§49-7-204. Medical Assistance for Children With Special Needs; Rule-Making; Penalties
(a) A child with special needs resident in this state who is the subject of an adoption assistance agreement with another state shall be entitled to receive a medical assistance identification from this state upon the filing in the Division of Human Services of a certified copy of the adoption assistance agreement obtained from the […]
§49-6-107. Release of Dental Records; Cause Shown; Immunity
(a) At the time a missing child report is made, the law-enforcement agency to which the missing child report is given may, when feasible and appropriate, provide a dental record release form to the parent, custodian, health care surrogate or other legal entity authorized to release the dental records of the missing child. The law-enforcement […]
§49-7-301. Execution of Interstate Compact for Juveniles
§49-7-301. Execution of interstate compact for juveniles. The Governor of this state is authorized and directed to execute a compact on behalf of the State of West Virginia with any state or states of the United States legally joining therein, and substantially as follows: INTERSTATE COMPACT FOR JUVENILES ARTICLE I. PURPOSE. (a) The compacting states […]
§49-6-108. Cross-Checking and Matching
(a) The clearinghouse shall, in accordance with national crime information center policies and procedures, cross-check and attempt to match unidentified bodies with descriptions of missing children. When the clearinghouse discovers a possible match between an unidentified body and a missing child description, the clearinghouse shall notify the appropriate law-enforcement agencies. (b) A law-enforcement agency that […]
§49-7-302. State Council for Interstate Juvenile Supervision; Members; Authority
(a) Upon the effective date of the interstate compact for juveniles, there shall be created a state council for interstate juvenile supervision. The state council shall be comprised of a total of nine members, to be selected and designated as follows: (1) Two members designated by the Legislature, one of whom shall be named and […]
§49-6-109. Interagency Cooperation
(a) State agencies and public and private schools shall cooperate with a law-enforcement agency that is investigating any missing child or missing and endangered child report and shall furnish any information, including confidential information, that will assist the law-enforcement agency in completing the investigation. (b) Information provided by a state agency or a public or […]
§49-7-303. Appointment of Compact Administrator
(a) Upon and after the effective date of the interstate compact for juveniles, the Governor is hereby authorized and empowered to designate an officer who shall be the compact administrator and who, acting jointly with like offices of the other party states, shall be responsible for the administration and management of this state's supervision and […]
§49-6-110. Confidentiality of Records; Rulemaking; Requirements
(a) The State Police shall promulgate rules according 29A-3-1 et seq. of this code to provide for the classification of information and records as confidential that: (1) Are otherwise confidential under state or federal law or rules promulgated pursuant to state or federal law;
§49-6-111. Attorney General to Require Compliance
The Attorney General shall require each law-enforcement agency to comply with the provisions of the Missing Children Information Act and may seek writs of mandamus or other appropriate remedies to enforce this article.
§49-6-112. Agencies to Receive Report; Law-Enforcement Agency Requirements
(a) Upon completion of the missing child or missing and endangered child report the law-enforcement agency shall immediately forward the contents of the report to the missing children information clearinghouse and the National Crime Information Centers missing person file. However, if an information entry into the National Crime Information Center file results in an automatic […]