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

Definition – “Health care decision” means a decision to give, withhold or withdraw informed consent to any type of health care, including, but not limited to, medical and surgical treatments, including life-prolonging interventions, nursing care, hospitalization, treatment in a nursing home or other extended care facility, home health care and the gift or donation of a body organ or tissue (§ 16-30-3(i)).

Signing Requirements – Acknowledgment by a notary official and two (2) accepted witnesses as designated by the West Virginia Code § 16-30-4.

Revocation – § 16-30-18