West Virginia Statutes
§ 27-6A-10 — Medications and management of court-ordered individuals
West Virginia·Ch. 27 MENTALLY ILL PERSONS·Art. 6A COMPETENCY AND CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY OF PERSONS CHARGED OR CONVICTED OF A CRIME
(a)At any time pursuant to §27-6A-2, §27-6A-3, or §27-6A-4 of this code, an individual is court ordered to a mental health facility or state hospital, the individual has the right to receive treatment under the standards of medical management.
(b)An individual with health care decision-making capacity may refuse medications or other management unless court-ordered to be treated, or unless a treating clinician determines that medication or other management is necessary in emergencies or to prevent danger to the individual or others:Provided, That medication management intended to treat an individual’s condition that causes or contributes to incompetency shall constitute treatment.
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Legislative History
2021 Reg. Sess., SB702; 2007 Reg. Sess., SB117; 1957 Reg. Sess., HB146
Nearby Sections
15
§ 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