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WV Code § 16-22B-2 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 16. Public Health|Article 22B. Birth Score Program|§16-22B-2. Birth Score Program Established

(a) The division of health within the Department of Health and Human Resources is hereby authorized to establish and implement a birth score program designed to combat postneonatal mortality and to detect debilitating conditions and possible developmental delays in newborn infants in the state.(b) The purpose and goals of the birth score program are to reduce the incidence of postneonatal mortality and disease by:(1) Identifying newborns at greatest risk for death between one month and one year of age; and(2) Linking these infants with physicians for close follow-up during the first year of life.(c) The birth score of a newborn infant shall be determined pursuant to the program established by the division of health by trained hospital or birthing facility personnel immediately after the infant is delivered.
WV Code § 16-22B-3 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 16. Public Health|Article 22B. Birth Score Program|§16-22B-3. Determination of Birth Score; Referral to Physician

(a) Any hospital or birthing facility in which an infant is born, any physician attending the infant, or any other person attending the infant if not under the care of a physician, shall require and ensure that a birth score is determined for the newborn infant in order to assess the level of risk for postneonatal mortality, debilitating conditions and developmental delays: Provided, That no birth score shall be determined or birth score program implemented if the parent or guardian objects to the birth score program on the grounds that it conflicts with their religious tenets and practices. Any infant delivered at a nonlicensed facility, including, but not limited to, home births, shall have a birth score determined by the child's primary physician within ten days of birth, subject to the exception set forth in this subsection.(b) When any infant receives a high risk birth score, as determined by the program established by this article, the parents shall be informed of the birth score and its implications, and then linked with a local primary care physician for a recommended six visits in the first six months of the infant's life.(c) The division of health, in cooperation with other state departments and agencies, may provide necessary medical and other referrals for services related to infants determined to be at high risk for postneonatal mortality and other debilitating conditions and developmental delays.
WV Code § 16-22B-4 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 16. Public Health|Article 22B. Birth Score Program|§16-22B-4. Rules

On or before June 30, 1998, the division of health shall propose rules for legislative approval in accordance with the provisions of article three, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code as may be needed to establish the program, ensure compliance and assess penalties as needed to implement the provisions of this article.
WV Code § 16-23-1 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 16. Public Health|Article 23. Transfusion of Blood; Transplanting Human Organs or Tissue|§16-23-1. Procuring, etc., Human Blood, etc., Organs or Other Human Tissue Declared Not a Sale; Warranties Inapplicable

The procuring, furnishing, donating, processing, distributing or the using of human whole blood, blood plasma, blood products, blood derivatives, corneas, bones or organs or other human tissue for the purpose of injecting, transfusing or transplanting any of them in the human body, is declared for all purposes to be the rendition of a service by every person, firm or corporation participating therein, whether or not any remuneration is paid therefor, and is declared not to be a sale of any such items and no warranties of any kind or description shall be applicable thereto.
WV Code § 16-24-8 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 16. Public Health|Article 24. State Hemophilia Program|§16-24-8. When Payments for Care and Treatment of Hemophiliacs May Be Made by Director

All resources reasonably available to the hemophiliac such as private insurance, Medicaid payments, aid from other state agency programs and private agency fundings must be used for payment of medical care for the hemophiliac before any funds provided pursuant to the state hemophilia program established by this article are used. Approved participating treatment centers may be reimbursed for services according to rates established by the director for that portion of approved care for the hemophiliac not covered by other insurance or assistance programs. Where such insurance or other assistance funds are available, approved treatment centers shall be required by the director to submit grant requests for such funds. Any center receiving any moneys from the director under the program established by this article must accept and comply with the director's standards hereunder for home care and ongoing patient evaluation.
WV Code § 16-27-1 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 16. Public Health|Article 27. Storage and Disposal of Radioactive Waste Materials|§16-27-1. Definitions

