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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 19-07 - Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Licensure Requirements › Section 19-7-12 - Certification or Recertification

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12.1. An
				APRN shall maintain current certification or recertification from a national
				organization.
12.2. The APRN shall
				provide an official verification of current certification or recertification to
				the Board directly from the national certifying body before the expiration of
				the certification on file with the Board.
12.3. The board shall conduct an audit to
				verify that an APRN has met the requirements of the above section.
12.4. A nurse who fails to attain current,
				active certification or recertification from a national organization meeting
				the requirements of this rule for recognition by the Board or fails to submit
				to the Board evidence of such shall not practice or use the title of APRN until
				the requirements for certification have been met and evidence of current,
				active certification or recertification is submitted to the Board.
12.5. An APRN who is decertified by the
				appropriate national organization shall:
12.5.a. Notify the board of that fact;
				and,
12.5.b. Not practice as or use
				the title of APRN during the period of decertification.
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 19-07 - Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Licensure Requirements › Section 19-7-13 - Application Validity

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13.1. An
				application shall be valid for a period of 6 months from the date of submission
				to the board.
13.2. After 6 months
				from the date of application, the applicant shall be required to
				reapply.
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 19-07 - Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Licensure Requirements › Section 19-7-14 - Discipline; Summary Suspension and Revocation of License

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14.1. The board shall have the power to deny,
				revoke or suspend an APRN license or applied for in accordance with the
				provisions of this article, or any other Board law or rule, or to otherwise
				discipline a licensee or applicant upon proof that he or she has violated this
				article or any other Board law or rule.
14.2. An APRN license shall automatically and
				immediately be revoked if the registered professional nurse license is
				suspended or revoked.
14.3. A nurse
				practicing or identifying him or herself as an APRN who is not licensed as a
				registered nurse and as an APRN or whose practice is inconsistent with the role
				to which he or she has been designated, or an APRN who fails to renew the
				registered nurse license or recertify his or her national certification and
				provide the Board proof of such, and continues to practice as an APRN shall be
				subject to the board's disciplinary procedures and shall be subject to any
				other criminal and civil remedies afforded by law for practicing
				illegally.
14.4. If the Board finds
				that an APRN license was issued in error, such license shall be immediately
				revoked.
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 19-07 - Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Licensure Requirements › Section 19-7-15 - Standards Related to the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse's Scope of Practice

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15.1 A license
				issued to an APRN by the Board of Registered Nurses shall authorize the APRN to
				perform nursing acts commensurate with their education, training, and
				experience and which they are competent to perform, consistent with the rules
				of the boards. Nursing acts include prescribing with Board approved
				prescriptive authority, and administering of controlled substances,
				prescription drugs, or medical devices.
15.2 An APRN shall provide only those
				services for which they have been prepared by their education, training, and
				experience and are competent to perform, consistent with sound nursing practice
				and that will protect the health and safety of the patient. This may occur in
				any health care setting, both hospital and outpatient in accordance with their
				practice notification.
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 19-08 - Limited Prescriptive Authority for Nurses in Advanced Practice › Section 19-8-1 - General

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1.1. Scope. -- This
				rule establishes the requirements whereby the board authorizes qualified
				advanced practice registered nurses to prescribe prescription drugs in
				accordance with the provisions of W. Va. Code
§
30-7-15a, 15b,
				and 15c.
1.2. Authority. -- W. Va.
				Code
§
30-7-15a.
1.3. Filing Date. -- April 18,
				2023.
1.4. Effective Date. -- April
				24, 2023.
1.5. Sunset Date. - This
				rule shall terminate and have no further force or effect on August 1,
				2033.
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 19-08 - Limited Prescriptive Authority for Nurses in Advanced Practice › Section 19-8-2 - Definitions

