{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-16a-5-7","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 16A-5-7","heading":"Caregiver authorization and limitations.","body":"(a) Age. — An individual who is under twenty-one years of age may not be a caregiver unless a sufficient showing, as determined by the bureau, is made to the bureau that the individual should be permitted to serve as a caregiver.\n(b) Changing caregiver. — If a patient wishes to change or terminate the designation of the patient’s caregiver, for whatever reason, the patient shall notify the bureau as soon as practicable. The bureau shall issue a notification to the caregiver that the caregiver’s identification card is invalid and must be promptly returned to the bureau.\n(c) Denial in part. — If an application of a patient designates an individual as a caregiver who is not authorized to be a caregiver, that portion of the application shall be denied by the bureau. The bureau shall review the balance of the application and may approve that portion of it.","path":["CHAPTER 16A. MEDICAL CANNABIS ACT.","ARTICLE 5. PATIENTS."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/16A-5-7/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:23:46Z","sha256":"ac09d29bd58d467d7d4c29d1adf9c6f2efdb5ed03e7e19012e0df894603a0566","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-16a-5-6","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-16a-5-8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}