{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-16-5x-1","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 16-5X-1","heading":"Definitions.","body":"For purpose of this article:\n(1) \"Aftercare\" means any assistance provided by a designated lay caregiver to an individual under this article after the patient's discharge from a hospital. Assistance may include tasks that are limited to the patient's condition at the time of discharge that do not require a licensed professional;\n(2) \"Discharge\" means a patient's exit or release from a hospital to the patient's residence following an inpatient stay;\n(3) \"Hospital\" means a facility licensed pursuant to article five-b, chapter sixteen of this code and any acute care facility operated by state government;\n(4) \"Lay caregiver\" means any individual eighteen years of age or older designated as a lay caregiver pursuant to the provisions of this article who provides aftercare assistance to a patient in the patient's residence; and\n(5) \"Residence\" means a dwelling considered by a patient to be his or her home, not including a hospital or, a nursing home or group home, as defined by section two, article five-c, chapter sixteen of this code.","path":["CHAPTER 16. PUBLIC HEALTH.","ARTICLE 5X. CAREGIVER ADVISE, RECORD AND ENABLE ACT."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/16-5X-1/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:23:26Z","sha256":"696557ffb22e98bc9a5af3387556415228aa274ffd270d3d877356f47520c6ff","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-16-5w-8","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-16-5x-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}