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2.1. "Actively
				prescribe prescription medication" means the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
				currently holds active prescriptive authority.
2.2. Advanced Practice Registered Nurse means
				a registered nurse who has acquired advanced clinical knowledge and skills
				preparing him or her to provide direct and indirect care to patients, as a
				certified nurse practitioner, certified nurse-midwife, certified registered
				nurse anesthetist, or clinical nurse specialist, who has completed a
				board-approved graduate-level education program and who has passed a board
				approved national certification examination.
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 19-08 - Limited Prescriptive Authority for Nurses in Advanced Practice › Section 19-8-4 - Renewal of Prescriptive Privileges

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4.1. An applicant for renewal of prescriptive
				authority shall be licensed as an advanced practice registered nurse and shall:
4.1.a. Maintain an active, uninterrupted
				national certification as an advanced practice registered nurse and maintain
				this information on file in the Board Office.
4.1.b. Submit to the board all documentation
				evidencing national certification as an advanced practice registered nurse and
				subsequent, uninterrupted renewal of national certification thereof.
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 19-08 - Limited Prescriptive Authority for Nurses in Advanced Practice › Section 19-8-5 - Prescriptive authority for prescription drugs

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5.1. The advanced practice registered nurse
				shall not prescribe from the following categories of drugs:
5.1.a. An advanced practice registered nurse
				may not prescribe a Schedule I controlled substance as provided in §
										60A-2-204 et seq. of this
				code;
5.1.b. An advanced practice
				registered nurse may prescribe up to a three-day supply of a Schedule II
				narcotic as provided in §
										60A-2-206 et seq. of this
				code;
5.1.c There are no other
				limitations on the prescribing authority of an advanced practice registered
				nurse, except as provided in §
										16-54-1 et seq. of this
				code.
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 19-08 - Limited Prescriptive Authority for Nurses in Advanced Practice › Section 19-8-7 - Reinstatement of Lapsed or Terminated Limited Prescriptive Privileges

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7.1. An advanced
				practice registered nurse whose prescriptive authority has lapsed or been
				terminated for failing to maintain an active West Virginia license as a
				registered nurse or for failing to maintain or provide the Board proof of
				active national certification or recertification as an advanced practice
				registered nurse or failing to maintain prescriptive authority granted by the
				Board may have the prescriptive authority reinstated upon submission of the
				application for prescriptive authority with the required fee and a satisfactory
				explanation for the lapse or termination.
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 19-09 - Complaint Procedure › Section 19-9-1 - General

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1.1. Scope. -- This
				rule defines the role and authority of the board in investigation and
				resolution of disciplinary matters.
1.2. Authority. -- W. Va. Code §§
									30-1-4
				and
				30-7-4.
1.3. Filing Date. - July 25, 2018.
1.4. Effective Date.- September 1,
				2018.
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 19-09 - Complaint Procedure › Section 19-9-2 - Definitions

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2.1. The following
				words and phrases as used in this rule have the following meanings, unless the
				context otherwise requires:
2.1.a. "Board"
				means the West Virginia Board of Examiners for Registered Professional
				Nurses.
2.1.b. "Complaint" means
				any written, verbal, or other communication with the board or its
				representatives which indicates or tends to indicate that a licensee is acting
				or has acted in violation of W. Va. Code §§
										30-7-1 et
				seq. or
				30-15-1 et
				seq., or rules governing the practice of registered professional
				nursing.
2.1.c. "Proof" means all
				types of evidence except testimony, including but not limited to records,
				documents, exhibits, concrete objects, laboratory or other tests, and the
				reports of results of examinations or laboratory or other tests.
2.1.d. "Testimony" means evidence given by a
				witness under oath or affirmation, including but not limited to oral
				statements, affidavits, or depositions.
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 19-09 - Complaint Procedure › Section 19-9-3 - Complaint Procedures

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3.1. The
				Board will accept a complaint from any individual against one or more
				licensees.
3.2. The complaint may
				be written or verbal. The Board may accept anonymous complaints if the
				complaint provides enough information to begin an investigation. The Board may
				provide a form for the purpose of completing a complaint. Complaints shall
				include the following:
3.2.a. name and
				address of the licensee against whom the complaint is being filed;
3.2.b. the alleged violation which prompted
				the complaint;
3.2.c. the date or
				dates of the incident prompting the complaint;
3.2.d. any supporting documents related to
				the alleged violation; and
3.2.e.
				the name, address and telephone numbers of any and all witnesses to the
				incident.
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 19-09 - Complaint Procedure › Section 19-9-4 - Investigation

