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Home » US Law » 2022 West Virginia Code » Chapter 16. Public Health » Article 4. Sexually Transmitted Diseases » §16-4-19. Voluntary Submission to Examination and Treatment; Charges; Disposition of Money Collected

(a)(1) Any person may report to any municipal or county health department and voluntarily submit himself or herself to all tests and examinations necessary to ascertain whether he or she is infected with a sexually transmitted disease; and the health department shall conduct and administer all necessary tests and examinations to ascertain whether the person has any sexually transmitted disease.

(2) A person who is tested for sexually transmitted diseases at a local health department pursuant to this subsection shall be responsible for paying the reasonable costs of testing, either directly or through billing the person’s medical provider.