Any person, partnership, association or corporation, and any local governmental unit or any division, department, board or agency thereof establishing, conducting, managing or operating an ambulatory health care facility, ambulatory surgical facility, a hospital, or extended care facility operated in connection with a hospital, without first obtaining a license therefor as herein provided, or violating any provision of this article or any rule or regulation lawfully promulgated thereunder, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished for the first offense by a fine of not more than $100, or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period of not more than ninety days, or by both such fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the court. For each subsequent offense the fine may be increased to not more than $500, with imprisonment in the county jail for a period of not more than ninety days, or both such fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the court. Each day of a continuing violation after conviction shall be considered a separate offense.
Structure West Virginia Code
Article 5B. Hospitals and Similar Institutions
§16-5B-2. Hospitals and Institutions to Obtain License; Qualifications of Applicant
§16-5B-3. Application for License
§16-5B-5a. Accreditation Reports Accepted for Periodic License Inspections
§16-5B-6. State Director of Health to Issue Licenses; Suspension or Revocation
§16-5B-6a. Consumer Majorities on Hospital Boards of Directors
§16-5B-8. State Board of Health to Establish Standards; Director Enforces
§16-5B-10. Information Not to Be Disclosed; Exception
§16-5B-11. Violations; Penalties
§16-5B-12. Injunction; Severability
§16-5B-13. Hospital-Based Paternity Program
§16-5B-14. The Critical Access Hospital Designation Act
§16-5B-15. Hospital Visitation
§16-5B-16. Public Notice Regarding the Closure of a Licensed Health Care Facility or Hospital