{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-16-4e-1","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 16-4E-1","heading":"Legislative findings.","body":"The Legislature finds that there is a need for a more comprehensive and uniform approach to any screening conducted by physicians and midwives to discover at-risk and high-risk pregnancies. A uniform approach would simplify the process, standardize the procedure and better identify those pregnancies that need more in-depth care and monitoring. Additionally, a uniform application would provide better and more measurable data regarding at-risk and high-risk pregnancies. This would allow public health officials to gain a better understanding of those conditions that are most frequently observed and to develop methodology to address those concerns.","path":["CHAPTER 16. PUBLIC HEALTH.","ARTICLE 4E. UNIFORM MATERNAL SCREENING ACT."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/16-4E-1/","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":"2026-10-18T03:11:29Z","sha256":"002d29025ae4bf47c5a22f3d982e89096d2e673dc6a5ece1910ff349d12b38ed","source_id":"us-wv","stale":false,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-16-4d-4","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-16-4e-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}