{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-49-2-702","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 49-2-702","heading":"Duty of health care facility or practitioner.","body":"The decision of a caregiver who possesses and presents a notarized affidavit of caregiver consent for a minor's health care pursuant to section seven hundred three of this article shall be honored by a health care facility or practitioner unless the health care facility or practitioner has actual knowledge that a parent, legal custodian or guardian of a minor has made a contravening decision to consent to or to refuse medical treatment for the minor.","path":["CHAPTER 49. CHILD WELFARE.","ARTICLE 2. STATE RESPONSIBILITIES FOR CHILDREN."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/49-2-702/","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":"ef88645469d579118156c05ed5d6ed67b5cfba50943c87d8727bcc0fa16737f9","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-49-2-701","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-49-2-703"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}