Evidence status: CURRENT INSTITUTIONAL REQUIREMENT / CONTRACT TEXT GAP. WVU Medicine Jackson General Hospital’s publicly hosted patient guide states that ongoing pain management will require a Narcotics Contract with the patient’s Primary Care Physician.

Quick read

This is useful evidence that a West Virginia hospital publicly operationalizes narcotics-contract requirements in ongoing pain care. The actual Jackson General contract form was not recovered publicly during this evidence pass.

Who is on the provider side

The public guide identifies the contract relationship as being with the patient’s Primary Care Physician. The specific clinician varies by patient, so this record does not assign the institutional requirement to one doctor.

What the public guide establishes

• Ongoing pain management is described as requiring a Narcotics Contract with the Primary Care Physician.
• The guide discusses pain-management alternatives, including Pain Management Clinic, physical therapy, and chiropractic options.
• The guide does not reproduce the contract terms in the passage recovered by Seeds of Vice.

What West Virginia law independently requires

Within the scope of W. Va. Code §16-54-4, a narcotics contract is required in conjunction with the third Schedule II opioid prescription and must contain the state-written minimum terms. Jackson General may use additional clinic or institutional terms, but those cannot be classified until the actual form is obtained.

Next document needed

A current blank Jackson General/WVU Medicine Narcotics Contract form. Once obtained, each clause can be separated into state-required language and hospital/clinic-added policy.

Primary sources

• Jackson General Hospital Patient Guide
• W. Va. Code §16-54-4

← West Virginia Contract-for-Care Evidence Library

Reviewed: October 4, 2026.

Evidence boundary: The current institutional requirement is verified. The exact Jackson General contract terms remain unknown until the actual form is recovered.