§27-1A-12. Independent Informal Dispute Resolution
(a) A behavioral health provider licensed by the Department of Health and Human Resources adversely affected by an order or citation of a deficient practice issued pursuant to this article or pursuant to federal law may request to use the independent informal dispute resolution process established by this section. A licensee may contest a cited […]
§27-2-1. State Hospitals and Other Facilities; Transfer of Control and Property From Department of Mental Health to Department of Health and Human Resources; Civil Service Coverage
The state hospitals heretofore established at Weston, Huntington and Lakin, are continued and known respectively as the William R. Sharpe, Jr. Hospital, Mildred-Mitchell Bateman Hospital and Lakin Hospital. These state hospitals and centers are managed, directed and controlled by the Department of Health and Human Resources. Any person employed by the Department of Mental Health […]
§27-1A-8. Superintendents to Pay Money to State Treasury Through Department of Mental Health; Appropriations; Deficiency; How Met
All moneys and funds belonging to the state which shall come into the possession or under the control of the superintendent or other officer of a state hospital under the control of the department of mental health shall be paid to the director of mental health monthly, on or before the tenth day of the […]
§27-1A-4. Powers and Duties of the Secretary
In addition to the powers and duties set forth in any other provision of this code, the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Resources has the following powers and duties: (a) To develop and maintain a state plan which sets forth needs of the state in the areas of mental health and intellectual […]
§27-1A-5. Division of Administration; Deputy; Deputy Commissioner; Deputy Commissioner's Qualifications, Powers and Duties
There shall be a division of administration in the department of mental health. The chief executive of this division shall be the deputy commissioner for administration. The deputy commissioner shall be a college graduate with not less than two years' experience in business administration, health services administration or hospital administration, with broad knowledge of accounting, […]
§27-1A-6. Division of Professional Services; Powers and Duties of Supervisor; Liaison With Other State Agencies
There is a Division of Professional Services established in the Department of Mental Health. The supervisor of this division shall assist the director in the operation of the programs or services of the department and shall be a qualified psychiatrist. The supervisor of this division has the following powers and duties: (1) To develop professional […]
§27-1A-7. Division of Community Services; Powers and Duties of Supervisor
There shall be a division of community services in the department of mental health. This division shall administer all funds made available to the State of West Virginia and any political subdivision thereof under the National Mental Health Act, and all other funds made available for use by this division. The director shall establish standards […]
§27-1-16. Incapacitated
"Incapacitated" means a level of intoxication at which an individual is incapable of physical or mental control of himself thus rendering him dangerous to himself or others or unable to protect himself from hazard.
§27-1-17. Judicial Officer
"Judicial officer" in the context of the provisions of this and other chapters of this code dealing with disposition of a charge of public intoxication, means a municipal judge, a magistrate or any judge of a court of record in this state.
§27-1A-1. Statement of Policy
The purpose of this article is to improve the administration of the state hospitals, raise the standards of treatment of the mentally ill and intellectually disabled in the state hospitals, encourage the further development of outpatient and diagnostic clinics, establish better research and training programs, and promote the development of mental health.