{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-49-2-106","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 49-2-106","heading":"Department responsibility for foster care homes.","body":"It is the responsibility of the Department of Human Services to provide care for neglected children who are committed to its care for custody or guardianship. The department may provide this care for children in family homes meeting required standards of certification established and enforced by the Department of Human Services.","path":["CHAPTER 49. CHILD WELFARE.","ARTICLE 2. STATE RESPONSIBILITIES FOR CHILDREN."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/49-2-106/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:30:37Z","sha256":"4466bdaab8e30fcedc14401a460ffef96eff04032cd027e9246953e1fc5125cd","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-49-2-105","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-49-2-107"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}