reglab/housing_qa huggingface dataset:
WV Code § 16-3-3 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 16. Public Health|Article 3. Prevention and Control of Communicable and Other Infectious Diseases|§16-3-3. Communicable Diseases on Vessels or Trains; Offenses; Penalty

The state department of health, its agents and employees, and the local boards of health, in the absence of the state department, its agents and employees, when they have reason to believe that any steamboat or other watercraft navigating the Ohio river or its tributaries in this state, or any other of the waters of the state, or bordering thereon, is infected with any communicable disease, may prevent the landing of such boat or craft at any point in this state. They may also, if they have reason to believe that any railroad train, coach or other vehicle passing on or along any railroad in this state, contains any person having a communicable disease or any thing infected with contagious matter, detain such train, coach or vehicle at any station or point on such railroad where it can be done with safety, for a time sufficient to examine the same, and if found to be so infected, for a time sufficient to disinfect the same; and if the conductor or person in charge of such train, coach or vehicle, shall willfully fail or refuse to stop the said train, coach or vehicle for the time aforesaid, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, punished as prescribed in section two of this article.
WV Code § 16-3-4a (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 16. Public Health|Article 3. Prevention and Control of Communicable and Other Infectious Diseases|§16-3-4a. Influenza Immunizations

(a) A hospital licensed pursuant to the provisions of article five-b of this chapter shall offer to an inpatient who is sixty-five years of age or older an influenza immunization prior to discharge from October 1 of every year and continuing through March 1 of the following year.(b) The immunizations may not be offered in cases where the immunization is contraindicated.(c) The requirements of this section are subject to the availability for sufficient influenza immunizations.(d) Nothing in this section may be construed to require an influenza immunization as a condition of receiving any type of service or as a condition of discharge.
WV Code § 16-3-6 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 16. Public Health|Article 3. Prevention and Control of Communicable and Other Infectious Diseases|§16-3-6. Nuisances Affecting Public Health

The state director of health or any county or municipal health officer shall inquire into and investigate all nuisances affecting the public health within his jurisdiction; and the said director or any such officer or the county commission of any county or any municipality is authorized and empowered to apply to the circuit court of the county in which any such nuisance exists, or to the judge thereof in vacation, for an injunction forthwith to restrain, prevent or abate such nuisance.
WV Code § 16-3-7 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 16. Public Health|Article 3. Prevention and Control of Communicable and Other Infectious Diseases|§16-3-7. Inflammation of the Eyes of the Newborn

Any inflammation, swelling, or unusual redness in either one or both eyes of any infant, either apart from, or together with any unnatural discharge from the eye or eyes of such infant, independent of the nature of the infection, if any, occurring at any time within two weeks after the birth of such infant, shall be known as "inflammation of the eyes of the newborn" (ophthalmia neonatorum).
WV Code § 16-3-8 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 16. Public Health|Article 3. Prevention and Control of Communicable and Other Infectious Diseases|§16-3-8. Inflammation of the Eyes of the Newborn -- Duty of Those Assisting at Childbirth to Report Cases; Treatment

It shall be the duty of any physician, surgeon, obstetrician, midwife, nurse, maternity home or hospital of any nature, parent, relative and persons attendant on or assisting in any way whatsoever any infant, or the mother of any infant, at childbirth, or at any time within two weeks after childbirth, knowing that the condition described in the preceding section exists, immediately to report such fact in writing to the local health officer of the county or municipality within which the infant or the mother of any infant may reside. In the event of there being no health officer in such county or municipality, the nurse or midwife in attendance shall immediately report the condition to some qualified practitioner of medicine and thereupon withdraw from the case except as she may act under the physician's instructions. On receipt of such report, the health officer, or the physician notified by a midwife where no health officer exists, shall immediately give to the parents or persons having charge of such infant a warning of the dangers to the eye, or eyes, of said infant, and shall for indigent cases provide the necessary treatment at the expense of said county or municipality.
WV Code § 16-3-9 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 16. Public Health|Article 3. Prevention and Control of Communicable and Other Infectious Diseases|§16-3-9. Inflammation of the Eyes of the Newborn -- Duties of Local Health Officer

It shall be the duty of the local health officer to investigate, or have investigated, every such case reported to him in pursuance of law, and any other cases that may come to his attention; to report all cases of inflammation of the eyes of the newborn and the result of all such investigations as the West Virginia board of health shall direct; and to conform to such other rules and regulations as the West Virginia board of health shall promulgate for his further guidance.
WV Code § 16-3-10 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 16. Public Health|Article 3. Prevention and Control of Communicable and Other Infectious Diseases|§16-3-10. Inflammation of Eyes of Newborn -- Use of an Appropriate Medication as Prophylactic