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4.1. Upon complaint
				or on its own initiative, the Board or its employees or designees may
				investigate conduct which is occurring or has occurred which would violate W.
				Va. Code §§
									30-7-1 et
				seq.,
				30-15-1 et
				seq., or rules governing the practice of registered professional
				nursing.
4.2. For the purposes of
				an investigation by the Board:
4.2.a. The
				executive secretary or assistant executive secretary may subpoena witnesses and
				documents and administer oaths;
4.2.b. The Board or its authorized agents may
				depose witnesses, take sworn statements and collect other evidence;
4.2.c. The Board may institute proceedings in
				the courts of this state to enforce its subpoenas for the production of
				witnesses and documents and its orders and to restrain and enjoin violations of
				W. Va. Code §§
										30-7-1 et
				seq.,
				30-15-1 et
				seq., or rules governing the practice of registered professional
				nursing;
4.2.d. The Board may
				review pertinent medical records during the course of its investigation, and
				shall remove patient identifying information from records which are introduced
				as evidence at any disciplinary hearing;
4.2.e. The Board, or its employees or
				designees within the limits of authority granted by the Board, may employ
				investigators, consultants and other employees as may be necessary to assist in
				an investigation;
4.2.f. All powers
				of the Board and its employees or designees may be exercised to investigate a
				matter, even if a hearing or disciplinary action does not result from the
				investigative findings.
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 19-09 - Complaint Procedure › Section 19-9-5 - Disciplinary Action

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5.1. The Board
				has the authority to deny, revoke, suspend, or otherwise discipline a licensee
				or applicant for licensure upon proof that the licensee or applicant for
				licensure has violated the provisions of W. Va. Code §§
									30-7-1 et
				seq.
5.1.a. The Board shall afford every
				person subject to disciplinary proceedings an opportunity for a hearing, as set
				forth in the Board's rule regarding Contested Case Hearing Procedure, 19 CSR
				5;
5.1.b. If an applicant for
				licensure or a licensee fails to appear at a scheduled hearing or fails to
				reply to the notification of hearing, the charges specified may be taken as
				true and the Board may proceed with the disciplinary action;
5.1.c. Following a hearing before the Board
				or its hearing examiner, the Board will issue its decision on any disciplinary
				matter;
5.1.d. The Board may
				establish a committee that has the authority to resolve disciplinary matters
				through a formal consent agreement with a licensee, permitting the licensee to
				voluntarily agree to disciplinary action in lieu of a formal evidentiary
				hearing.
5.1.e. The Board or its
				authorized committee may take disciplinary action which includes, but is not
				limited to, the denial, suspension, or revocation of a license to practice as a
				registered professional nurse, or probation of a registered professional
				nursing license with terms to be met for continued practice, or the assessment
				of additional renewal, reinstatement, or administrative costs or fines against
				a licensee, or a combination of these or other actions. A licensee who fails to
				pay a fine or administrative cost assessed as part of disciplinary action or
				non-disciplinary action within the time period agreed upon between the parties,
				may be disciplined or may remain under the disciplinary terms until the fine
				and administrative costs are paid in full.
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 19-10 - Standards for Scope of Professional Nursing Practice › Section 19-10-1 - General

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1.1. Scope. -- This
				rule establishes standards of safe practice for the registered professional
				nurse, and serves as a guide for the board in evaluating nursing care to
				determine if it is safe and effective.
1.2. Authority. -- W. Va. Code §
									30-7-4
1.3. Filing Date. -- April 10,
				2019.
1.4. Effective Date. - April
				10, 2019.
1.5. Sunset Date. B This
				rule will terminate and have no further force or effect upon April 10,
				2029.
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 19-10 - Standards for Scope of Professional Nursing Practice › Section 19-10-2 - Standards Related to the Registered Professional Nurse's Scope of Practice

