Rule 36a - Permanency hearing(a) If the court finds any hearing that the Department is not required to make reasonable efforts to preserve the family, then a permanency hearing must be held within 30 days following entry of the order so finding. The purpose of the permanency hearing is to determine the appropriate permanent placement and plan for the child. All parties, counsel, and persons entitled to notice and the right to be heard, shall be given notice of this hearing at least 5 judicial days in advance thereof.(b) If the Court finds, at any stage of the proceeding, that reasonable efforts must be made by the Department to preserve the family or any part of it, then a permanency hearing must be conducted within one year from the date the child entered foster care which shall be deemed to be the earlier of the following: (i) The date of the first judicial finding that the child has been subjected to child abuse or neglect; or(ii) The date that is 60 days after the date on which the child is removed from the home.(c) In accordance with Rules 39 to 42, the court shall conduct permanent placement review conferences at least every three months thereafter to determine if the Department has made reasonable efforts to finalize the permanency plan for the child.W. Va. R. Proc. Child & Neg. Proceed. 36a