§30-1-1. Application of Article
Unless otherwise specifically provided, every board of examination or registration referred to in this chapter shall conform to the requirements prescribed in the following sections of this article.
§30-1-10. Disposition of Money Fines; Legislative Audit; Review of Board”s Fee Structure
(a) The secretary of every board referred to in this chapter shall receive and account for all money which it derives pursuant to the provisions of this chapter which are applicable to it. With the exception of money received as fines, each board shall pay all money which is collected into a separate special fund […]
§30-1-11. Compensation of Members; Expenses
(a) Each member of every board in this chapter is entitled to receive compensation for attending official meetings or engaging in official duties not to exceed the amount paid to members of the Legislature for their interim duties as recommended by the Citizens Legislative Compensation Commission and authorized by law. A board member may not […]
§30-1-12. Record of Proceedings; Register of Applicants; Certified Copies of Records Prima Facie Evidence; Report to Governor and Legislature; Public Access
(a) The secretary of every board shall keep a record of its proceedings and a register of all applicants for license or registration, showing for each the date of his or her application, his or her name, age, educational and other qualifications, place of residence, whether an examination was required, whether the applicant was rejected […]
§30-1-13. Roster of Licensed or Registered Practitioners
The secretary of every board shall prepare and maintain a complete roster of the names and office addresses of all persons licensed, or registered, and practicing in this state the profession or occupation to which such board relates, arranged alphabetically by name and also by the cities or counties in which their offices are situated. […]
§30-1-14. Remission of Certain Fees
Every board of examination or registration referred to in this chapter is hereby authorized, under such rules and regulations as may be adopted by each board, to remit all annual license or annual registration fees required to be paid by any licensee or registrant under its supervision during such time as such licensee or registrant […]
§30-1-15. Office of Executive Secretary of the Health Profession Licensing Boards; Appointment of Executive Secretary; Duties
The office of the executive secretary of the health professional licensing boards is hereby created. The health profession licensing boards shall include those boards provided for in articles two-a, four, five, six, seven, seven-a, eight, ten, fourteen, sixteen, seventeen, twenty, twenty-one, twenty-five and twenty-six of chapter thirty of this code. Notwithstanding any other provision of […]
§30-1-16. Liability Limitations of Peer Review Committees and Professional Standards Review Committees
No member of a peer review committee or a professional standards review committee of a state or local professional organization, including, but not limited to, committees established to review the practices of doctors of chiropractic, doctors of veterinary medicine, doctors of medicine, doctors of dentistry, attorneys at law, real estate brokers, architects, professional engineers, certified […]
§30-1-17. Annual Reports
(a) A licensing board, organized under the provisions of this chapter, may submit its annual report on electronic media to be filed in the same manner as a printed annual report, or transmitted electronically via the Internet. Any report filed in an electronic format shall be considered as having satisfied the filing requirements. (b) If […]
§30-1-18. Retired, Volunteer and Inactive Status Licenses
(a) Every board referred to in this chapter may propose rules for legislative approval in accordance with the provisions of article three, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code, to establish licensure criteria and continuing education requirements for retired, volunteer and inactive licenses. (b) If a board which establishes licensure criteria as authorized in this section does […]
§30-1-19. Combining Board Staff Functions
(a) Any board referred to in this chapter may combine administrative staff functions with any other board or boards referred to in this chapter, pursuant to the provisions of subsection (b) of this section, to carry out the administrative duties of the boards as set forth in this article, the practice acts of each board […]
§30-1-1a. Legislative Findings and Declaration
The Legislature hereby finds and declares that as a matter of public policy the practice of the professions referred to in this chapter is a privilege and is not a natural right of individuals. The fundamental purpose of licensure and registration is to protect the public, and any license, registration, certificate or other authorization to […]
§30-1-2. Oath
Every person appointed as a member of any board referred to in this article, before proceeding to exercise the authority or discharge the duties of the office, shall take the oath prescribed by section 5 of article IV of the state Constitution, and shall file the certificate thereof with the Secretary of State.
§30-1-20. Certain Boards to Regulating Health Care Professions to Gather Retirement Information and Include in Annual Reports
(a) The health related professional licensing boards referred to in subsection (c) of this section shall request that their licensees provide the boards with their anticipated retirement dates, age, gender, percentage of time working direct services, percentage of time working administration and county of practice, in order to facilitate planning for future workforce needs for […]
§30-1-21. Exemption From Licensure for Professional Practice for a Charitable Function
(a) A person holding an unrestricted license, certificate, registration or permit granted by another state or jurisdiction to practice a profession or occupation licensed under this chapter may serve as a volunteer without compensation for a charitable function for a period not to exceed ten days, subject to the approval process described in this section:Provided,That […]
§30-1-22. Lobbying
No board may employ or contract with any person whose job functions or obligations include lobbying on behalf of the board: Provided, That the director, board counsel and appointed board members may lobby on behalf of the board.
§30-1-23. Waiver of Initial Licensing Fees for Certain Individuals; Definitions
(a) As used in this section: (1) “Initial” means obtaining a license in West Virginia for the occupation sought for the first time;
§30-1-24. Use of Criminal Records as Disqualification From Authorization to Practice
(a) Definitions. — For the purposes of this section: (1) “Board” means the board, authority, or other agency authorized by the provisions of this chapter to issue licenses, certifications, registrations, or other authorizations to engage in a particular profession or occupation.
§30-1-25. Primacy of State Regulation of Occupational Practice
The power to regulate occupations for the protection of the public is exclusively a function of the Legislature. A public body or political subdivision may only propose and administer the regulation of a trade, occupation, or profession including, but not limited to, the issuance of a license, requirement of registration, or recognition of a certification […]
§30-1-26. Telehealth Practice
(a) For the purposes of this section: “Abortifacient” means any chemical or drug prescribed or dispensed with the intent of causing an abortion. “Established patient” means a patient who has received professional services, face-to-face, from the physician, qualified health care professional, or another physician or qualified health care professional of the exact same specialty and […]