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WV Code § 16-58-4 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 16. Public Health|Article 58. Family Planning Access Act|§16-58-4. Standing Prescription Drug Orders for a Self-Administered Hormonal Contraceptive

The state health officer may prescribe on a statewide basis a self-administered hormonal contraceptive by one or more standing orders in accordance with a protocol consistent with the United States Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use (MEC) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, that requires:(1) Use of the self-screening risk assessment questionnaire described below;(2) Written and oral education;(3) The timeline for renewing and updating the standing order;(4) Who is eligible to utilize the standing order;(5) The pharmacist to make and retain a record of each person to whom the self-administered hormonal contraceptive is dispensed, including:(A) The name of the person;(B) The drug dispensed; and(C) Other relevant information.
WV Code § 16-58-5 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 16. Public Health|Article 58. Family Planning Access Act|§16-58-5. Pharmacist Education and Training Required

(a) The Board of Pharmacy, in collaboration with the Bureau for Public Health, shall approve a training program or programs to be eligible to participate in the utilization of the standing prescription drug order for self-administered hormonal contraceptives by a pharmacist.(b) Documentation of training shall be provided to the Board of Pharmacy upon request.
WV Code § 16-58-6 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 16. Public Health|Article 58. Family Planning Access Act|§16-58-6. Guidelines for Dispensing a Self-Administered Hormonal Contraceptive

(a) A pharmacist who dispenses a self-administered hormonal contraceptive under this article:(1) Shall obtain a completed self-screening risk assessment questionnaire that has been approved by the state health officer in collaboration with the Board of Pharmacy, the Board of Osteopathic Medicine, and the Board of Medicine from the patient before dispensing the self-administered hormonal contraceptive;(2) Shall notify the patients primary care provider, if provided;(3) If when dispensing within the guidelines it is unsafe to dispense a self-administered hormonal contraceptive to a patient then the pharmacist: (A) May not dispense a self-administered hormonal contraceptive to the patient; and(B) Shall refer the patient to a health care practitioner or local health department;(4) May not continue to dispense a self-administered hormonal contraceptive to the patient for more than 12 months after the date of the initial prescription without evidence that the patient has consulted with a health care practitioner during the preceding 12 months; and(5) Shall provide the patient with:(A) Written and verbal information regarding:(i) The importance of seeing the patients health care practitioner to obtain recommended tests and screening; and(ii) The effectiveness and availability of long-acting reversible contraceptives and other effective contraceptives as an alternative to self-administered hormonal contraceptives; and(B) A copy of the record of the encounter with the patient that includes:(i) The patients completed self-assessment tool; and(ii) A description of the contraceptives dispensed, or the basis for not dispensing a contraceptive.(b) If a pharmacist dispenses a self-administered hormonal contraceptive to a patient, the pharmacist shall, at a minimum, provide the patient counseling regarding:(1) The appropriate administration and storage of the self-administered hormonal contraceptive;(2) Potential side effects and risks of the self-administered hormonal contraceptive;(3) The need for backup contraception;(4) When to seek emergency medical attention;(5) The risk of contracting a sexually transmitted infection or disease, and ways to reduce the risk of contraction; and(6) Any additional counseling outlined in the protocol as prescribed in §16-57-4 of this code.(c) The Board of Pharmacy regulates a pharmacist who dispenses a self-administered hormonal contraceptive under this article.
WV Code § 16-59-1 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 16. Public Health|Article 59. Certification of Recovery Residences|§16-59-1. Definitions

As used in this article, the term: (1) "Certificate of compliance" means a certificate that is issued to a recovery residence by the departments appointed certifying agency. (2) "Certified recovery residence" means a recovery residence that holds a valid certificate of compliance. (3) "Department" means the Department of Health and Human Resources.(4) "Recovery residence" means a single-family, drug-free, and alcohol-free residential dwelling unit, or other form of group housing, that is offered or advertised by any person or entity as a residence that provides a drug-free and alcohol-free living environment for the purposes of promoting sustained, long-term recovery from substance use disorder.
WV Code § 16-59-3 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 16. Public Health|Article 59. Certification of Recovery Residences|§16-59-3. Referrals to Recovery Residences; Prohibitions; Receipt of State Funds

