West Virginia Code § 16-21-1

Donations by seventeen year old minors without parental permission
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any person seventeen years of
age or older may donate blood without the permission or authorization of a parent or
guardian and any person sixteen years of age may donate blood with the permission or
authorization of a parent or legal guardian: Provided, That a parent or guardian may not be
liable for any medical expense which may occur as a result of a minor donateing blood under
the provisions of this section: Provided, however, That nothing herein may be construed as
permitting a minor of age seventeen or older, or a minor of age sixteenr, to give blood for
compensation in any form.

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