Laws

Statute – West Virginia Health Care Decisions Act (W.V.C. § 16-30)

Definition – “Living will” means a written, witnessed advance directive governing the withholding or withdrawing of life-prolonging intervention, voluntarily executed by a person in accordance with the requirements of §16-30-4 of this code (§ 16-30-3(n)).

Signing Requirements – To sufficiently acknowledge the document, the state of West Virginia demands that it be signed before a notary and two (2) suitable witnessing parties per the West Virginia Code § 16-30-4.

Revocation – § 16-30-18