As used in this article:(1) "Byproduct material" means (i) any radioactive material (except special nuclear material) yielded in or made radioactive by exposure to the radiation incident to the process of producing or utilizing special nuclear material, and (ii) the tailings or wastes produced by the extraction or concentration of uranium or thorium from any ore processed primarily for its source material content;(2) "Dispose" or "disposal" means the discharge, deposit, injection, dumping, spilling, leaking or placing of a substance into or on any land, water or air;(3) "Low-level waste" means radioactive waste that:(A) Is neither high-level waste or transuranic, nor spent nuclear fuel, nor by-product material as defined in section 11 (e)(2) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended; and(B) Is any radioactive material that the United States nuclear regulatory commission classified as low-level radioactive waste on or after January 1, 1989: Provided, That any material classified as low-level radioactive waste on or after January 1, 1989, shall be considered low-level radioactive waste without regard to a nuclear regulatory commission determination that such material is below regulatory concern; and(C) Is any radioactive material produced after January 1, 1989, which would have been classified as a low-level radioactive waste, utilizing the standards in effect on that date, without regard to a determination by an agency of the United States government that such material is below regulatory concern;(4) "Radioactive waste material" means any discarded radioactive material in the form of, or resulting from the use of, any byproduct material, source material or special nuclear material and includes low-level waste;(5) "Source material" means (i) uranium or thorium, or any combination thereof, in any physical or chemical form; or (ii) ores which contain by weight one twentieth of one percent (0.05%) or more of (a) uranium, (b) thorium or (c) any combination thereof. Source material does not include special nuclear material;(6) "Special nuclear material" means (i) plutonium, uranium 233, uranium enriched in the isotope 233 or in the isotope 235; or (ii) any material artificially enriched by any of the foregoing but does not include source material;(7) "Store" or "storage" means the containment of a substance, either on a temporary basis or for a period of years, in such a manner as not to constitute disposal or transportation; and(8) "Transport" or "transportation" means any movement of a substance and any loading, unloading or storage incidental thereto.The Governor shall have the authority to add, by executive order, to the listing of materials constituting "source material" or "special nuclear material" by including such additional like materials as may be determined by the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission to constitute "source material" or "special nuclear material."
WV Code § 16-27-2 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 16. Public Health|Article 27. Storage and Disposal of Radioactive Waste Materials|§16-27-2. Storage or Disposal of Radioactive Waste Material Within the State Prohibited; Exceptions

(a) No person shall store or dispose of any radioactive waste material within the state: Provided, That the provisions of this section do not prohibit (1) the storage or disposal of such material produced within the state as a result of medical, educational, research or industrial activities and so stored or disposed of in compliance with all applicable state and federal laws, or (2) the transportation of such material out of or through the state when done in compliance with all applicable state and federal laws: Provided, however, That such waste from industrial activities does not include, for the purpose of this article, such material produced from the operation of any nuclear power generation facility, nuclear processing facility, or nuclear reprocessing facility.(b) The disposal of radioactive waste material in a solid waste facility or in a commercial solid waste facility, as defined in section two, article fifteen, chapter twenty-two of this code, is prohibited.
WV Code § 16-27-3 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 16. Public Health|Article 27. Storage and Disposal of Radioactive Waste Materials|§16-27-3. Authority of Director of Health

The director of health shall initiate investigations into any use of radioactive material or disposal of radioactive waste material that might be in violation of the provisions of this article. The director of health shall also be empowered to file complaints for alleged violations of this article and shall assist local law-enforcement officers and prosecuting attorneys in the investigation and prosecution of all violations of this article.
WV Code § 16-27-4 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 16. Public Health|Article 27. Storage and Disposal of Radioactive Waste Materials|§16-27-4. Penalties

Any person who violates the provisions of section two of this article is guilty of a felony, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than $1,000 nor more than $25,000 for each day of such violation, or imprisoned in the penitentiary not less than one nor more than five years, or both fined and imprisoned. If the conviction is for a violation committed after a first conviction of such person under this subsection, the person shall be guilty of a felony, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than $5,000 nor more than $50,000 for each day of such violation, or shall be imprisoned not less than two nor more than ten years, or both fined and imprisoned.
WV Code § 16-27A-1 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 16. Public Health|Article 27A. Ban on Construction of Nuclear Power Plants|§16-27A-1. Legislative Findings and Purposes

The Legislature finds and declares that the use of nuclear fuels and nuclear power poses an undue hazard to the health, safety and welfare of the people of the State of West Virginia, especially until there is an effective method to safely and permanently dispose of the radioactive wastes generated thereby. Therefore, it is the intent of the Legislature and the purpose of this article to ban the construction of any nuclear power plant, nuclear factory or nuclear electric power generating plant until such time as the proponents of any such facility can adequately demonstrate that a functional and effective national facility, which safely, successfully and permanently disposes of radioactive wastes, has been developed; that the construction of any nuclear facility in this state will be economically feasible for West Virginia rate payers; and that such facility shall comply with all applicable environmental protection laws, rules and requirements. For the purposes of this article, "nuclear power" means energy produced in any nuclear power plant, nuclear factory or nuclear electric power generating plant capable of a thermal output greater than one maggot but shall not include electricity carried over interstate transmission lines.
WV Code § 16-27A-2 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 16. Public Health|Article 27A. Ban on Construction of Nuclear Power Plants|§16-27A-2. Limited Ban on Construction of Nuclear Power Plants; Application to the Public Service Commission for Construction or Initiation

