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2014 West Virginia Code
CHAPTER 16. PUBLIC HEALTH
ARTICLE 5C. NURSING HOMES.
§16-5C-22. Jury trial waiver to be a separate document.

WV Code § 16-5C-22 (2014) What's This?

(a) Every written agreement containing a waiver of a right to a trial by jury that is entered into between a nursing home and a person for the nursing care of a resident, must have as a separate and stand alone document any waiver of a right to a trial by jury.

(b) Nothing in this section may be construed to require a court of competent jurisdiction to determine that the entire agreement or any portion thereof is enforceable, unenforceable, conscionable or unconscionable.

(c) This section applies to all agreements entered into on or after January 1, 2015.

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