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W. Va. Code § 16-5CC-2: Definitions.
Where this section sits in the code
- CHAPTER 16. PUBLIC HEALTH.
- ARTICLE 5CC. WEST VIRGINIA ADVISORY COUNCIL ON RARE DISEASES.
As used in this article:
"Department" means the West Virginia Department of Health;
"Rare disease" means any disease which affects fewer than 200,000 people in the United States and is known to be substantially under-diagnosed and unrecognized as a result of lack of adequate diagnostic and research information, including diseases known as "orphan diseases" for research purposes; and
"Secretary" means the Secretary of the West Virginia Department of Health.
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