{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-16-5x-5","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 16-5X-5","heading":"Exceptions and immunity.","body":"(a) This article may not be construed to interfere with the rights of a person legally authorized to make health care decisions as provided in article thirty, chapter sixteen of this code.\n(b) Nothing in this act shall be construed to create a private right of action against a hospital, hospital employee, a duly authorized agent of the hospital or any consultants or contractors with whom the hospital has a contractual relationship.\n(c) A hospital, a hospital employee or any consultants or contractors with whom a hospital has a contractual relationship shall not be held liable in any way for services rendered or not rendered by the lay caregiver.","path":["CHAPTER 16. PUBLIC HEALTH.","ARTICLE 5X. CAREGIVER ADVISE, RECORD AND ENABLE ACT."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/16-5X-5/","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":"a550b527973edf14375bc6d7d9a08c79f8b7574b352ecb164f9e1312539f62d8","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-16-5x-4","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-16-5x-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}