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If a county ambulance authority board member also works for a for-profit ambulance company or volunteers for a non-profit one, does that create a disqualifying conflict of interest, and can the county commission remove a conflicted member mid-term?
Working for a for-profit ambulance company is always a conflict under W. Va. Code § 7-15-15, contract or no contract; the bar is on holding any interest in such a company. Volunteering for a non-profi…
What can a West Virginia county commission do when it is unhappy with the ambulance authority it created: dissolve the whole authority, fire all the board members, or appoint itself to the board?
The AG concluded the county commission can dissolve the entire ambulance authority by ordinance or order (the power to create implies the power to abolish under Hatfield v. Mingo County Court). It can…
Can a West Virginia county ambulance authority delegate ambulance-allocation decisions to a subcommittee of its board, and can the squads use private companies to bill patients?
The AG concluded the answer was no on the subcommittee question and yes on the billing question. The Emergency Ambulance Service Act lodges management of an authority in the full board (each member ha…
How does West Virginia's Emergency Ambulance Service Act of 1975 actually constrain how a county ambulance authority's board operates: appointments, terms, proxies, officers, billing, and ambulance management?
The AG worked through six questions for Mineral County. Only the county commission can appoint board members (the Act gives no role to squads or hospitals beyond recommending candidates). Members must…
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Attorney general opinions in West Virginia are written by the West Virginia Attorney General's office in response to questions from state agencies, legislators, and prosecutors. They are not binding like court decisions, but courts and agencies treat them as persuasive guidance on how state law applies. Every opinion above has a plain-English question and short answer, plus a link to the full original text.