It shall be unlawful for any physician, nurse-midwife or midwife, practicing midwifery, or other health care professional to neglect or otherwise fail to instill or have instilled, immediately upon its birth, in the eyes of the newborn babe, the contents of a single-use tube of an ophthalmic ointment containing one percent tetracycline or one half of one percent erythromycin or the equivalent dosage of such medications or other appropriate medication approved by the director for prevention of inflammation of the eyes of the newborn. Every physician, nurse-midwife or midwife or other health care professional shall, in making a report of a birth, state the name of the appropriate medication which was instilled into the eyes of said infant. The director shall establish a list of appropriate medications for prevention of inflammation of the eyes of the newborn. The list shall be kept current and distributed to appropriate health care facilities and such other sources as the director may determine to be necessary.
WV Code § 16-3-11 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 16. Public Health|Article 3. Prevention and Control of Communicable and Other Infectious Diseases|§16-3-11. Same -- Duty of Clerk of County Commission

It shall be the duty of the clerk of the county commission of each county, on or before the fifteenth day of each month, to certify to the prosecuting attorney of his county all reports of births filed during the preceding calendar month which fail to show that an appropriate medication for prevention of inflammation of the eyes of the newborn hereinbefore provided for was instilled.
WV Code § 16-3-12 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 16. Public Health|Article 3. Prevention and Control of Communicable and Other Infectious Diseases|§16-3-12. Same -- Duties of the State Director of Health; Duties of Board of Health

It shall be the duty of the state director of health:(a) To enforce the provisions of sections seven through thirteen, inclusive, of this article;(b) To provide for the gratuitous distribution of one percent solution of silver nitrate outfits, together with proper directions for the use and administration thereof, to all physicians and midwives who may be engaged in the practice of obstetrics, or assisting at childbirth;(c) To publish and promulgate such further advice and information concerning the dangers of inflammation of the eyes of the newborn as is necessary for prompt and effective treatment;(d) To furnish copies of sections seven through thirteen, inclusive, of this article to all physicians and midwives who may be engaged in the practice of obstetrics, or assisting at childbirth;(e) To keep a proper record of any and all cases of inflammation of the eyes of the newborn of which reports are filed with the state director of health pursuant to law, or which may come to his attention in any way, and to constitute such records a part of the annual report to the Governor; and(f) To report any and all violations of the public health laws or of any rules or regulations lawfully adopted pursuant thereto that may come to his attention, to the prosecuting attorney of the county wherein said violations may have occurred, and to assist said official in any way possible in the prosecution of such cases.It shall be the duty of the state board of health Should this be Secretary of the Department of Health and Should this be Secretary of the Department of Health and Should this be Secretary of the Department of Health and to promulgate such rules and regulations as shall be necessary for the purpose of enforcing said provisions, and as the state director of health may deem necessary for the further and proper guidance of local health officers.
WV Code § 16-3-13 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 16. Public Health|Article 3. Prevention and Control of Communicable and Other Infectious Diseases|§16-3-13. Same -- Offenses; Penalties

Whoever, being a physician, surgeon, midwife, obstetrician, nurse, manager or person in charge of a maternity home or hospital, parent, relative, or person attending upon or assisting at the birth of an infant, violates any of the provisions of sections eight or ten of this article, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof shall be fined not less than ten nor more than $50.
WV Code § 16-3A-1 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 16. Public Health|Article 3A. Repository of Information on Medical Treatment for Certain Hazardous Materials; Request for Information; Penalties; Enforcement|§16-3A-1. Purpose and Legislative Findings

(a) The purpose of this article is to provide a centralized repository of information on hazardous materials and to identify the chemical elements of such materials, the harmful effects of exposure to such materials and the proper recommended emergency medical treatment for exposure to such hazardous materials.(b) The Legislature finds that there is a lack of adequate information concerning hazardous materials, present in West Virginia, the immediate effects of exposure to such hazardous materials on human beings and the appropriate emergency medical treatment for exposure to hazardous materials. This lack of information increases the medical health risks of persons or communities who are exposed to hazardous materials. The prompt availability of this information would afford increased protection to persons and communities exposed to hazardous materials.
WV Code § 16-3B-1 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 16. Public Health|Article 3B. Pertussis|§16-3B-1. Definitions

