{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-27-4-2","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 27-4-2","heading":"Release of voluntary patients.","body":"The chief medical officer of a mental health facility shall release any voluntary patient who, in his opinion, has recovered or whose hospitalization is no longer advisable but he shall make every effort to assure that any further supportive services required to meet the patient's need upon his release will be provided.","path":["CHAPTER 27. MENTALLY ILL PERSONS.","ARTICLE 4. VOLUNTARY HOSPITALIZATION."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/27-4-2/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:26:36Z","sha256":"8d2737c4ec3a3e83b7783e4e0765d9601af5bb8577be547e1f6038f841182084","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-27-4-1","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-27-4-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}