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2024 West Virginia Code
Chapter 55. Actions, Suits and Arbitration; Judicial Sale
Article 7B. Medical Professional Liability
- §55-7B-1. Legislative Findings and Declaration of Purpose
- §55-7B-2. Definitions
- §55-7B-3. Elements of Proof
- §55-7B-4. Health Care Injuries; Limitations of Actions; Exceptions; Venue
- §55-7B-5. Health Care Actions; Complaint; Specific Amount of Damages Not to Be Stated; Limitation on Bad Faith Claims; Filing of First Party Bad Faith Claims; When Plaintiff’s Criminal Conduct Bars Recovery
- §55-7B-6. Prerequisites for Filing an Action Against a Health Care Provider; Procedures; Sanctions
- §55-7B-6a. Access to Medical Records
- §55-7B-6b. Expedited Resolution of Cases Against Health Care Providers; Time Frames
- §55-7B-6c. Summary Jury Trial
- §55-7B-6d. Repealed. Acts, 2014 Reg. sess., Ch. 99
- §55-7B-7. Testimony of Expert Witness on Standard of Care
- §55-7B-7a. Admissibility and Use of Certain Information
- §55-7B-8. Limit on Liability for Noneconomic Loss
- §55-7B-9. Several Liability
- §55-7B-9a. Reduction in Compensatory Damages for Economic Losses for Payments From Collateral Sources for the Same Injury
- §55-7B-9b. Limitations on Third-Party Claims
- §55-7B-9c. Limit on Liability for Treatment of Emergency Conditions for Which Patient Is Admitted to a Designated Trauma Center; Exceptions; Emergency Rules
- §55-7B-9d. Adjustment of Verdict for Past Medical Expenses
- §55-7B-10. Effective Date; Applicability of Provisions
- §55-7B-11. Severability
- §55-7B-12. Self-Funding Program; Requirements; Minimum Standards
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