Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 36, September 6, 2024
Section 64-72-3 - Definitions3.1. Compact - The interstate compact on mental health appearing in W. Va. Code '27-14-1 et seq. that provides for the proper and expeditious transfer from one state to another of persons who have been committed with mental deficiency or mental illness.3.2. Compact administrator - The secretary of the department of health and human resources or his or her designee.3.3. Dangerous or potentially dangerous patient - A person who has escaped from an institution in another state and poses a threat to society by his or her escape.