West Virginia Code 16-61-1 – Purpose and findings
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(a) The purpose of this article is to increase awareness regarding the palliative care services in West Virginia.
Terms Used In West Virginia Code 16-61-1
- Palliative care: means an interdisciplinary team-based model of care process designed to relieve suffering and improve quality of life for patients and families facing serious, though not necessarily terminal, illness. See West Virginia Code 16-61-2
- 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
(b) The Legislature finds that palliative care access remains a challenge across the state and increasing awareness of the availability of this service will align with many of the state’s goals to improve patients’ health care experience and care quality.