West Virginia Statutes
§ 27-1-6 — State hospital
"State hospital" means any hospital, center or institution, or part of any hospital, center or institution, established, maintained and operated by the state, or by the state in conjunction with a political subdivision of the state, to provide inpatient or outpatient care and treatment for the mentally ill, intellectually disabled or addicted. The terms "hospital" and "state hospital" exclude correctional and regional jail facilities.
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Legislative History
2023 Reg. Sess., HB3191; 2023 Reg. Sess., SB1004; 2010 Reg. Sess., HB4281; 1997 Reg. Sess., SB553; 1977 Reg. Sess., SB585; 1974 Reg. Sess., HB910; 1965 Reg. Sess., HB586
Nearby Sections
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§ 27-1-1
Definitions§ 27-1-10
Psychologists and psychiatrists§ 27-1-11
Addiction§ 27-1-12
Likely to cause serious harm§ 27-1-13
Chief medical officer§ 27-1-14
Detained or taken into custody§ 27-1-15
Computation of time§ 27-1-16
Incapacitated§ 27-1-17
Judicial officer§ 27-1-2
Mental illness§ 27-1-3
Intellectual disability§ 27-1-4
Inebriate§ 27-1-5
Physician§ 27-1-6
State hospital