The privileged status of communications between husband and wife, and with any person required to make reports under 9-6-9 or 9-6-10 of this code, except communications between an attorney and his or her client, is hereby abrogated in circumstances involving suspected or known abuse, neglect, or financial exploitation of a vulnerable adult, or where the vulnerable adult is in a known or suspected emergency situation.
Structure West Virginia Code
Article 6. Social Services for Adults
§9-6-2. Adult Protective Services; Immunity From Civil Liability; Rules; Organization and Duties
§9-6-3. Cooperation Among Agencies; Termination and Reduction of Assistance by Commissioner
§9-6-4. Action to Abate Abuse, Neglect, Emergency, or Financial Exploitation
§9-6-5. Emergency Immediate Remedial Treatment; Procedure
§9-6-6. Payment and Termination of Payment for Services to a Vulnerable Adult
§9-6-7. Comprehensive System of Adult Protective Services; Compulsory Assistance Prohibited
§9-6-8. Confidentiality of Records
§9-6-9a. Mandatory Reporting Suspected of Animal Cruelty by Adult Protective Service Workers
§9-6-10. Mandatory Reporting to Medical Examiner or Coroner; Postmortem Investigation
§9-6-12. Reporting Person's Immunity From Liability
§9-6-13. Abrogation of Privileged Communications