The control of the financial, business and all other affairs of state hospitals is hereby transferred from the state board of control to the department of mental health, and, as its chief executive officer, the director shall, in respect to the control, management and property of such state hospitals, have the same rights and powers and shall perform the same duties and functions as were heretofore exercised or performed by the state board of control. The title to all property of such state hospitals is hereby transferred to and vested in the department of mental health.
Structure West Virginia Code
Chapter 27. Mentally Ill Persons
Article 1A. Department of Health
§27-1A-2. Creation; Composition; Control of State Hospitals
§27-1A-3. Appointment of Commissioner; Qualifications; Term; Oath; Bond; Salary and Expenses
§27-1A-4. Powers and Duties of the Secretary
§27-1A-7. Division of Community Services; Powers and Duties of Supervisor
§27-1A-11. Division on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse; Powers and Duties; Definitions