(a) Emergency medical service personnel shall transport critically ill or injured, unconscious or otherwise uncommunicative patients to the medical facility designated by the medical command physician.
(b) No person may have the right to direct emergency medical service personnel to transport a patient to a specific medical facility unless the person is the legal guardian, parent of a minor or has power of attorney for the critically injured or ill patient.
Structure West Virginia Code
Article 4C. Emergency Medical Services Act
§16-4C-6. Powers and Duties of Commissioner
§16-4C-6a. Emergency Medical Services Agency Licensure
§16-4C-7. Vehicles, Aircraft and Persons Aboard Them Exempted From Requirements of Article
§16-4C-8. Standards for Emergency Medical Services Personnel
§16-4C-8a. Courtesy Certification of Emergency Medical Services Personnel in Surrounding States
§16-4C-9. Complaints; Investigations; Due Process Procedure; Grounds for Disciplinary Action
§16-4C-10. Procedures for Hearing; Right of Appeal; Judicial Review
§16-4C-11. Liability for Cost of Emergency Medical Service
§16-4C-12. Violations; Criminal Penalties
§16-4C-13. Actions to Enjoin Violations; Injunctive Relief
§16-4C-14. Services That May Be Performed by Emergency Medical Service Personnel
§16-4C-16. Limitation of Liability; Mandatory Errors and Omissions Insurance
§16-4C-17. Limitation of Liability for Failure to Obtain Consent
§16-4C-18. Authority of Emergency Medical Service Personnel in Charge of Emergency Medical Services
§16-4C-20. Service Reciprocity Agreements for Mutual Aid
§16-4C-22. Transportation of Unconscious or Otherwise Uncommunicative Patients