{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-16b-8-1","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 16B-8-1","heading":"Purpose and short title.","body":"This article shall be known as the Hospice Licensure Act. The purpose of this Act is to establish licensing requirements for hospices. It is the intent of the Legislature to establish, promote and make available within this state a comprehensive hospice care program for the treatment of physical, emotional, and mental symptoms of terminal illness.","path":["CHAPTER 16B. INSPECTOR GENERAL.","ARTICLE 8. HOSPICE LICENSURE ACT."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/16B-8-1/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:23:49Z","sha256":"2372b59cbce265401c1ee4c2d74ee09d304025699ce540d19453b94b24083207","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-16b-7-10","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-16b-8-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}