§44-16-3. West Virginia Children With Autism Trust Board; Creation and Composition of the Trustee Board; Duties and Responsibilities; Reimbursement of Expenses
(a) The West Virginia Children with Autism Trust Board is created to qualify and oversee trust accounts created pursuant to this article and held by approved banks or trust companies for administration by qualified trustees. (b) The West Virginia Children with Autism Trust Board shall consist of the following governmental officials: The Tax Commissioner or […]
§44-16-4. Reports and Account
In addition to any other requirements of this article, the board shall: (a) Receive annual summary information on the financial condition of qualified trust funds and statements on the qualified trust funds and savings plan accounts from qualified trustees; and (b) Prepare, or have prepared, by January 1, each year, an annual report on the […]
§44-16-5. Confidentiality
Any information that would tend to disclose the identity of a beneficiary, account owner or donor is exempt from the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act, located in chapter twenty-nine-b of this code. Nothing in this section prohibits disclosure or publication of information in a statistical or other form which does not identify the […]
§44-16-6. Effective Date
This article is effective for years beginning on or after January 1, 2011.
§44-16-1. Definitions
For purposes of this article, the following terms have the meanings ascribed to them, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (a) "Autism" means a complex developmental disability and spectrum disorder, whose diagnosis must be clinically confirmed by qualified physicians and psychiatrists after extensive examination and testing, defined by a certain set of behaviors and symptoms […]
§44-16-2. Creation of a Qualified Trust for a Child With Autism
(a) Any parent or guardian of a child with autism may establish a qualified trust for a child with autism. No account shall qualify as a qualified trust for a child with autism until it has been approved as such by the West Virginia Children with Autism Trust Board established in section three of this […]
§44-15-11. Investment of Funds
Every guardian shall invest the funds of the estate in such manner or in such securities, in which the guardian has no interest, as allowed by law or approved by the court.
§44-15-12. Disbursements for Support of Persons Other Than Ward
A committee shall not apply any portion of the income or the estate for the support or maintenance of any person other than the ward, the spouse and the minor children of the ward, and a guardian of an infant shall not apply any portion of the income of the estate for the support or […]
§44-15-13. Certified Copies of Necessary Public Records Furnished Without Cost
Whenever a copy of any public record is required by the bureau or other agency of the government to be used in determining the eligibility of any person to participate in benefits made available to such agency, the official charged with the custody of such public record shall, without charge, provide the applicant for such […]
§44-15-14. Commitment to Veterans Administration or Other Agency of United States Government
Whenever it appears that a veteran of any war, military occupation or expedition is eligible for care or treatment by the veterans administration or other agency of the United States government, and commitment thereto is necessary for the proper treatment and care of such veteran, the county court, the county mental hygiene commission, or other […]