(a) "Health care provider" means any licensed health care professional, organization or institution, whether public or private, under whose authority pertussis vaccine is administered.(b) "Major adverse reaction" means any serious illness, disability or impairment of mental, emotional, behavioral or physical functioning or development, the first manifestation of which appears within four weeks after the date of administration of pertussis vaccine and for which there is reasonable scientific or medical evidence that pertussis vaccine causes, or significantly contributed to, such effect.(c) "Any other adverse reaction" means any reaction which the department, after consultation with the medical and pharmacy faculties of West Virginia's teaching hospitals, determines by guideline is a basis for not continuing with pertussis vaccine administration.(d) "Pertussis vaccine" means any vaccine that contains materials intended to prevent the occurrence of pertussis, whether or not the materials are administered separately or in conjunction with other materials intended to prevent the occurrence of other diseases.
WV Code § 16-3B-2 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 16. Public Health|Article 3B. Pertussis|§16-3B-2. Information Supplied to Individuals' Parents Prior to Administration of Pertussis Vaccine

(a) Prior to the administration of pertussis vaccine, the health care provider shall provide to the individual's parent or guardian written information satisfying the requirements of this section, and by appropriate inquiries attempt to elicit the information necessary to make the determinations required by this section:(1) The frequency, severity and potential long-term effects of pertussis;(2) Possible adverse reactions to pertussis vaccine which, if they occur, should be brought to the immediate attention of the health care provider;(3) A form listing symptoms to be monitored and containing places where information can be recorded to assist in reporting to the health care provider, health officer and the department;(4) Measures parents should take to reduce the risk of, or to respond to, any adverse reaction;(5) Early warning signs or symptoms to which parents should be alert as possible precursors to an adverse reaction;(6) When and to whom parents should report any adverse reaction; and(7) The information required under section four of this article.
WV Code § 16-3B-3 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 16. Public Health|Article 3B. Pertussis|§16-3B-3. Recordation of Pertussis Vaccine Administration

(a) At the time of administration of pertussis vaccine to an individual, the health care provider shall record in a permanent record to which the patient or the patient's parent or guardian shall have access on request:(1) The date of each vaccination;(2) The manufacturer and lot number of the vaccine used for each;(3) Any other identifying information on the vaccine used; and(4) The name and title of the health care provider.(b) Within twenty-four hours after an adverse reaction is recognized by any health care provider who has administered pertussis vaccine to an individual and has reason to believe that the individual has had a major adverse reaction to the vaccine, such health care provider shall:(1) Record all relevant information in the individual's permanent medical record; and(2) Report the information including the manufacturer's name and lot number to the county health officer who shall immediately forward the information to the department. On receipt of the information, the department shall immediately notify the vaccine manufacturer, and the United States centers for disease control.
WV Code § 16-3B-4 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 16. Public Health|Article 3B. Pertussis|§16-3B-4. Data Collection on Pertussis Vaccine Administration

(a) By guideline, the department shall establish a system, sufficient for the purposes of subsections (b) and (c) of this section, to collect data from the local health officers, from public and private health care providers and from parents on the incidence of pertussis and major adverse reactions to pertussis vaccine.(b) On the basis of information collected under this subsection and of other information available, the department shall periodically revise and update the information required by and the guidelines adopted under section two of this article.(c)(1) The department shall report to the United States centers for disease control all information collected under this section, including that received under section three of this article.(2) The department shall report annually to the Legislature on the incidence of pertussis and of adverse reactions to pertussis vaccine.
WV Code § 16-3B-5 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 16. Public Health|Article 3B. Pertussis|§16-3B-5. Public Hearings

(a) The department shall adopt guidelines, after notice and public hearing in accordance with the administrative procedures act, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code, setting forth:(1) The circumstances under which pertussis vaccine should not be administered;(2) The circumstances under which administration of the vaccine should be delayed;(3) Any categories of potential recipients who are significantly more vulnerable to major adverse reactions than is the general population; and(4) Procedures to notify all health care providers of the content of the final guidelines and all updates issued thereafter.(b) The administration of pertussis vaccine to an individual may not be required by any provision of law if, in the judgment of the health care provider:(1) The circumstances specified under this section are present; or(2) Taking into account the information specified under this section as well as all other relevant information, the risk to the potential recipient outweighs the benefits both to the potential recipient and to the public in administering the vaccine.(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect any emergency authority of the director of health under any other provision of law to protect the public health.
WV Code § 16-3C-4 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 16. Public Health|Article 3C. AIDS-Related Medical Testing and Records Confidentiality Act|§16-3C-4. Substituted Consent

