{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-16-39-4","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 16-39-4","heading":"Prohibition against discrimination or retaliation.","body":"(a) No person may retaliate or discriminate in any manner against any health care worker because the worker, or any person acting on behalf of the worker:\n(1) Makes a good faith report, or is about to report, verbally or in writing, to the health care entity or appropriate authority an instance of wrongdoing or waste.\n(2) Advocated on behalf of a patient or patients with respect to the care, services or conditions of a health care entity;\n(3) Initiated, cooperated or otherwise participated in any investigation or proceeding of any governmental entity relating to the care, services or conditions of a health care entity.\n(b) A health care worker with respect to the conduct described is acting in good faith if the health care worker reasonably believes:\n(1) That the information is true; and\n(2) Constitutes waste or wrongdoing as defined in section three of this article.","path":["CHAPTER 16. PUBLIC HEALTH.","ARTICLE 39. PATIENT SAFETY ACT."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/16-39-4/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:23:41Z","sha256":"38a0056a67cf84119f28a676e0070e70ee0276ff965338d1075f91cf9ad11461","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-16-39-3","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-16-39-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}