West Virginia § 16-46-1 Purpose and findings

West Virginia Statutes

§ 16-46-1 — Purpose and findings

West Virginia § 16-46-1

Ch. 16PUBLIC HEALTH

Art. 46ACCESS TO OPIOID ANTAGONISTS ACT

This text of West Virginia § 16-46-1 (Purpose and findings) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering West Virginia primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

W. Va. Code § 16-46-1 (2026).

Text

(a)The purpose of this article is to prevent deaths in circumstances involving individuals who have overdosed on opiates.

(b)The Legislature finds that permitting licensed health care providers to prescribe opioid antagonists to initial responders as well as individuals at risk of experiencing an overdose, their relatives, friends or caregivers may prevent accidental deaths as a result of opiate-related overdoses.

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

(a) The purpose of this article is to prevent deaths in circumstances involving individuals who have overdosed on opiates.

(b) The Legislature finds that permitting licensed health care providers to prescribe opioid antagonists to initial responders as well as individuals at risk of experiencing an overdose, their relatives, friends or caregivers may prevent accidental deaths as a result of opiate-related overdoses.