(a) If the person whose consent is necessary under this article for HIV-related testing or the authorization of the release of test results is unable to give such consent or authorization because of mental incapacity or incompetency, the consent or authorization shall be obtained from another person in the following order of preference:(1) A person holding a durable power of attorney for health care decisions;(2) The person's duly appointed legal guardian;(3) The person's next-of-kin in the following order of preference: spouse, parent, adult child, sibling, uncle or aunt, and grandparent.(b) The person's inability to consent shall not be permitted to result in prolonged delay or denial of necessary medical treatment.(c) The information required to be provided to the patient pursuant to subsections (b) and (d), section two of this article, shall be provided to the person giving substituted consent hereunder.
WV Code § 16-3C-5 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 16. Public Health|Article 3C. AIDS-Related Medical Testing and Records Confidentiality Act|§16-3C-5. Remedies and Penalties

(a) Any person aggrieved by a violation of this article has right of action in the circuit court and may recover for the violation:(1) Against any person who recklessly violates a provision of this article, liquidated damages of $1,000 or actual damages, whichever is greater; or(2) Against any person who intentionally or maliciously violated a provision of this article, liquidated damages of $10,000 or actual damages, whichever is greater; and(3) Reasonable attorney fees; and(4) Such other relief, including an injunction, as the court may consider appropriate.(b) Any action under this article is barred unless the action is commenced within five years after the violation occurs.(c) Nothing in this article limits the rights of the subject of an HIV-related test to recover damages or other relief under any other applicable law.(d) Nothing in this article may be construed to impose civil liability for disclosure of an HIV-related test result in accordance with any reporting guidelines or requirements of the department or the centers for disease control of the United States Public Health Service.
WV Code § 16-3C-6 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 16. Public Health|Article 3C. AIDS-Related Medical Testing and Records Confidentiality Act|§16-3C-6. Prohibiting Certain Acts; HIV Tests Results

(a) A positive HIV test report, or the diagnosis of AIDS related complex (ARC), or the diagnosis of the AIDS syndrome or disease, may not constitute a basis upon which to deny the individual so diagnosed, access to quality health care: Provided, That this subsection does not apply to insurance.(b) No student of any school or institution of higher learning, public or private, may be excluded from attending the school or institution of higher learning, or from participating in school sponsored activities, on the basis of a positive HIV test, or a diagnosis of ARC, or AIDS syndrome or disease. Exclusion from attendance or participation, as described above, shall be determined on a case by case basis, in consultation with the individual's parents, medical care provider, health authorities, school or institution administrators or medical advisors, in accordance with policies and guidelines which may have been established by the entities. Exclusion may only be based on the student representing an unacceptable risk as agreed to by the department for the transmission of the HIV to others because of the stage or nature of the illness.
WV Code § 16-3C-8 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 16. Public Health|Article 3C. AIDS-Related Medical Testing and Records Confidentiality Act|§16-3C-8. Administrative Implementation

(a) The commissioner of the bureau shall immediately implement and enforce the provisions of this article, and shall adopt rules to the extent necessary for further implementation of the article. The rules proposed by the bureau pursuant to this article may include procedures for taking appropriate action with regard to health care facilities or health care providers which violate this article or the rules promulgated hereunder. The provisions of the state administrative procedures act apply to all administrative rules and procedures of the bureau pursuant to this article, except that in case of conflict between the state administrative procedures act and this article, the provisions of this article shall control.(b) The bureau shall promulgate rules to assure adequate quality control for all laboratories conducting HIV tests and to provide for a reporting and monitoring system for reporting to the bureau all positive HIV tests results.
WV Code § 16-3C-9 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 16. Public Health|Article 3C. AIDS-Related Medical Testing and Records Confidentiality Act|§16-3C-9. Individual Banking of Blood by Health Care Providers for Elective Surgery or Medical Procedures

Any person may, in contemplation of elective surgery or other elective medical procedures for which a blood transfusion may be required, request the health care provider conducting such surgery or medical procedure, or any private, public or nonprofit blood bank, to make or cause to be made appropriate provisions to store and bank that individual's blood for use during such surgery or medical procedure. The health care provider or the private, public or nonprofit blood bank shall, upon such request, store and bank a person's blood and the health care provider shall use such blood in the elective surgery or medical procedure to the extent such blood is available.