{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-49-2-705","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 49-2-705","heading":"Good faith reliance on affidavit; applicability.","body":"(a) Any person who relies in good faith on the affidavit of caregiver consent for a minor's health care:\n(1) Has no obligation to conduct any further inquiry or investigation; and\n(2) Is not subject to civil or criminal liability or to professional disciplinary action because of the reliance.\n(b) Subsection (a) of this section applies even if medical treatment is provided to a minor in contravention of a decision of a parent, legal custodian or guardian of the minor who signed the affidavit if the person providing care has no actual knowledge of the decision of the parent, legal custodian or guardian.","path":["CHAPTER 49. CHILD WELFARE.","ARTICLE 2. STATE RESPONSIBILITIES FOR CHILDREN."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/49-2-705/","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":"6f6d8103ebe583406f63639ac27d17f7f2ae977baead82c5bc3c99fdb3451e4e","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-49-2-704","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-49-2-706"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}