§30-28-14. Renewal of License; Renewal of Lapsed License; Suspension, Revocation and Refusal to Renew; Reinstatement of Revoked License
(a) Licenses may be renewed biennially upon documentation of required continuing education and payment of a renewal fee. (b) A license which has lapsed may be renewed within one year of its expiration date in the manner set by the board. After the expiration of one year, a license may be renewed only by complying […]
§30-28-15. Special Volunteer Occupational Therapist License; Civil Immunity for Voluntary Services Rendered to Indigents
(a) There is established a special volunteer occupational therapist license for occupational therapists who are retired or are retiring from the active practice of occupational therapy and who wish to donate their expertise for the care and treatment of indigent and needy patients in the clinical setting of clinics organized, in whole or in part, […]
§30-28-16. Complaints; Investigations; Due Process Procedure; Grounds for Disciplinary Action
(a) The board may upon its own motion based on credible information, and shall, upon the written complaint of any person, cause an investigation to be made to determine whether grounds exist for disciplinary action under this article or the legislative rules of the board. (b) Upon initiation or receipt of the complaint, the board […]
§30-28-17. Procedures for Hearing; Right of Appeal
(a) Hearings shall be governed by the provisions of section eight, article one of this chapter. (b) The board may conduct the hearing or elect to have an administrative law judge conduct the hearing. (c) If the hearing is conducted by an administrative law judge, the administrative law judge shall prepare a proposed written order […]
§30-28-4. Scope of Practice; License and Supervision Requirements
(a) The scope of practice of occupational therapy includes, but is not limited to: (1) Methods or strategies selected to direct the process of interventions such as:
§30-28-5. West Virginia Board of Occupational Therapy
(a) The West Virginia Board of Occupational Therapy is continued with the following five members appointed by the Governor by and with the advice and consent of the Senate: (1) Three licensed occupational therapists;
§30-28-6. Powers and Duties of the Board
(a) The board has all the powers and duties set forth in this article, by legislative rule, in article one of this chapter and elsewhere in law. (b) The board shall: (1) Hold meetings and conduct hearings;
§30-28-7. Rulemaking
(a) The board shall propose rules for legislative approval, in accordance with the provisions of article three, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code, to implement the provisions of this article, including: (1) Standards and requirements for licenses and permits;
§30-28-8. Fees; Special Revenue Account; Administrative Fines
(a) All fees and other moneys, except administrative fines, received by the board shall be deposited in a separate special revenue fund in the state Treasury designated the "West Virginia Board of Occupational Therapy", which is continued. The fund is used by the board for the administration of this article. Except as may be provided […]
§30-28-3. Definitions
As used in this article, the following words and terms have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (a) "Association" means the West Virginia Occupational Therapy Association. (b) "Board" means the West Virginia Board of Occupational Therapy. (c) "Business entity" means any firm, partnership, association, company, corporation, limited partnership, limited liability company or […]