{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-16-5l-17","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 16-5L-17","heading":"Availability of legal counsel.","body":"The state commission on aging shall establish and maintain procedures to ensure that:\n(a) Adequate legal counsel is available to the long-term care ombudsman program for advice, consultation and representation as necessary for any state or regional long-term care ombudsman or ombudsman volunteer in connection with the performance of the ombudsman's or ombudsman volunteer's official duties; and\n(b) The long-term care ombudsman program has the ability to pursue administrative, legal and other appropriate remedies on behalf of residents of long-term care facilities.","path":["CHAPTER 16. PUBLIC HEALTH.","ARTICLE 5L. LONG-TERM CARE OMBUDSMAN PROGRAM."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/16-5L-17/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:23:22Z","sha256":"8e7fca57cf10b77bddeeec1cc436fc1fcab2a515ccc1a8e0f4b0f68786419e64","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-16-5l-16","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-16-5l-18"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}