{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-16-4a-1","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 16-4A-1","heading":"Compulsory serologic test.","body":"Every pregnant woman, resident in West Virginia, shall have a blood sample taken and submitted to the West Virginia state hygienic laboratory or other laboratory approved by the state department of health where there shall be performed thereon a standard serologic test for syphilis. Any standard laboratory test for syphilis approved by the state director of health shall be considered to be such a standard serologic test.","path":["CHAPTER 16. PUBLIC HEALTH.","ARTICLE 4A. PRENATAL EXAMINATION."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/16-4A-1/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:23:12Z","sha256":"f8b2839fe8aef935149d0d081e0e34aa761a4e4baa8cd23d910bc129562f6d36","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-16-4-30","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-16-4a-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}