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2.1.
				Standards related to Professional Accountability:
2.1.1. Practices within the legal boundaries
				for nursing through the scope of practice in W. Va. Code '
				30-7-1 et
				seq. and rules governing nursing.
2.1.2. Demonstrates honesty and integrity in
				nursing practice.
2.1.3. Bases
				nursing decision on nursing knowledge and skills, the needs of patients and
				registered professional nursing standards.
2.1.4. Accepts responsibility for judgements,
				individual nursing actions, competence, decisions and behavior in the course of
				nursing practice.
2.1.5. Maintains
				competence through ongoing learning and application of knowledge in registered
				professional nursing practice.
2.1.6. Reports violations of the acts or
				rules by self or other licensees.
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 19-11 - Continuing Education And Competence › Section 19-11-1 - General

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1.1. Scope. -- This
				legislative rule establishes requirements for continuing education for
				re-licensure of registered professional nurses.
1.2. Authority. -- W. Va. Code §
									30-7-4 and
				30-1-4.
1.3. Filing Date. -- April 18,
				2023.
1.4. Effective Date. -- April
				24, 2023.
1.5. Sunset Provision. --
				This rule shall terminate and have no further force or effect upon August 1,
				2033.
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 19-11 - Continuing Education And Competence › Section 19-11-2 - Definition of Terms

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2.1. "Approved
				provider" means an individual, local, state, or national agency, organization
				or association recognized by the board to provide continuing
				education.
2.2. "Audit" means the
				selection of licensees for verification of satisfactory completion of
				continuing education requirements during a specified time period; or the
				selection of approved providers for verification of adherence to continuing
				education approved provider requirements during a specified time
				period.
2.3. "Continuing education"
				means those learning activities intended to build upon the educational and
				experiential basis of the registered professional nurse for the enhancement of
				practice, education, administration, research, or theory development to the end
				of improving the health of the public.
2.4. "College credit courses" means those
				courses offered by a recognized educational institution, and which may be
				approved as continuing education.
2.5. "Independent study" means a program of
				learning designed by an approved provider for the registered professional nurse
				who completes the program at his or her own pace, e.g., home study, programmed
				instruction.
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 19-11 - Continuing Education And Competence › Section 19-11-3 - Continuing Education

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3.1.
				Continuing education requirements for re-licensure.
3.1.1. A registered professional nurse with
				an active license to practice registered professional nursing in West Virginia
				shall complete twelve (12) contact hours of continuing education, as approved
				by this rule, every renewal period. A registered professional nurse shall
				attest to completion of continuing education activities with the board at the
				time he or she files an application for renewal of his or her license to
				practice registered professional nursing in West Virginia.
3.1.2. Each applicant for renewal of a
				license, if the license is currently active, or reinstatement of a license if a
				license is lapsed or in an inactive status, shall attest to completion of
				twelve (12) contact hours of continuing education during the reporting period
				prescribed in subdivision 3.1.1 of this rule. Units of measurement used for
				continuing education courses are as follows:
3.1.2.a. A contact hour is a unit of
				measurement that describes at least fifty (50) minutes of an approved,
				organized learning experience, either didactic or clinical
				experience;
3.1.2.b. One (1)
				successfully completed academic semester hour is equivalent to fifteen (15)
				contact hours of instruction; and
3.1.2.c. One (1) successfully completed
				academic quarter hour is equivalent to ten (10) contact hours of
				instruction.
3.1.3. The
				board shall not grant credit for identical continuing education activities
				submitted during any report period. Continuing education contact hours from a
				previous reporting period may not be used, nor shall contact hours be
				accumulated for use in a future reporting period.
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 19-11 - Continuing Education And Competence › Section 19-11-4 - Continuing Education Providers

