West Virginia § 16-30-24 - 16-30-24. Need for a second opinion regarding incapacity for persons with psychiatric mental illness, intellectual disability or addiction.
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§ 16-30-24. 16-30-24. Need for a second opinion regarding incapacity for persons with psychiatric mental illness, intellectual disability or addiction.
For persons with psychiatric mental illness, intellectual disability or addiction who have been determined by their attending physician or a qualified physician to be incapacitated, a second opinion by a qualified physician or qualified psychologist that the person is incapacitated is required before the attending physician is authorized to select a surrogate. The requirement for a second opinion does not apply in those instances in which the medical treatment to be rendered is not for the person's psychiatric mental illness.
Source: official West Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 16-30-24 ("16-30-24. Need for a second opinion regarding incapacity for persons with psychiatric mental illness, intellectual disability or addiction.") is part of the West Virginia Code, the codified statutory law of West Virginia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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