{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-27-1-6","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 27-1-6","heading":"State hospital.","body":"\"State hospital\" means any hospital, center or institution, or part of any hospital, center or institution, established, maintained and operated by the state, or by the state in conjunction with a political subdivision of the state, to provide inpatient or outpatient care and treatment for the mentally ill, intellectually disabled or addicted. The terms \"hospital\" and \"state hospital\" exclude correctional and regional jail facilities.","path":["CHAPTER 27. MENTALLY ILL PERSONS.","ARTICLE 1. WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/27-1-6/","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":"f73eb67d9c3487c7036b658860f805085bea893e1b4baa56618ee5ca2e8a8a2b","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-27-1-5","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-27-1-7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}