{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-16-30c-7","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 16-30C-7","heading":"Compliance with a do-not-resuscitate order.","body":"(a) Health care providers shall comply with the do-not-resuscitate order when presented with one of the following:\n(1) A do-not-resuscitate order completed by a physician on a form as specified in section six of this article;\n(2) Do-not-resuscitate identification as set forth in section thirteen of this article;\n(3) A do-not-resuscitate order for a person present or residing in a health care facility issued in accordance with the health care facility's policies and procedures; or\n(4) A physician orders for scope of treatment form in which a qualified physician has documented a do-not-resuscitate order.\n(b) Pursuant to this article, health care providers shall respect do-not-resuscitate orders for persons in health care facilities, ambulances, homes and communities within this state.","path":["CHAPTER 16. PUBLIC HEALTH.","ARTICLE 30C. DO NOT RESUSCITATE ACT."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/16-30C-7/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:23:39Z","sha256":"b869793fd05a36e6aaf4af73f12fc6020b7a439c2d235be60fd2f20d474bb327","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-16-30c-6","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-16-30c-8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}