Terms Used In West Virginia Code > Chapter 16 > Article 64 - Syringe Services Programs

• Administrator: means a person having the authority and responsibility for operation of the syringe services program and serves as the contact for communication with the Director of the Harm Reduction Program. See West Virginia Code 16-64-1
• Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
• 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.
• Applicant: means the entity applying for a license under this article. See West Virginia Code 16-64-1
• 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
• Board of Review: means the board established in §. See West Virginia Code 16-64-1
• Bureau: means the Bureau for Public Health in the department. See West Virginia Code 16-1-2
• Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
• 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: means the Director of the Office of Health Facility Licensure and Certification. See West Virginia Code 16-64-1
• Fixed site: means a building or single location where syringe exchange services are provided. See West Virginia Code 16-64-1
• Harm reduction program: means a program that provides services intended to lessen the adverse consequences of drug use and protect public health and safety, by providing direct access to or a referral to: Syringe services program. See West Virginia Code 16-64-1
• HIV: means the etiologic virus of AIDS or Human Immunodeficiency Virus. See West Virginia Code 16-64-1
• 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.
• License: means the document issued by the office authorizing the syringe services program to operate. See West Virginia Code 16-64-1
• Local health department: means a health department operated by local boards of health, created, established, and maintained pursuant to §. See West Virginia Code 16-64-1
• Location: means a site within the service area of a local health department. See West Virginia Code 16-64-1
• Mobile site: means a location accessible by foot or vehicle that is not at a fixed indoor setting. See West Virginia Code 16-64-1
• Service area: means the territorial jurisdiction of the syringe services program. See West Virginia Code 16-64-1
• Sharps waste: means used syringes and lancets. See West Virginia Code 16-64-1
• Staff: means a person who provides syringe services or harm reduction services on behalf of a program. See West Virginia Code 16-64-1
• 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
• Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
• Syringe: means both the needle and syringe used to inject fluids into the body. See West Virginia Code 16-64-1
• Syringe services program: means a community-based program that provides access to sterile syringes, facilitates safe disposal of used syringes, and is part of a harm reduction program. See West Virginia Code 16-64-1
• Syringe stick injury: means a penetrating wound from a syringe that may result in exposure to blood. See West Virginia Code 16-64-1