(a) No nuclear power plant, nuclear factory or nuclear electric power generating plant may be constructed or initiated until the Public Service Commission has approved the application for the same in accordance with the provisions of chapter twenty-four, article two of this code.(b) Any person or organization seeking to construct or initiate any nuclear power plant, nuclear factory or nuclear electric power generating plant in this state shall, prior to any construction or initiation, submit to the Public Service Commission an application for approval, together with the documentation required by this section.(c) An application for the construction or initiation of any nuclear power plant, nuclear factory or nuclear electric power generating plant shall not be considered for approval unless it contains documented reports or certification that:(1) A functional and effective national facility which safely, successfully and permanently disposes of any and all radioactive wastes associated with operating any such nuclear power plant, nuclear factory or nuclear electric power generating plant has been developed and that such facility has been proven safe, functional and effective by a minimum of twenty-four months' operation or experience; and(2) The construction of any nuclear facility in this state will be economically feasible for West Virginia rate payers; and(3) The proposed nuclear facility shall comply with all applicable environmental protection laws, rules and requirements.
WV Code § 16-29-1 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 16. Public Health|Article 29. Health Care Records|§16-29-1. Copies of Health Care Records to Be Furnished to Patients

(a) Any licensed, certified or registered health care provider so licensed, certified or registered under the laws of this state shall, upon the written request of a patient, his or her personal representative, as defined by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), as amended, and any rules promulgated pursuant to the act, and his or her authorized agent or authorized representative, within no more than thirty days from the receipt of the request, furnish a copy, in the form of a paper copy or, if requested and if the provider routinely stores records electronically and has the ability to so provide, a copy in an electronic format including, but not limited to, a downloadable format through a secure web portal, a copy saved upon a computer disc, an electronically mailed copy or a copy saved upon a portable memory device of all or a portion of the patient’s record to the patient, his or her personal representative, or authorized agent or authorized representative subject to the following exceptions:(1) In the case of a patient receiving treatment for psychiatric or psychological problems, a summary of the record shall be made available to the patient, personal representative, or his or her authorized agent or authorized representative following termination of the treatment program.(2) The furnishing of a copy, as requested, of the reports of x-ray examinations, electrocardiograms and other diagnostic procedures shall be deemed to comply with the provisions of this article.(b) Nothing in this article shall be construed to require a health care provider responsible for diagnosis, treatment or administering health care services in the case of minors for birth control, prenatal care, drug rehabilitation or related services or venereal disease according to any provision of this code, to release patient records of such diagnosis, treatment or provision of health care as aforesaid to a parent or guardian, without prior written consent therefor from the patient, nor shall anything in this article be construed to apply to persons regulated under the provisions of chapter eighteen of this code or the rules and regulations established thereunder.(c) This article does not apply to records subpoenaed or otherwise requested through court process, except for the fee provisions in section two of this article, which do apply to subpoenaed records.(d) The provisions of this article may be enforced by a patient, personal representative, authorized agent or authorized representative and any health care provider found to be in violation of this article shall pay any attorney fees and costs, including court costs incurred in the course of such enforcement.(e) Nothing in this article shall be construed to apply to health care records maintained by health care providers governed by the AIDS-related Medical Testing and Records Confidentiality Act under the provisions of article three-c of this chapter.
WV Code § 16-29A-1 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 16. Public Health|Article 29A. West Virginia Hospital Finance Authority Act|§16-29A-1. Short Title

This article shall be known and may be cited as the "West Virginia Hospital Finance Authority Act."
WV Code § 16-29A-2 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 16. Public Health|Article 29A. West Virginia Hospital Finance Authority Act|§16-29A-2. Declaration of Policy and Responsibility; Purpose and Intent of Article; Findings

It is hereby declared to be the public policy of the State of West Virginia and a responsibility of the State of West Virginia, for the benefit of the people of the state and the improvement of their health, welfare and living conditions, to provide hospitals with appropriate means at reasonable cost to maintain, expand, enlarge and establish health care, hospital and other related facilities and to provide hospitals with the ability to refinance indebtedness. This article shall provide a method to enable hospitals to provide or maintain at reasonable cost pursuant to reasonable terms the facilities, structures and services needed to accomplish the purposes of this article, all to the public benefit and good, to the extent and in the manner provided in this article.The Legislature finds and hereby declares that the responsibility of the state as outlined above cannot be effectively met without the hospital loan program as provided for in this article.
WV Code § 16-29A-6 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 16. Public Health|Article 29A. West Virginia Hospital Finance Authority Act|§16-29A-6. Hospital Loans

