West Virginia Code > Chapter 16 > Article 54 – Opioid Reduction Act


16-54-1	Definitions
16-54-2	Voluntary nonopioid advanced directive form
16-54-3	Opioid prescription notifications
16-54-4	Opioid prescription limitations
16-54-5	Subsequent prescriptions; limitations
16-54-6	Ongoing treatment; referral to pain clinic or pain specialist
16-54-7	Exceptions
16-54-8	Treatment of pain
16-54-9	Discipline

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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
Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
Judgement: The official decision of a court finally determining the respective rights and claims of the parties to a suit.
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
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