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Home » US Law » 2022 West Virginia Code » Chapter 30. Professions and Occupations » Article 3. West Virginia Medical Practice Act

§30-3-7. Powers and Duties of West Virginia Board of Medicine

(a) The board is autonomous and, in accordance with this article, shall determine qualifications of applicants for licenses to practice medicine and surgery, to practice podiatry, and to practice as a physician assistant for a physician licensed under this article, and shall issue licenses to qualified applicants and shall regulate the professional conduct and discipline […]

§30-3-7a. Findings and Rule-Making Authority

(a) The Legislature finds that it is appropriate and in the public interest to require the board of Medicine to regulate the practice of Radiologist Assistants. (b) The West Virginia Board of Medicine, with the advice of the West Virginia Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Technology Board of Examiners, shall propose rules for legislative approval, […]

§30-3-8. State Health Officer to Act as Secretary of the Board

The state health officer, in addition to being a member of the board, shall act as its secretary. He or she shall, together with the president of the board, sign all licenses, reports, orders and other documents that may be required by the board in the performance of its duties.

§30-3-9. Records of Board; Expungement; Examination; Notice; Public Information; Voluntary Agreements Relating to Alcohol or Chemical Dependency; Confidentiality of Same; Physician-Patient Privileges

(a) The board shall maintain a permanent record of the names of all physicians, podiatrists, and physician assistants, licensed, certified or otherwise lawfully practicing in this state and of all persons applying to be so licensed to practice, along with an individual historical record for each such individual containing reports and all other information furnished […]