{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-16-30-20","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 16-30-20","heading":"Living wills previously executed.","body":"A living will executed prior to the effective date of this article and which expressly provides for the withholding or withdrawal of life-prolonging intervention or for the termination of life-sustaining procedures in substantial compliance with the provisions of section four of this article is hereby recognized as a valid living will, as though it were executed in compliance with the provisions of this article.","path":["CHAPTER 16. PUBLIC HEALTH.","ARTICLE 30. WEST VIRGINIA HEALTH CARE DECISIONS ACT."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/16-30-20/","current_through":"as of 2026-10-13; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session (newest effective date 2027-07-01)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-10-18T03:18:34Z","sha256":"7a785fae22c6af81f824f90817b5a10fc09fa1ec71244a651ca144fbe40f206a","source_id":"us-wv","stale":false,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-16-30-19","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-16-30-21"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}