{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-49-2-503","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 49-2-503","heading":"Report of birth of special health care needs child.","body":"Within thirty days after the birth of a child with a congenital deformity, the physician, midwife or other person attending the birth shall report to the Department of Human Services, on forms prescribed by them, the birth of the child.\nThe report shall be solely for the use of the Department of Human Services and shall not be open for public inspection.","path":["CHAPTER 49. CHILD WELFARE.","ARTICLE 2. STATE RESPONSIBILITIES FOR CHILDREN."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/49-2-503/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:30:38Z","sha256":"317cf8f573706e0a93f5ac03b6952a8ee849c0d0851f83b309e1fdb23374ba27","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-49-2-502","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-49-2-504"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}