{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-27-1a-2","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 27-1A-2","heading":"Creation; composition; control of state hospitals.","body":"There shall be a state department of mental health, to be known as the department of mental health. It shall be a corporation and, as such, shall have a seal and may contract and be contracted with. The department shall consist of a director of mental health, supervisors of divisions of the department, and such other employees as are needed to carry out its functions. The department shall supervise and control the state hospitals.","path":["CHAPTER 27. MENTALLY ILL PERSONS.","ARTICLE 1A. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/27-1A-2/","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":"5cbefe97fc0963317af1cf26d3c0ab1744d2c34e2de5ef7cea5c3f6b272f9542","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-27-1a-1","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-27-1a-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}