West Virginia Code
Article 5B. Hospitals and Similar Institutions
§16-5B-12. Injunction; Severability

Notwithstanding the existence or pursuit of any other remedy, the director may, in the manner provided by law, maintain an action in the name of the state for an injunction against any person, partnership, association, corporation, or any local governmental unit, or any division, department, board or agency thereof, to restrain or prevent the establishment, conduct, management or operation of any ambulatory health care facility, ambulatory surgical facility, hospital or extended care facility operated in connection with a hospital without first obtaining a license therefor in the manner hereinbefore provided.
If any part of this article shall be declared unconstitutional, such declaration shall not affect any other part thereof.

Structure West Virginia Code

West Virginia Code

Chapter 16. Public Health

Article 5B. Hospitals and Similar Institutions

§16-5B-1. Health Facilities and Certain Other Facilities Operated in Connection Therewith to Obtain License; Exemptions; Meaning of Hospital, etc.

§16-5B-2. Hospitals and Institutions to Obtain License; Qualifications of Applicant

§16-5B-3. Application for License

§16-5B-4. License Fees

§16-5B-5. Inspection

§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-7. Judicial Review

§16-5B-8. State Board of Health to Establish Standards; Director Enforces

§16-5B-9. Hospitals and Similar Institutions Required to Supply Patients, Upon Request, With One Specifically Itemized Statement of Charges Assessed to Patient, at No Cost to Patient

§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

§16-5B-17. Healthcare-Associated Infection Reporting

§16-5B-18. Designation of Comprehensive, Primary, Acute, and Thrombectomy Capable Stroke-Ready Hospitals; Reporting Requirements; Rulemaking

§16-5B-19. Hospital Police Departments; Appointment of Hospital Police Officers; Qualifications; Authority; Compensation and Removal; Law-Enforcement Grants; Limitations on Liability