West Virginia Code > Chapter 27 West Virginia Code > Chapter 27 – Mentally Ill Persons Current as of: 2023 | Check for updates | Other versions Sections Article 1 Words and Phrases Defined 27-1-1 – 27-1-17 Article 1A Department of Health 27-1A-1 – 27-1A-12 Article 2 Mental Health Facilities 27-2-1 – 27-2-6 Article 2A Mental Health-Intellectual Disability Centers 27-2A-1 Article 3 Confidentiality 27-3-1 – 27-3-2 Article 4 Voluntary Hospitalization 27-4-1 – 27-4-4 Article 5 Involuntary Hospitalization 27-5-1 – 27-5-3a Article 6 Suicide Prevention and Awareness 27-6-1 Article 6A Competency and Criminal Responsibility of Persons Charged or Convicted of a Crime 27-6A-1 – 27-6A-13 Article 7 Release, Discharge and Readmission of Patients; Escapees 27-7-1 – 27-7-5 Article 8 Maintenance of Mentally Ill or Mentally Retarded Patients 27-8-1 – 27-8-3 Article 9 Licensing of Hospitals 27-9-1 – 27-9-2 Article 12 Offenses 27-12-1 – 27-12-3 Article 13 Laws Repealed; Severability 27-13-1 – 27-13-2 Article 14 Interstate Compact On Mental Health 27-14-1 – 27-14-5 Article 15 Interstate Compact On the Mentally Disordered Offender 27-15-1 – 27-15-3 Article 17 Group Residential Facilities 27-17-1 – 27-17-4 Ask a legal question, get an answer ASAP!Click here to chat with a lawyer about your rights.
