Any patient who receives an emergency medical service and who is unable to give his or her consent to or contract for the service, whether or not he or she has agreed or consented to liability for the service, shall be liable in implied contract to the entity providing the emergency medical service for the cost thereof.

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Terms Used In West Virginia Code 16-4C-11

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Patient: means any person who is a recipient of the services provided by emergency medical services. See West Virginia Code 16-4C-3

Any person who receives an emergency medical service upon his or her request for the service shall be liable for the cost thereof.