{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-27-1-5","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 27-1-5","heading":"Physician.","body":"A \"physician\" is a person licensed under the laws of this state to practice medicine or a medical officer of the government of the United States while in this state in the performance of his official duties.","path":["CHAPTER 27. MENTALLY ILL PERSONS.","ARTICLE 1. WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/27-1-5/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:26:35Z","sha256":"3a43b0fa404df012cc9310715ce76d00a16a2be3e38ceec95d7ca8fd6374bc27","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-27-1-4","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-27-1-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}