{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-16-5cc-2","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 16-5CC-2","heading":"Definitions.","body":"As used in this article:\n\"Department\" means the West Virginia Department of Health;\n\"Rare disease\" means any disease which affects fewer than 200,000 people in the United States and is known to be substantially under-diagnosed and unrecognized as a result of lack of adequate diagnostic and research information, including diseases known as \"orphan diseases\" for research purposes; and\n\"Secretary\" means the Secretary of the West Virginia Department of Health.","path":["CHAPTER 16. PUBLIC HEALTH.","ARTICLE 5CC. WEST VIRGINIA ADVISORY COUNCIL ON RARE DISEASES."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/16-5CC-2/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:23:26Z","sha256":"83d50fe842e925d5e4622c31cee47432e56332fba4e0f2c4d5b74338866ebcd3","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-16-5cc-1","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-16-5cc-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}