W. Va. Code § 16-4C-11. Liability for cost of emergency medical service: Emergency Medical Services Act – West Virginia
Status: EnactedYear Enacted: 1996
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Any patient who receives an emergency medical service and who is unable to give his or her consent to or contract for the service, whether or not he or she has agreed or consented to liability for the service, shall be liable in implied contract to the entity providing the emergency medical service for the cost thereof.
Key Issues:
Provider Payment
HEALTHCARE COSTS
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