Terms Used In West Virginia Code > Chapter 16 > Article 59 - Certification of Recovery Residences

• 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
• Certificate of compliance: means a certificate that is issued to a recovery residence by the department's appointed certifying agency. See West Virginia Code 16-59-1
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Department: means the Department of Health and Human Resources. See West Virginia Code 16-59-1
• in writing: includes any representation of words, letters, or figures, whether by printing, engraving, writing, or otherwise. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10
• Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
• Recovery residence: means a single-family, drug-free, and alcohol-free residential dwelling unit, or other form of group housing, that is offered or advertised by any person or entity as a residence that provides a drug-free and alcohol-free living environment for the purposes of promoting sustained, long-term recovery from substance use disorder. See West Virginia Code 16-59-1
• 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
• Uphold: The decision of an appellate court not to reverse a lower court decision.