# W. Va. Code § 27-5-7: Hospitalization by agency of the United States

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C27_A5_S7

## Section

- **Citation:** W. Va. Code § 27-5-7
- **Heading:** Hospitalization by agency of the United States
- **Jurisdiction:** West Virginia
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** WV Code / Chapter 27 / Article 5 / Section 7

## Text

If an individual ordered to be hospitalized pursuant to section four of this article is eligible for hospital care or treatment by any agency of the United States, then, upon receipt of a certificate from such agency showing that facilities are available and that the individual is eligible for care or treatment therein, the circuit court or mental hygiene commissioner may order him to be placed in the custody of such agency for hospitalization. When any such individual is admitted pursuant to the order of such circuit court or mental hygiene commissioner to any hospital or institution established, maintained or operated by any agency of the United States within or without the state, he shall be subject to the rules and regulations of such agency. The chief officer of any hospital or institution operated by such agency and in which the individual is so hospitalized shall, with respect to such individual, be vested with the same powers as the chief medical officers of mental health facilities or the director of health within this state with respect to detention, custody, transfer, conditional release or discharge of patients. Jurisdiction is retained in the appropriate circuit court or mental hygiene commissioner of this state at any time to inquire into the mental condition of an individual so hospitalized, and to determine the necessity for continuance of his hospitalization, and every order of hospitalization issued pursuant to this section is so conditioned.

## Nearby sections

- [W. Va. Code § 27-5-1 §27-5-1. Appointment of mental hygiene commissioner; duties of mental hygiene commissioner; duties of prosecuting attorney; duties of sheriff; duties of Supreme Court of Appeals; use of certified municipal law-enforcement officers.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C27_A5_S1.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 27-5-1A §27-5-1a. Appointment of attorney to aid prosecutor; certification of performance; fee.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C27_A5_S1A.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 27-5-1B §27-5-1b. Pilot projects and other initiatives.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C27_A5_S1B.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 27-5-2 §27-5-2. Institution of proceedings for involuntary custody for examination; custody; probable cause hearing; examination of individual.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C27_A5_S2.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 27-5-2A §27-5-2a. Process for involuntary hospitalization.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C27_A5_S2A.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 27-5-3 §27-5-3. Admission under involuntary hospitalization for examination; hearing; release.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C27_A5_S3.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 27-5-3A §27-5-3a. Legal effect of commitment after determined not to be based on mental illness or addiction.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C27_A5_S3A.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 27-5-4 §27-5-4. Institution of final commitment proceedings; hearing requirements; release.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C27_A5_S4.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 27-5-5 §27-5-5. Judicial review.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C27_A5_S5.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 27-5-7 §27-5-7. Hospitalization by agency of the United States.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C27_A5_S7.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 27-5-9 §27-5-9. Rights of patients.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C27_A5_S9.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 27-5-10 §27-5-10. Transportation for the mentally ill or persons with substance use disorder.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C27_A5_S10.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 27-5-11 §27-5-11. Modified procedures for temporary compliance orders for certain medication dependent persons with prior hospitalizations or convictions; instituting modified mental hygiene procedures; establishing procedures; providing for forms and reports.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C27_A5_S11.md)

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