"State hospital" means any hospital, center or institution, or part of any hospital, center or institution, established, maintained and operated by the state, or by the state in conjunction with a political subdivision of the state, to provide inpatient or outpatient care and treatment for the mentally ill, intellectually disabled or addicted. The terms "hospital" and "state hospital" exclude correctional and regional jail facilities.
W. Va. Code § 27-1-6
State hospital
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 171 W. Va. 758 - McGraw v. Hansbarger (1983)
Most recently applied in 171 W. Va. 758 - McGraw v. Hansbarger (March 1983)
Official source: West Virginia Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain West Virginia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.