West Virginia Statutes
§ 27-4-2 — Release of voluntary patients
West Virginia § 27-4-2
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Bluebook
W. Va. Code § 27-4-2 (2026).
Text
The chief medical officer of a mental health facility shall release any voluntary patient who, in his opinion, has recovered or whose hospitalization is no longer advisable but he shall make every effort to assure that any further supportive services required to meet the patient's need upon his release will be provided.
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Legislative History
1974 Reg. Sess., HB910; 1965 Reg. Sess., HB586; 1955 Reg. Sess., HB228; 1947 Reg. Sess., HB47
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
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West Virginia § 27-4-2, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/wv/27/27-4-2.