{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-49-13-2","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 49-13-2","heading":"Definitions.","body":"For purposes of this article:\n\"Adequate wardrobe\" means clothes that are in good condition, appropriate for all seasons, and fit a child for the entirety of his or her time in placement;\n\"Approved necessities\" means necessities that have been approved by the department for purchase pursuant to this article;\n“Bureau” means the Bureau of Social Services;\n\"Department\" means the Department of Human Services;\n\"Initial clothing allowance\" means funding, from the bureau to the placement provider, to cover expenses for an adequate wardrobe and approved necessities at the time of initial placement, if needed;\n\"Inventory\" means a listing of a child’s wardrobe and necessities when the child enters a placement and includes any updates to the listing during a placement period;\n“Necessities\" means items, other than clothes, necessary to care for a child;\n\"Placement” means any placement of a child who is in the legal custody of the department in any foster home, kinship parent home, or residential care provider home; and\n“Placement provider\" means a foster parent, kinship parent, or residential care provider with whom the department has placed a child who has been removed from his or her home and is in the legal custody of the department.","path":["CHAPTER 49. CHILD WELFARE.","ARTICLE 13. REQUIREMENTS FOR CLOTHING ALLOWANCE AND APPROVED NECESSITIES"],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/49-13-2/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:30:43Z","sha256":"554d3aef5dc902b83436fdfb9d332817f13de3f8ab4cb73d72408398043bdbbf","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-49-13-1","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-49-13-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}