The authority may lend money to hospitals for the acquisition, construction, improvement or alteration of hospital facilities. A hospital loan shall not be made unless the authority is reasonably satisfied that there will be made available to the hospital from the hospital loan and other sources all the funds necessary to pay all project costs; that the hospital facilities will produce revenues sufficient, together with any other revenues pledged, to meet the principal of and interest on the hospital loan, other costs, expenses and charges in connection with the hospital loan and other charges or obligations of the hospital which may be prior or equal to the hospital loan, promptly as they become due; and that the hospital is otherwise soundly financed. The hospital loan may be secured by a deed of trust on or a security interest in, as applicable, property of the hospital, including the hospital facilities, and may provide for the appointment of a receiver to operate the hospital facilities in case of default. A hospital loan made pursuant to this section shall not exceed the project costs as determined by the authority. A hospital loan shall be secured in a manner, be repaid in a period not exceeding fifty years and bear interest at a rate, all as determined by the authority, which interest rate may be decreased or increased so that it shall in no event be less than the rate paid by the authority on notes, renewal notes or bonds issued to fund the hospital loan. Such terms and provisions shall be set forth in a loan agreement between the authority and the hospital.
WV Code § 16-29A-8 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 16. Public Health|Article 29A. West Virginia Hospital Finance Authority Act|§16-29A-8. Trustee for Bondholders; Contents of Trust Agreement

In the discretion of the authority, any bonds, including refunding bonds, or notes issued by the authority may be secured by a trust agreement between the authority and a corporate trustee, which trustee may be any trust company within or without the state. Any such trust agreement may contain provisions as set forth in section seven of this article with respect to the resolution. All expenses incurred in carrying out the provisions of any trust agreement may be treated as a part of the costs of the operation of the hospital loan program provided for hereunder. Any such trust agreement, indenture or resolution authorizing the issuance of bonds or notes may provide the method whereby the general administrative overhead expenses of the authority shall be allocated among the several hospitals to which hospital loans have been made.
WV Code § 16-29A-9 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 16. Public Health|Article 29A. West Virginia Hospital Finance Authority Act|§16-29A-9. Use of Funds by Authority; Restrictions Thereon

All moneys, properties and assets acquired by the authority, whether as proceeds from the sale of bonds or notes or as revenues or otherwise, shall be held by it in trust for the purposes of carrying out its powers and duties and shall be used and reused in accordance with the purposes and provisions of this article. Such moneys shall at no time be commingled with other public funds. Such moneys, except as otherwise provided in any resolution authorizing the issuance of bonds or notes or in any trust agreement securing the same, or except when invested pursuant to subsection nine of section five of this article, shall be kept in appropriate depositories and secured as provided and required by law. The resolution authorizing the issuance of such bonds or notes of any issue or the trust agreement securing such bonds or notes shall provide that any officer to whom, or any banking institution or trust company to which, such moneys are paid, shall act as trustee of such moneys and hold and apply them for the purposes hereof, subject to the conditions this article and such resolution or trust agreement provide.
WV Code § 16-29A-10 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 16. Public Health|Article 29A. West Virginia Hospital Finance Authority Act|§16-29A-10. Security for Bonds and Notes

A resolution authorizing the issuance of bonds or notes under this article may provide that the principal of an interest on the bonds or notes issued shall be secured by a lien on any or all of the fees and charges made or received, or to be received, by the authority from the hospital in connection with the hospital loan, on any or all of the money received in payment of the hospital loan and interest on the hospital loan, on any or all of investment earnings or profits on any of these sources or on any or all of the security held for that payment, and on other funds or assets of the authority pledged for such purpose.
WV Code § 16-29A-11 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 16. Public Health|Article 29A. West Virginia Hospital Finance Authority Act|§16-29A-11. Enforcement of Payment and Validity of Bonds and Notes

(a) The provisions of this article and any resolution, indenture, deed of trust or security agreement shall continue in effect until the principal of and interest on the bonds or notes of the authority have been fully paid, and the duties of the authority under this article and any resolution, indenture, deed of trust or security agreement shall be enforceable by any bondholder or noteholder by mandamus, trustee's sale under the deed of trust or other appropriate action in any court of competent jurisdiction.(b) The resolution authorizing the bonds or notes shall provide that such bonds or notes shall contain a recital that they are issued pursuant to this article, which recital shall be conclusive evidence of their validity and of the regularity of their issuance.