West Virginia Code
Article 2. State Responsibilities for Children
§49-2-104. Education of the Public

[Repealed.]

Structure West Virginia Code

West Virginia Code

Chapter 49. Child Welfare

Article 2. State Responsibilities for Children

§49-2-101. Authorization and Responsibility

§49-2-102. Minimum Staffing Complement for Child Protective Services

§49-2-103. Proceedings by the State Department

§49-2-104. Education of the Public

§49-2-105. Administrative and Judicial Review

§49-2-106. Department Responsibility for Foster Care Homes

§49-2-107. Foster-Home Care; Minimum Standards; Certificate of Operation; Inspection

§49-2-108. Visits and Inspections; Records

§49-2-109. Placing Children From Other States in Private Homes of State

§49-2-110. Development of Standards of Child Care

§49-2-111. Supervision of Child Welfare Agencies by the Department; Records and Reports

§49-2-111a. Performance Based Contracting for Child Placing Agencies

§49-2-111b. Study of Kinship Foster Care Families

§49-2-111c. Priorities for Use of Funds

§49-2-112. Family Homes; Approval of Incorporation by Secretary of State; Approval of Articles of Incorporation

§49-2-113. Residential Child-Care Centers; Licensure, Certification, Approval, and Registration; Requirements

§49-2-114. Application for License or Approval

§49-2-115. Conditions of Licensure, Approval and Registration

§49-2-115a. Head Start Program Licenses

§49-2-116. Investigative Authority; Evaluation; Complaint

§49-2-117. Revocation; Provisional Licensure and Approval

§49-2-118. Closing of Facilities by the Secretary; Placement of Children

§49-2-119. Supervision; Consultation; State Fire Marshall to Cooperate

§49-2-120. Penalties; Injunctions; Venue

§49-2-121. Rule-Making

§49-2-122. Waivers and Variances to Rules

§49-2-123. Annual Reports; Directory; Licensing Reports and Recommendations

§49-2-124. Certificate of Need Not Required; Conditions; Review

§49-2-125. Commission to Study Residential Placement of Children; Findings; Requirements; Reports; Recommendations

§49-2-126. The Foster Child Bill of Rights

§49-2-127. The Foster and Kinship Parent Bill of Rights

§49-2-127a. Foster and Kinship Parent Duties; Foster Parent and Kinship Parent Agreements

§49-2-128. Reasonable and Prudent Foster Parent Standard

§49-2-129. Transitional Living Services, Scattered-Site Living Arrangements, and Supervised Group Settings; Eligibility Criteria

§49-2-201. Findings and Purpose

§49-2-202. When Family Preservation Services Required

§49-2-203. Caseload Limits for Home-Based Preservation Services

§49-2-204. Situational Criteria Requiring Service

§49-2-205. Service Delivery Through Service Contracts; Accountability

§49-2-206. Special Services to Be Provided

§49-2-207. Development of Home-Based Family Preservation Services

§49-2-301. Findings and Intent; Advisory Council

§49-2-302. Creation of Statewide Quality Rating System; Rule-Making; Minimum Requirements

§49-2-303. Statewide Quality Improvement System; Financial Plan; Staffing Requirements; Public Awareness Campaign; Management Information System; Financial Assistance for Child Care Programs; Program Staff; Child Care Consumers

§49-2-304. Quality Rating and Improvement System Pilot Projects; Independent Third-Party Evaluation; Modification of Proposed Rule and Financial Plan; Report to Legislature; Limitations on Implementation

§49-2-401. Continuation, Transfer and Renaming of Trust Fund; Funding

§49-2-501. Children to Whom Article Applies; Intent

§49-2-502. Powers of the Secretary

§49-2-503. Report of Birth of Special Health Care Needs Child

§49-2-504. Assistance by Other Agencies

§49-2-505. Cost of Treatment

§49-2-601. Findings; Intent

§49-2-602. Family Support Services; Responsibilities; Funds; Case Management; Outreach; Differential Fees

§49-2-603. Eligibility; Primary Focus

§49-2-604. Program Administration; Implementation; Procedures; Annual Evaluation; Coordination; Plans; Grievances; Reports

§49-2-605. Regional and State Family Support Councils; Membership; Meetings; Reimbursement of Expenses

§49-2-701. Caregiver Consent for Minor's Health Care; Treatment

§49-2-702. Duty of Health Care Facility or Practitioner

§49-2-703. Affidavit of Caregiver Consent; Requirements

§49-2-704. Revocation and Termination of Consent; Written Notice; Validity

§49-2-705. Good Faith Reliance on Affidavit; Applicability

§49-2-706. Exceptions to Applicability

§49-2-707. Penalty for False Statement

§49-2-708. Rule-Making Authority

§49-2-801. Purpose

§49-2-802. Establishment of Child Protective Services; General Duties and Powers; Administrative Procedure; Immunity From Civil Liability; Cooperation of Other State Agencies

§49-2-803. Persons Mandated to Report Suspected Abuse and Neglect; Requirements

§49-2-804. Notification of Disposition of Reports

§49-2-805. Educational Programs; Requirements

§49-2-806. Mandatory Reporting of Suspected Animal Cruelty by Child Protective Service Workers

§49-2-807. Mandatory Reporting to Medical Examiner or Coroner; Postmortem Investigation

§49-2-808. Photographs and X Rays

§49-2-809. Reporting Procedures

§49-2-810. Immunity From Liability

§49-2-811. Abrogation of Privileged Communications; Exception

§49-2-812. Failure to Report; Penalty

§49-2-813. Statistical Index; Reports

§49-2-814. Task Force on Prevention of Sexual Abuse of Children

§49-2-901. Policy; Cooperation

§49-2-902. Division of Juvenile Services; Transfer of Functions; Juvenile Placement

§49-2-903. Powers and Duties; Comprehensive Strategy; Cooperation

§49-2-904. Rules for Specialized Training for Juvenile Corrections Officers and Detention Center Employees

§49-2-905. Juvenile Detention and Corrections Facility Personnel

§49-2-906. Medical and Other Treatment of Juveniles in Custody of the Division; Consent; Service Providers; Medical Care; Pregnant Inmates; Claims Processing and Administration by the Department; Authorization of Cooperative Agreements

§49-2-907. Examination, Diagnosis Classification and Treatment; Period of Custody

§49-2-908. Educational Services for Juveniles Placed in Predispositional and Postdispositional Facilities; Authorization; Cooperation; Rule-Making

§49-2-909. Arrest Authority of Juvenile Correctional and Detention Officers

§49-2-910. Juvenile Trustee Accounts and Funds, Earnings and Personal Property of Juveniles; Return of Property; Reports;

§49-2-911. Juvenile Benefit Funds; Uses; Reports

§49-2-912. Youth Reporting Centers

§49-2-913. Juvenile Justice Reform Oversight Committee

§49-2-1001. Purpose; Intent

§49-2-1002. Responsibilities of the Department of Health and Human Resources and Division of Juvenile Services of the Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety; Programs and Services; Rehabilitation; Cooperative Agreements

§49-2-1003. Rehabilitative Facilities for Status Offenders; Requirements; Educational Instruction

§49-2-1004. The Juvenile Services Reimbursement Offender Fund; Use; Expenditures

§49-2-1005. Legal Custody; Law-Enforcement Agencies

§49-2-1006. Reporting Requirements; Cataloguing of Services