16-3-1 State Director of Health Authority to quarantine and to enforce regulations; State Board of Health Authority to issue regulations to control infectious or contagious diseases
16-3-2 Powers of county and municipal boards of health to establish quarantine; penalty for violation
16-3-3 Communicable diseases on vessels or trains; offenses; penalty
16-3-4 Compulsory immunization of school children; information disseminated; offenses; penalties
16-3-4a Influenza Immunizations
16-3-5 Distribution of free vaccine preventives of disease
16-3-6 Nuisances affecting public health
16-3-7 Inflammation of the eyes of the newborn
16-3-8 Inflammation of the eyes of the newborn — Duty of those assisting at childbirth to report cases; treatment
16-3-9 Inflammation of the eyes of the newborn — Duties of local health officer
16-3-10 Inflammation of eyes of newborn — Use of an appropriate medication as prophylactic
16-3-11 Same — Duty of clerk of county commission
16-3-12 Same — Duties of the state director of health; duties of board of health
16-3-13 Same — Offenses; penalties
16-3-4b Required exemptions to compulsory immunization against COVID-19 as a condition of employment; effective date
16-3-4c Prohibiting proof of COVID-19 vaccination
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Terms Used In West Virginia Code > Chapter 16 > Article 3 - Prevention and Control of Communicable and Other Infectious Diseases

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • 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, who may be designated as the state health officer. See West Virginia Code 16-1-2
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • County board of health: means one form of organization for a local board of health and means a local board of health serving a single county. 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
  • director of health: means the state health officer. See West Virginia Code 16-1-2
  • 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.
  • in writing: includes any representation of words, letters, or figures, whether by printing, engraving, writing, or otherwise. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10
  • Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
  • 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.
  • Local health officer: has the meaning ascribed in §. See West Virginia Code 16-1-2
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Secretary: means the secretary of the Department of Health and Human Resources: Provided, That beginning January 1, 2024, as used in this chapter, "secretary" means the secretary of the Department of Health. See West Virginia Code 16-1-2
  • 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
  • Town: includes a city, village or town, and the word "council" any body or board, whether composed of one or more branches, which is authorized to make ordinances for the government of a city, town, or village. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10