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4.1. The board may recognize as approved
				providers an agency which meets minimum provider standards as outlined in
				subsections 4.2. and 4.5. of this rule.
4.1.1. The board shall consider written
				requests to designate other individuals, local, state or national agencies,
				organizations and associates as approved providers.
4.1.2. The board shall maintain a current
				list of approved providers which shall be available to the public upon request.
				The board shall notify providers who fail to meet the minimum acceptable
				provider standards, in writing, of specific deficiencies and give them a
				limited period of time to correct deficiencies. The board may remove an
				approved provider who does not correct deficiencies within the specified time
				period from the list of approved providers.
4.1.3. The board recognizes the West Virginia
				nurses association or any other provider accredited by the American nurses
				credentialing center as an approved provider of continuing education programs
				for purposes of meeting the requirements of this rule.
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 19-12 - Fees for Services Rendered by the Board › Section 19-12-1 - General

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1.1. Scope. -- This
				legislative Rule establishes the fees to be charged by the board for services
				rendered.
1.2. Authority. -- W. Va.
				§§
									30-7-4, 30-7-8a and
				30-1-4.
1.3. Filing Date. -- May 2,
				2024.
1.4. Effective Date. -- May
				2, 2024.
1.5. Sunset Date. - This
				rule will terminate and have no further force or effect upon August 1,
				203.
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 19-13-1 - General

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1.1. Scope. -- This
				legislative Rule establishes the general requirements for certification of and
				renewal and reinstatement of certification for dialysis technicians, delegation
				of acts by the registered professional nurse to dialysis technicians,
				discipline of dialysis technicians and for approval of dialysis technician
				training programs.
1.2. Authority.
				-- W. Va. Code §
									30-7C-4.
1.3. Filing Date. -- April 1, 2019.
1.4. Effective Date. - April 1,
				2019.
1.5. Sunset Date. - This rule
				will terminate and have no further force or effect upon April 1,
				2029.
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 19-13-2 - Definitions of Terms

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2.1. "Board"
				means the West Virginia Board of Examiners for Registered Professional
				Nurses;
2.2. "Delegation" means the
				transfer of responsibility for the performance of a selected task or activity
				from a licensed physician or registered professional nurse authorized to
				perform the task or activity to an individual who does not have the statutory
				authority to perform the task or activity.
2.3. "Dialysis technician training program"
				means the three hundred twenty clock hours of instruction for hemodialysis care
				by dialysis technicians, including both classroom and supervised clinical
				components; and, approved out of state programs that meet the requirements of
				the board.
2.4. "Discontinue" means
				to cease or stop the treatment.
2.5. "Initiation of dialysis care" means
				appropriately preparing the dialysis machine and extra corporeal circuit for
				dialysis according to the physician order.
2.6. "Monitor" means to collect objective and
				subjective data and observe the dialysis patient for signs or symptoms of any
				change in physiological or psychosocial status or of complications related to
				dialysis, to check or regulate the performance of the machines used in
				performing dialysis, and to report any irregularity to the licensed physician
				or registered professional nurse as appropriate.
2.7. "Nurse administrator" means the
				registered professional nurse responsible for administering a board-approved
				dialysis technician training program;
2.8. "Preceptor" means a registered
				professional nurse or a dialysis technician with at least one (1) year of full
				time experience in providing dialysis care in the previous two (2)
				years.
2.9. "Site visit" means an
				announced or unannounced visit to a dialysis training program by a board
				representative to determine whether the program meets or maintains the minimum
				standards required by the board.
2.10. "Training Program" means a dialysis
				training program;
2.11. "Dialysis
				technician trainee" means an individual enrolled in an approved dialysis
				technician program.
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 19-13-4 - Standards for Medication Administration by a Dialysis Technician

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4.1. A dialysis
				technician may administer the following medications if included in the dialysis
				prescription and delegated by the licensed physician or registered professional
				nurse:
4.1.a. Intradermal lidocaine or
				another single therapeutically equivalent local anesthetic for the purpose of
				initiating dialysis treatment;
4.1.b. Heparin or other single
				therapeutically equivalent anticoagulant to prime the pump, initiate treatment,
				or for administration throughout the treatment which may be done intravenously,
				peripherally via a fistula needle or in another clinically acceptable
				manner;
4.1.c. Intravenous normal
				saline;
4.1.d. Patient specific
				dialysate to which the dialysis technician may add only electrolytes;
				and
4.1.e. Oxygen, when the
				administration of the oxygen has been delegated to the dialysis technician by a
				registered professional nurse.
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 19-13-5 - Procedures for Obtaining Approval as a Dialysis Technician Training Program

