West Virginia Code
Chapter 16. Public Health
Article 3. Prevention and Control of Communicable and Other Infectious Diseases

§16-3-1. State Director of Health Authority to Quarantine and to Enforce Regulations; State Board of Health Authority to Issue Regulations to Control Infectious or Contagious Diseases - The state director of health is empowered to establish and...

§16-3-2. Powers of County and Municipal Boards of Health to Establish Quarantine; Penalty for Violation - The county board of health of any county may declare...

§16-3-3. Communicable Diseases on Vessels or Trains; Offenses; Penalty - The state department of health, its agents and employees, and...

§16-3-4. Compulsory Immunization of School Children; Information Disseminated; Offenses; Penalties - (a) Whenever a resident birth occurs, the commissioner shall promptly...

§16-3-4a. Influenza Immunizations - (a) A hospital licensed pursuant to the provisions of article...

§16-3-4b. Required Exemptions to Compulsory Immunization Against Covid-19 as a Condition of Employment; Effective Date - (a) A covered employer, as defined in this section, that...

§16-3-4c. Prohibiting Proof of Covid-19 Vaccination - (a) As used in this section: (1) "COVID-19" has the...

§16-3-5. Distribution of Free Vaccine Preventives of Disease - (a) Declaration of legislative findings and purpose. -- The Legislature...

§16-3-6. Nuisances Affecting Public Health - The state director of health or any county or municipal...

§16-3-7. Inflammation of the Eyes of the Newborn - Any inflammation, swelling, or unusual redness in either one or...

§16-3-8. Inflammation of the Eyes of the Newborn -- Duty of Those Assisting at Childbirth to Report Cases; Treatment - It shall be the duty of any physician, surgeon, obstetrician,...

§16-3-9. Inflammation of the Eyes of the Newborn -- Duties of Local Health Officer - It shall be the duty of the local health officer...

§16-3-10. Inflammation of Eyes of Newborn -- Use of an Appropriate Medication as Prophylactic - It shall be unlawful for any physician, nurse-midwife or midwife,...

§16-3-11. Same -- Duty of Clerk of County Commission - It shall be the duty of the clerk of the...

§16-3-12. Same -- Duties of the State Director of Health; Duties of Board of Health - It shall be the duty of the state director of...

§16-3-13. Same -- Offenses; Penalties - Whoever, being a physician, surgeon, midwife, obstetrician, nurse, manager or...