West Virginia Living Will Form

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A West Virginia living will is a state-issued form that conveys a person’s end-of-life treatment preferences. It instructs hospital or medical staff to withhold life-prolonging treatment if the person is incapacitated and cannot give the instruction themselves. The document may also include additional orders for specific treatment, such as artificial feeding, CPR, or dialysis.

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West Virginia Living Will Form

Last updated December 14th, 2025

A West Virginia living will is a state-issued form that conveys a person’s end-of-life treatment preferences. It instructs hospital or medical staff to withhold life-prolonging treatment if the person is incapacitated and cannot give the instruction themselves. The document may also include additional orders for specific treatment, such as artificial feeding, CPR, or dialysis.

Statutory Definition

“Living will” means a written, witnessed advance directive governing the withholding or withdrawing of life-prolonging intervention, voluntarily executed by a person in accordance with the requirements of §16-30-4 of this code.[2]

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  1. § 16-30-4
  2. § 16-30-3