(a) For purposes of this section, these terms have the following meaning: (1) “Interstate telehealth services” means the provision of telehealth services to a patient located in West Virginia by a registered veterinary care professional located in any other state or commonwealth of the United States.
(a) It is unlawful for any person to practice or offer to practice veterinary medicine, veterinary technology or animal euthanasia in this state without a license, registration or certificate issued under the provisions of this article, or advertise or use any title or description tending to convey the impression that they are a veterinarian, veterinary […]
(a) To be eligible for a registration to practice veterinary technology under the provisions of this article, the applicant must: (1) Be of good moral character;
(a) A registered veterinary technician may do the following under general supervision: (1) Administer anesthesia, including induction, intravenous sedation, and maintenance and recovery from anesthesia;
(a) To be eligible to be a certified animal euthanasia technician a person must: (1) Apply at least thirty days prior to the date the next written examinations are scheduled, using a form prescribed by the board;
(a) The board shall create a certified animal euthanasia technician's program. The board shall design this program to teach applicants for certification record keeping and the legal, safety and practical information needed to become a certified animal euthanasia technician. (b) (1) The board shall administer written examinations to an applicant for certification. The written examinations […]
(a) A certified animal euthanasia technician may euthanize animals assigned to the care of an animal control facility. (b) A certified animal euthanasia technician shall practice euthanasia within the limitations imposed by this article and rules promulgated by the board under this article. (c) A certified animal euthanasia technician may not practice or offer to […]
(a) All persons regulated by the article shall annually or biennially before January 1, renew his or her license, registration or certification by completing a form prescribed by the board, paying all applicable fees and submitting any other information required by the board. (b) At least thirty days prior to January 1, the board shall […]
(a) Upon completion of an application and payment of the applicable fees, the board may issue a temporary permit to a person to practice veterinary medicine in this state who has completed the educational requirements set out in this article, is waiting to take the state examination, and is working under a supervising veterinarian. (b) […]
The following persons are exempt from licensing under the provisions of this article: (a) An employee of the federal government performing his or her official duties, as defined by the employing agency; (b) A student of a veterinary school working under the direct supervision of a licensed veterinarian; (c) A person advising with respect to […]
(a) The board shall prescribe the form for a license, permit, registration and certificate and may issue a duplicate upon payment of a fee. (b) Any person regulated by this article shall conspicuously display his or her license, permit, registration or certification at his or her principal business location.
(a) The board may upon its own motion and shall upon the written complaint of any person or based upon the quarterly report from the Board of Pharmacy as required by §60A-9-1 et seq. of this code cause an investigation to be made to determine whether grounds exist for disciplinary action under this article. (b) […]
The practice of veterinary medicine, veterinary technology and animal euthanasia, and the Board of Veterinary Medicine are subject to the provisions of article one of this chapter, the provisions of this article and the board's rules.
(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 […]
Any licensee, permittee, registrant or certificate holder adversely affected by a decision of the board entered after a hearing may obtain judicial review of the decision in accordance with section four, article five, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code, and may appeal any ruling resulting from judicial review in accordance with article six, chapter twenty-nine-a of […]
(a) When, as a result of an investigation under this article or otherwise, the board has reason to believe that a person has knowingly violated this article, the board may bring its information to the attention of an appropriate law-enforcement official who may cause criminal proceedings to be brought. (b) Any person violating a provision […]
In any action brought or in any proceeding initiated under this article, evidence of the commission of a single act prohibited by this article is sufficient to justify a penalty, injunction, restraining order or conviction without evidence of a general course of conduct.
As used in this article, the following words and terms have the following meanings: (a) "Animal" means any animal other than human, and the term includes fowl, birds, amphibians, fish, and reptiles, wild or domestic, living or dead. (b) "Animal control facility" means a municipal or county operated humane society or animal shelter incorporated and […]
(a) The West Virginia Board of Veterinary Medicine is continued. The members of the board in office on July 1, 2010, shall, unless sooner removed, continue to serve until their respective terms expire and until their successors have been appointed and qualified. (b) Prior to July 1, 2010, the Governor, by and with the advice […]
The board has all the powers and duties set forth in this article, by rule, in article one of this chapter and elsewhere in law, including: (1) Hold meetings, conduct hearings and administer examinations;