(a) The certifying agency shall maintain, publish, and disseminate a list of drug- and alcohol-free housing certified pursuant to this section. This list shall be disseminated to the department for use by each state agency or vendor with a statewide contract that provides substance use disorder treatment services. The list shall also be posted on the website maintained by the certifying agency.(b) The Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation, the Parole Board, county probation offices, day report centers, municipal courts, and a medical or clinical treatment facility that receives any funds for its operations from the State Treasury may not make a referral of any prisoner, parolee, probationer, or prospective, current, or discharged patient or client to a recovery residence unless the recovery residence holds a valid certificate of compliance as provided in 16-59-2 of this code.(c) No recovery residence is eligible to receive funds from any source within the State Treasury unless it holds a valid certificate of compliance as provided in 16-59-2 of this code.(d) A state agency and a medical or clinical treatment facility that receive funds for its operation from the State Treasury, that make referrals to recovery residences shall maintain records of referrals to or from recovery residences.(e) Nothing in this section requires a state agency or a clinical or medical provider to make a referral of a person to a recovery residence.(f) A person who violates this section commits a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not less than $500 nor more than $1,000.
WV Code § 16-60-1 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 16. Public Health|Article 60. Recognition of Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact|§16-60-1. Recognition of Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact; Purpose

 (a) The Recognition of Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact is hereby enacted into law and entered into with all jurisdictions legally joining therein.(b) This Compact is intended to facilitate the day-to-day movement of EMS personnel across state boundaries in the performance of their EMS duties as assigned by an appropriate authority and authorize state EMS offices to afford immediate legal recognition to EMS personnel licensed in a member state. The Compact recognizes that states have a vested interest in protecting the publics health and safety through their licensing and regulation of EMS personnel and that such state regulation shared among the member states will best protect public health and safety. The Compact is designed to achieve the following purposes and objectives:(1) Increase public access to EMS personnel;(2) Enhance the states ability to protect the publics health and safety, especially patient safety;(3) Encourage the cooperation of member states in the areas of EMS licensure and regulation;(4) Support licensing of military members who are separating from an active duty tour and licensing of their spouses;(5) Facilitate the exchange of information between member states regarding EMS personnel licensure, adverse action, and significant investigatory information;(6) Promote compliance with the laws governing EMS personnel practice in each member state; and(7) Invest all member states with the authority to hold EMS personnel accountable through the mutual recognition of member state licenses.
WV Code § 16-60-3 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 16. Public Health|Article 60. Recognition of Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact|§16-60-3. Home State Licensure

(a) Any member state in which an individual holds a current license shall be considered a home state for purposes of this Compact.(b) Any member state may require an individual to obtain and retain a license to be authorized to practice in the member state under circumstances not authorized by the privilege to practice under the terms of this Compact.(c) A home states license authorizes an individual to practice in a remote state under the privilege to practice only if the home state:(1) Currently requires the use of the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT) examination as a condition of issuing initial licenses at the EMT and paramedic levels;(2) Has a mechanism in place for receiving and investigating complaints about individuals;(3) Notifies the Commission, in compliance with the terms herein, of any adverse action or significant investigatory information regarding an individual;(4) No later than five years after activation of the Compact, requires a criminal background check of all applicants for initial licensure, including the use of the results of fingerprint or other biometric data checks compliant with the requirements of the Federal Bureau of Investigation with the exception of federal employees who have suitability determination in accordance with 5 C.F.R. 731.202 and submit documentation of such as promulgated in the rules of the Commission; and(5) Complies with the rules of the Commission.
WV Code § 16-60-4 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 16. Public Health|Article 60. Recognition of Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact|§16-60-4. Compact Privilege to Practice

