WEST VIRGINIA CODE
WVC 16 - 30 - 11
§16-30-11. Negligence.
Nothing in this article shall be deemed to protect a provider
from liability for the provider's own negligence in the performance
of the provider's duties or in carrying out any instructions of the
medical power of attorney representative or surrogate. Nothing in
this article shall be deemed to alter the law of negligence as it
applies to the acts of any medical power of attorney representative
or surrogate or provider, and nothing herein shall be interpreted
as establishing a standard of care for health care providers for
purposes of the law of negligence.
Note: WV Code updated with legislation passed through the 2012 1st Special Session