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5.1. The board
				shall approve dialysis technician training programs as follows:
5.1.a. A dialysis technician training program
				that seeks approval by the board shall submit to the board a completed
				application on a form specified by the board which includes the following:
5.1.a.1. Identifying information;
5.1.a.2. Information regarding administrative
				processes of the program;
5.1.a.3.
				A description of the record-keeping system to be used by the dialysis
				technician training program to assure accurate reporting to the board of
				individuals who have enrolled in and who did or did not successfully complete
				the dialysis technician training program;
5.1.a.4. A copy of the policies required by
				subsection 6.1.g. of this rule; and,
5.1.a.5. Any other information requested by
				the board; and,
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 19-13-6 - Minimum Standards of a Dialysis Technician Training Programs

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6.1. To
				be approved by the board, a dialysis technician training program shall meet and
				maintain the following standards and requirements:
6.1.a. The program shall be administered by a
				registered professional nurse who has:
6.1.a.1. A current, unencumbered, valid
				license in West Virginia to practice nursing as a registered professional
				nurse;
6.1.a.2. At least
				twenty-four (24) months experience in the practice of nursing as a registered
				professional nurse, of which at least twelve (12) months has been in the care
				of renal patients, with at least six (6) of those months in dialysis care,
				occurring within the last three years;
6.1.a.3. Education or experience in adult
				education, as supported by a portfolio submitted to the Board and,
6.1.a.4. A bachelors degree in nursing or a
				bachelors degree in education or a portfolio of skills and education evaluated
				and approved by the Board;
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 19-13-7 - Procedures for Obtaining Re-approval as a Dialysis Technician Training Program

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7.1. A dialysis
				technician training program seeking reapproval by the board shall submit to the
				board ninety (90) days before the approval expires the following:
7.1.a. A reapproval application on a form
				specified by the board which includes, but is not limited to, verification that
				the program meets and has maintained the standards set forth in this
				rule;
7.1.b. Evidence of the
				completion of an evaluation of the curriculum and program standards for
				compliance with this rule to the board;
7.1.c. Payment of a program reapproval fee;
				and,
7.1.d. Any other information
				requested by the board.
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 19-13-8 - Criteria for Probationary Approval

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8.1. At any time, the board may give
				probationary approval to a dialysis training program or a training program
				seeking approval or reapproval when there is evidence of:
8.1.a. Noncompliance with the "minimum
				standards for approval of dialysis technician training programs" in subsection
				6.5. of this rule.
8.1.b.
				Continuous disruptions in retaining qualified faculty or preceptors resulting
				in disorganization of the program and a breakdown of supervision and teaching
				of the program;
8.1.c.
				Noncompliance with the training program's stated philosophy, objectives,
				policies and curriculum resulting in unsatisfactory student achievement;
				or,
8.1.d. Failure to provide
				clinical experiences or supervision necessary to meet the objectives of the
				training program.
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 19-13-9 - Criteria for Denial or Withdrawal of Approval

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9.1. The board may deny approval of a
				training program when a program fails to meet the "minimum standards for
				approval of dialysis technician training programs" contained in this rule. The
				board shall provide written notice detailing the reasons to the registered
				professional nurse responsible for administering the program.
9.2. The board may withdraw approval of a
				training program if the program fails to correct deficiencies resulting in
				noncompliance with the "minimum standards for approval of dialysis technician
				training programs."
9.3. If the
				training program fails to meet the "minimum standards for approval of dialysis
				technician training programs" it shall be removed from the list of board
				approved dialysis technician training programs.
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 19-13-10 - Requirements for Approval of a Testing Organization That Conducts an Examination of a Dialysis Technician