(a) Member states shall recognize the privilege to practice of an individual licensed in another member state that is in conformance with 16-60-3 of this code.(b) To exercise the privilege to practice under the terms and provisions of this Compact, an individual must:(1) Be at least 18 years of age;(2) Possess a current unrestricted license in a member state as an EMT, AEMT, paramedic, or state-recognized and licensed level with a scope of practice and authority between EMT and paramedic; and(3) Practice under the supervision of a medical director.(c) An individual providing patient care in a remote state under the privilege to practice shall function within the scope of practice authorized by the home state unless and until modified by an appropriate authority in the remote state as may be defined in the rules of the Commission.(d) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, an individual practicing in a remote state is subject to the remote states authority and laws. A remote state may, in accordance with due process and that states laws, restrict, suspend, or revoke an individuals privilege to practice in the remote state and may take any other necessary actions to protect the health and safety of its citizens. If a remote state takes action, it shall promptly notify the home state and the Commission.(e) If an individuals license in any home state is restricted or suspended, the individual may not be eligible to practice in a remote state under the privilege to practice until the individuals home state license is restored.(f) If an individuals privilege to practice in any remote state is restricted, suspended, or revoked, the individual may not be eligible to practice in any remote state until the individuals privilege to practice is restored.
WV Code § 16-60-5 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 16. Public Health|Article 60. Recognition of Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact|§16-60-5. Conditions of Practice in a Remote State

An individual may practice in a remote state under a privilege to practice only in the performance of the individuals EMS duties as assigned by an appropriate authority, as defined in the rules of the Commission, and under the following circumstances:(1) The individual originates a patient transport in a home state and transports the patient to a remote state;(2) The individual originates in the home state and enters a remote state to pick up a patient and provide care and transport of the patient to the home state;(3) The individual enters a remote state to provide patient care and/or transport within that remote state;(4) The individual enters a remote state to pick up a patient and provide care and transport to a third member state; and(5) Other conditions as determined by rules promulgated by the Commission.
WV Code § 16-60-6 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 16. Public Health|Article 60. Recognition of Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact|§16-60-6. Relationship to Emergency Management Assistance Compact

Upon a member states governors declaration of a state of emergency or disaster that activates the Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC), all relevant terms and provisions of EMAC apply, and to the extent any terms or provisions of this Compact conflict with EMAC, the terms of EMAC shall prevail with respect to any individual practicing in the remote state in response to such declaration.
WV Code § 16-60-7 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 16. Public Health|Article 60. Recognition of Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact|§16-60-7. Veterans, Service Members Separating From Active Duty Military, and Their Spouses

(a) Member states shall consider a veteran, active military service member, and member of the National Guard and Reserves separating from an active duty tour, and a spouse thereof, who holds a current valid and unrestricted NREMT certification at or above the level of the state license being sought as satisfying the minimum training and examination requirements for the licensure.(b) Member states shall expedite the processing of licensure applications submitted by veterans, active military service members, and members of the National Guard and Reserves separating from an active duty tour, and their spouses.(c) All individuals functioning with a privilege to practice under this section remain subject to 16-60-8 of this code.
WV Code § 16-60-8 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 16. Public Health|Article 60. Recognition of Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact|§16-60-8. Adverse Actions

(a) A home state has exclusive power to impose adverse action against an individuals license issued by the home state.(b) If an individuals license in any home state is restricted or suspended, the individual may not be eligible to practice in a remote state under the privilege to practice until the individuals home state license is restored.(1) All home state adverse action orders shall include a statement that the individuals Compact privileges are inactive. The order may allow the individual to practice in remote states with prior written authorization from both the home state and remote states EMS authority.(2) An individual currently subject to adverse action in the home state may not practice in any remote state without prior written authorization from both the home state and remote states EMS authority.(c) A member state shall report adverse actions and any occurrences where the individuals Compact privileges are restricted, suspended, or revoked to the Commission in accordance with the rules of the Commission.(d) A remote state may take adverse action on an individuals privilege to practice within that state.(e) Any member state may take adverse action against an individuals privilege to practice in that state based on the factual findings of another member state, so long as each state follows its own procedures for imposing such adverse action.(f) A home states EMS authority shall investigate and take such appropriate action with respect to reported conduct in a remote state as it would if such conduct had occurred within the home state. In such cases, the home states law shall control in determining the appropriate adverse action.(g) Nothing in this Compact may override a member states decision that participation in an alternative program may be used in lieu of adverse action and that such participation shall remain nonpublic if required by the member states laws. Member states must require individuals who enter any alternative programs to agree not to practice in any other member state during the term of the alternative program without prior authorization from such other member state.
WV Code § 16-60-9 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 16. Public Health|Article 60. Recognition of Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact|§16-60-9. Additional Powers Vested in a Member State S Ems Authority

