West Virginia Code > Chapter 30 > Article 3A – Management of Intractable Pain


30-3A-1	Definitions
30-3A-2	Limitation on disciplinary sanctions or criminal punishment related to management of pain
30-3A-3	Acts subject to discipline or prosecution
30-3A-4	Abnormal or unusual prescribing practices

Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
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.
Judgment: includes decrees and orders for the payment of money, or the conveyance or delivery of land or personal property, or some interest therein, or any undertaking, bond or recognizance which has the legal effect of a judgment. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10
Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
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
Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.