West Virginia Code > Chapter 16 > Article 4E – Uniform Maternal Screening Act


16-4E-1	Legislative findings
16-4E-2	Establishment of an advisory council on maternal risk assessment
16-4E-3	Responsibilities of the advisory council on maternal risk assessment
16-4E-4	Legislative rule-making authority
16-4E-5	Applicability of the screening tool
16-4E-6	Confidentiality of screening tool

Bureau: means the Bureau for Public Health in the department. See West Virginia Code 16-1-2
Commissioner: means the commissioner of the bureau, who may be designated as the state health officer. See West Virginia Code 16-1-2
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
Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
State: when applied to a part of the United States and not restricted by the context, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" also include the said district and territories. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10
Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.