{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-20-5j-4","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 20-5J-4","heading":"Commercial infectious medical waste facility prohibited.","body":"It shall be unlawful to construct or operate a commercial infectious medical waste facility in the State of West Virginia: Provided, That the secretary may authorize an exception to this prohibition solely for facilities not utilizing incineration technology in any form, including the manufacture or burning of refuse derived fuel: Provided, however, That such an exception may be granted only following: (1) The promulgation of legislative rules, in accordance with the provisions of chapter twenty-nine-a of this code, containing guidelines for such an exception that are being fully consistent with the findings and purposes contained in section two of this article; (2) a public hearing on the record in the region affected by the proposed facility; (3) an investigation of the infectious medical waste stream in the region affected by the proposed facility; and (4) a determination that programs to minimize and reduce the infectious medical waste stream have been implemented.","path":["CHAPTER 20. NATURAL RESOURCES.","ARTICLE 5J. MEDICAL WASTE ACT."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/20-5J-4/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:25:35Z","sha256":"34fd14c6a947fffa445dd355877343368b7aebca4e8a46aecaee24777d5817c4","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-20-5j-3","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-20-5j-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}