As used in this article: (1) "Approved dialysis technician training program" means any board approved program used to train dialysis technicians including, but not limited to, a Board approved dialysis facility-sponsored training program or another state approved program.
(a) The Board may, in accordance with rules promulgated under the provisions of article three, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code, refuse to approve a dialysis technician. (b) The Board may deny, revoke or suspend its certification of a dialysis technician in accordance with the provisions of this article, or to otherwise impose discipline upon proof […]
(a) No individual, firm, corporation, facility or association of individuals may: (1) Sell or fraudulently obtain or furnish any national dialysis technician certification credential or documentation of successful completion of a dialysis technician training program or aid or abet therein;
(a) Any individual, firm, corporation, facility or association of individuals adversely affected by a decision of the board rendered after a hearing held in accordance with the provisions of this article is entitled to a judicial review of the decision. All of the pertinent provisions of section four, article five, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code […]
(a) The practice of dialysis technician by an individual who has not met the requirements of this article is declared to be inimical to the public health and welfare and to be a public nuisance. (b) Whenever, in the judgment of the board, an individual has engaged in, is engaging in, or is about to […]
(a) A registered professional nurse licensed under the provisions of article seven of this chapter may delegate dialysis care to a dialysis technician if: (1) The dialysis technician has completed the requirements set forth in this article and established by the board by legislative rule;
(a) To be certified by the board as a dialysis technician, an individual shall demonstrate that he or she: (1) Is of good moral character;
(a) An individual certified by the board as a dialysis technician pursuant to the provisions of this article shal1 be known as a West Virginia dialysis technician or dialysis technician and may use the initials "D.T." after his or her name. After June 30, 2005, no other individual may use the title, abbreviation or any […]
A dialysis technician is authorized to perform the following, under the direct supervision of a registered professional nurse or a licensed physician: (1) Preparation and initiation of dialysis access sites;
(a) The Board shall prescribe standards for approved dialysis technician training programs, and prescribe testing standards and requirements, by legislative rule. (b) Persons and organizations providing training programs and testing services must be approved by the board. (c) Approval may be denied or withdrawn for failure to meet the standards set out in code or […]
(a) The Board may: (1) Adopt and amend rules consistent with this article necessary to enable it to carry into effect the provisions of this article, including disciplinary rules;
All fees and other moneys collected by the board pursuant to the provisions of this article shall be kept in a separate special fund called the Dialysis Technician Fund to be established for the board in the state Treasury and shall be used for the administration of this article. No part of this special fund […]
