West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 19 - Registered Nurses, WV Board of › Title 19 - PROCEDURAL RULES WEST VIRGINIA BOARD OF EXAMINERS FOR REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL NURSES › Series 19-13 - Dialysis Technicians › Section 19-13-14 - Application for Certification; Temporary Permit and Endorsement of Certification

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 28, July 12, 2024
14.1.
				An individual who applies to be credentialed as a dialysis technician shall:
14.1.a. File with the board the completed
				"Application for Dialysis Technician Credential", within the deadlines and
				according to all instructions including remittance of the required fee on forms
				by the Board. The individual shall submit the application at least thirty (30)
				days prior to the date the applicant wishes to take the examination. Payment
				shall be in the form established by the West Virginia Board of Examiners for
				Registered Professional Nurses. Application fees are not refundable;
14.1.b. Have completed a board approved
				dialysis technician training program, unless otherwise excepted by the law
				governing this rule;
14.1.c. The
				applicant shall submit to a state and a national electronic criminal history
				records check for the purpose of determining whether the applicant has been
				charged with, indicted for, or convicted of a crime that may have bearing upon
				the applicant's fitness to hold a license.
14.1.c.1. The criminal history records checks
				shall be based on fingerprints submitted to the West Virginia State Police or
				its assigned agent for forwarding to the Federal Bureau of
				Investigation.
14.1.c.2. The
				applicant shall meet all requirements necessary to accomplish the state and
				national criminal history record check, including:
14.1.c.2.A. Submitting fingerprints for the
				purposes set forth in this subsection; and,
14.1.c.2.B. Authorizing the board, the West
				Virginia State Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation to use all
				records submitted and produced for the purpose of screening the applicant for a
				license.
14.1.c.2.C. Paying for
				actual costs of the fingerprinting and criminal history record
				check.
14.1.d.
				The criminal history records required by this paragraph must have been
				completed within the twelve (12) months immediately before the application is
				filed with the board.
14.1.e. The
				board may require the applicant to obtain an electronic criminal history
				records check from a similar agency in the state of the technician or
				applicant's residence, if outside of West Virginia.
14.1.f. Should criminal offenses be reported
				on an applicant's criminal history record check, the board will consider the
				nature, severity, and recency of offenses, as well as rehabilitation and other
				factors on a case by case basis for licensure. To be qualified for
				certification, the results of the criminal history records checks must be
				verified by a source acceptable to the board other than the
				applicant.
14.1.g. The board may
				deny certification to any applicant who fails or refuses to submit the criminal
				history records checks required by this subsection.
14.1.h. The results of the state and national
				criminal history record check may not be released to or by a private entity
				except:
14.1.h.1. To the individual who is the
				subject of the criminal history record check;
14.1.h.2. With the written authorization of
				the individual who is the subject of the criminal history record check;
				or
14.1.h.3. Pursuant to a court
				order.
14.1.i. The
				criminal history record check and related records are not public records for
				the purposes of chapter twenty-nine-b of this code.
14.1.j. Have submitted to the board directly
				from the board approved training program a sealed verification of completion
				indicating the date of completion of the dialysis training program;
				and
14.1.k. Provide to the board a
				certified copy of the court record of any conviction from any jurisdiction,
				except for traffic-related misdemeanors (other than DUI) and a letter of
				explanation that addresses each conviction.