A member states EMS authority, in addition to any other powers granted under state law, is authorized under this Compact to:(1) Issue subpoenas for both hearings and investigations that require the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of evidence. Subpoenas issued by a member states EMS authority for the attendance and testimony of witnesses, and/or the production of evidence from another member state, shall be enforced in the remote state by any court of competent jurisdiction, according to that courts practice and procedure in considering subpoenas issued in its own proceedings. The issuing states EMS authority shall pay any witness fees, travel expenses, mileage, and other fees required by the service statutes of the state where the witnesses and/or evidence are located; and(2) Issue cease and desist orders to restrict, suspend, or revoke an individuals privilege to practice in the state.
WV Code § 16-60-11 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 16. Public Health|Article 60. Recognition of Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact|§16-60-11. Coordinated Database

(a) The Commission shall provide for the development and maintenance of a coordinated database and reporting system containing licensure, adverse action, and significant investigatory information on all licensed individuals in member states.(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of state law to the contrary, a member state shall submit a uniform data set to the coordinated database on all individuals to whom this Compact is applicable as required by the rules of the Commission, including:(1) Identifying information;(2) Licensure data;(3) Significant investigatory information;(4) Adverse actions against an individuals license;(5) An indicator that an individuals privilege to practice is restricted, suspended, or revoked;(6) Nonconfidential information related to alternative program participation;(7) Any denial of application for licensure and the reason(s) for such denial; and(8) Other information that may facilitate the administration of this Compact, as determined by the rules of the Commission.(c) The coordinated database administrator shall promptly notify all member states of any adverse action taken against, or significant investigative information on, any individual in a member state.(d) Member states contributing information to the coordinated database may designate information that may not be shared with the public without the express permission of the contributing state.(e) Any information submitted to the coordinated database that is subsequently required to be expunged by the laws of the member state contributing the information shall be removed from the coordinated database.
WV Code § 16-60-14 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 16. Public Health|Article 60. Recognition of Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact|§16-60-14. Date of Implementation of the Interstate Commission for Ems Personnel Practice and Associated Rules; Withdrawal; Amendment

(a) The Compact shall come into effect on the date on which the Compact statute is enacted into law in the tenth member state. The provisions, which become effective at that time, shall be limited to the powers granted to the Commission relating to assembly and the promulgation of rules. Thereafter, the Commission shall meet and exercise rulemaking powers necessary to the implementation and administration of the Compact.(b) Any state that joins the Compact subsequent to the Commissions initial adoption of the rules shall be subject to the rules as they exist on the date on which the Compact becomes law in that state. Any rule that has been previously adopted by the Commission shall have the full force and effect of law on the day the Compact becomes law in that state.(c) Any member state may withdraw from this Compact by enacting a statute repealing the same. Withdrawal shall not affect the continuing requirement of the withdrawing states EMS authority to comply with the investigative and adverse action reporting requirements of this act prior to the effective date of withdrawal.(d) Nothing contained in this Compact shall be construed to invalidate or prevent any EMS personnel licensure agreement or other cooperative arrangement between a member state and a nonmember state that does not conflict with the provisions of this Compact.(e) This Compact may be amended by the member states. No amendment to this Compact may become effective and binding upon any member state until it is enacted into the laws of all member states.
WV Code § 16-60-15 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 16. Public Health|Article 60. Recognition of Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact|§16-60-15. Construction and Severability

(a) This Compact shall be liberally construed so as to effectuate the purposes thereof. If this Compact shall be held contrary to the constitution of any member state thereto, the Compact shall remain in full force and effect as to the remaining member states. Nothing in this Compact supersedes state law or rules related to licensure of EMS agencies.(b) The Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council shall review decisions of the Interstate Commission for Emergency Medical Services Personnel Practice established pursuant to this Compact and, upon approval by the Interstate Commission for Emergency Medical Services Personnel Practice of any action that will have the result of increasing the cost to the state of membership in the Compact, may recommend to the Legislature that the state withdraw from the Compact.
WV Code § 16-61-1 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 16. Public Health|Article 61. Palliative Care|§16-61-1. Purpose and Findings

(a) The purpose of this article is to increase awareness regarding the palliative care services in West Virginia. (b) The Legislature finds that palliative care access remains a challenge across the state and increasing awareness of the availability of this service will align with many of the states goals to improve patients health care experience and care quality.