West Virginia Code
Article 5B. Hospitals and Similar Institutions
§16-5B-5. Inspection

Every building, institution or establishment for which a license has been issued shall be inspected periodically by a duly appointed representative of the state department of health under rules and regulations to be promulgated by the department. Inspection reports shall be prepared on forms prescribed by the state department of health. Institutions licensed hereunder shall in no way be exempt from being inspected or licensed under the laws of this state relative to hotels, restaurants, lodginghouses, boardinghouses and places of refreshment.

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