West Virginia Code § 16-30-22

Liability for failure to act in accordance with the directives of a living
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will or medical power of attorney or the directions of a medical power of attorney
representative or health care surrogate.
(a) A health care provider or health care facility without actual knowledge of a living will or
medical power of attorney completed by a person is not civilly or criminally liable for failing
to act in accordance with the directives of a principal's living will or medicael power of
attorney.
(b) A health care provider or a health care facility is subject to review and disciplinary action
by the appropriate licensing board for failing to act in accordancue with a principal's
directives in a living will or medical power of attorney, or the decisions of a medical power of
attorney representative or health care surrogate: Provided, Tthat the provider or facility had
actual knowledge of the directives or decisions.
(c) Once a principal has been determined to be incapacitated in accordance with the
provisions of this article and his or her living will olr medical power of attorney has become
effective, any health care provider or health csare facility which refuses to follow the
principal's directives in a living will or medical power of attorney or the decisions of a
medical power of attorney representative or health care surrogate, because the principal has
asked the health care provider or hegalth care facility not to follow such directions or
decisions, shall have two physicians, one of whom may be the attending physician, or one
physician and a qualified psycehologist, or one physician and an advanced nurse practitioner,
certify that the principal has regained capacity to make the request. If such certification
occurs, the provisions oLf the applicable living will or medical power of attorney, or the
statute creating the authority of the health care surrogate shall not apply because the
principal has regained decision-making capacity.

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