Terms Used In West Virginia Code > Chapter 16 > Article 2Q - Unborn Child With a Disability Protection and Education Act

• Abortion: means the same as that term is defined in §. See West Virginia Code 16-2Q-1
• Attempt to perform or induce an abortion: means the same as that term is defined in §. See West Virginia Code 16-2Q-1
• Because of a disability: means on account of the presence or presumed presence of a disability or diagnosis in a fetus including, but not limited to, chromosomal disorders or morphological malformations occurring as the result of atypical gene expressions. See West Virginia Code 16-2Q-1
• board: means a board of health serving one or more counties or one or more municipalities or a combination thereof. See West Virginia Code 16-1-2
• Bureau: means the Bureau for Public Health in the department. See West Virginia Code 16-1-2
• Commissioner: means the Commissioner of the Bureau for Public Health. See West Virginia Code 16-2Q-1
• Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
• Department: means the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources: Provided, That beginning January 1, 2024, as used in this chapter, "department" and "Department of Health and Human Resources" means the Department of Health. See West Virginia Code 16-1-2
• Licensed medical professional: means a person licensed under Chapter 30 of this code practicing within his or her scope of practice. See West Virginia Code 16-2Q-1
• Medical emergency: means the same as that term is defined in §. See West Virginia Code 16-2Q-1
• Nonmedically viable fetus: means the same as that term is defined in §. See West Virginia Code 16-2Q-1