W. Va. Code § 16A-5-7

Current through 2024 First Special Session
Section 16A-5-7 - Caregiver authorization and limitations
(a)Age. - An individual who is under twenty-one years of age may not be a caregiver unless a sufficient showing, as determined by the bureau, is made to the bureau that the individual should be permitted to serve as a caregiver.
(b)Changing caregiver. - If a patient wishes to change or terminate the designation of the patient's caregiver, for whatever reason, the patient shall notify the bureau as soon as practicable. The bureau shall issue a notification to the caregiver that the caregiver's identification card is invalid and must be promptly returned to the bureau.
(c)Denial in part. - If an application of a patient designates an individual as a caregiver who is not authorized to be a caregiver, that portion of the application shall be denied by the bureau. The bureau shall review the balance of the application and may approve that portion of it.

W. Va. Code § 16A-5-7

Added by 2017 Acts, ch. 195 (SB 386), eff. 4/6/2017.