 16-5D-13 · Judicial review.
- W. Va. Code § 16-5D-14 · Legal counsel and services for the secretary.
- W. Va. Code § 16-5D-15 · Unlawful acts; penalties; injunctions; private right of action.
- W. Va. Code § 16-5D-16 · §16-5D-16