{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-16-40-7","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 16-40-7","heading":"Rules.","body":"Not later than July 1, 2003, the commissioner shall propose rules for legislative approval in accordance with the provisions of §29A-3-1 et seq. of this code to do all of the following:\n(1) Implement the birth defects information system;\n(2) Specify the types of congenital anomalies and abnormal conditions of newborns to be reported to the system under section two of this article;\n(3) Establish reporting requirements for information concerning diagnosed congenital anomalies and abnormal conditions of newborns;\n(4) Establish standards that are required to be met by persons or government entities that seek access to the system; and\n(5) Establish a form for use by parents or legal guardians who seek to have information regarding their children removed from the system and a method of distributing the form to local boards of health and to physicians. The method of distribution must include making the form available on the Internet.","path":["CHAPTER 16. PUBLIC HEALTH.","ARTICLE 40. STATEWIDE BIRTH DEFECTS INFORMATION SYSTEM."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/16-40-7/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:23:42Z","sha256":"c34aa3a7e2f8be3e18d6a51bc600a94d9c20b1c7f39eb8974c290a5713d4767a","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-16-40-6","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-16-40-8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}