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10.1. To be approved by the board, a testing
				organization that conducts an examination of a dialysis technician shall:
10.1.a. Be national in the scope of its
				testing and credentialing;
10.1.b.
				Maintain files for each applicant who passes the organization's examination for
				dialysis technicians;
10.1.c. Issue
				a certificate to each individual who passes the organization's examination for
				dialysis technicians;
10.1.d.
				Periodically conduct an analysis of the tasks, role delineation, skills, and
				knowledge required of a dialysis technician and revise the examination as
				needed to reflect the findings of the analysis;
10.1.e. Require work experience in dialysis
				care before the candidate is allowed to take the examination;
10.1.f. Provide a mechanism for assuring the
				security of the examination;
10.1.g. Not be affiliated in any way with a
				provider of dialysis care or with a dialysis technician training
				program;
10.1.h. Include on the
				examination, material which comprehensively tests the following:
10.1.h.1. Patient care activities which
				include, at a minimum, collection of objective and subjective data about the
				patient's condition; the patient's response to dialysis; and appropriate
				interventions when complications arise in conjunction with dialysis;
10.1.h.2. Principles of dialysis delivery
				systems including machine technology which include, at a minimum, operation of
				the machines used in dialysis; machine set-up; and machine
				evaluation;
10.1.h.3. Principles of
				water treatment systems which include, at a minimum, system components and
				design; maintenance; monitoring; and evaluation of the system;
10.1.h.4. Principles of dialyzer reprocessing
				which include, at a minimum, reprocessing procedures; testing; and evaluation;
				and
10.1.h.5. Responsibilities of
				the dialysis technician in respect to documentation, continuing education, and
				professional development.
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 19-13-11 - Board Approved Testing Organizations for Dialysis Technicians

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The successful completion of a national certifying
				  examination shall be the final step of the dialysis technician's training
				  program. In order for a dialysis technician to become a West Virginia Certified
				  Dialysis Technician he or she must pass a certifying examination offered by one
				  of the following approved organizations:
11.1. The Board of Nephrology Examiner
				Nursing Technology (BONENT) ;
11.2.
				The National Nephrology Certification Organization (NNCO) Professional;
				and
11.3. The Nephrology Nursing
				Certification Commission (NNCC).
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 19-13-12 - Fees

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12.1. Dialysis
				technician training program initial approval fee which applies to each site
				where training occurs, including all clinical experiences
				....................................................................................................$1000.00
12.2. Dialysis technician training program
				reapproval fee....................................................
				$800.00
12.3. Dialysis technician
				training program reinstatement
				fee.............................................. $1,000.00
12.4. Return check
				fee.......................................................................................................
				$20.00
Approval of the program is voided if resolution of the
				  outstanding fees is not made in the required time frame.
12.5. Fee for subsequent review and approval
				of a training program when a change has been required by a change in board
				policy or rules, not to exceed $250.00
12.6. Fee for periodic evaluation of a
				training program, not to exceed................................
				$2,000.00
12.7. Initial application
				for dialysis technician certification
				fee.............................................. $200.00
12.8. Dialysis Technician Renewal
				fee...............................................................................
				$100.00
12.9. Dialysis Technician
				Reinstatement
				fee.......................................................................
				$200.00
12.10. All fees are
				nonrefundable.
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 19-13-13 - Reporting Responsibility of Dialysis Centers

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13.1 Dialysis Centers shall provide a list of
				all dialysis technicians employed by the center on or before July 1 of every
				year on documents provided by the board. The report is due to the board on July
				15 of every year. The board may provide these documents by electronic means.
				The report shall include documentation attesting to the dialysis technician's
				competencies to perform in the role of dialysis technician.
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 19-13-15 - Renewal of Certification; Request for inactive status and Reinstatement of Certification

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15.1.
				Dialysis technician certifications expire on June 30 of each year. The deadline
				for receipt of the renewal application and fee is thirty days after receipt of
				the renewal application from the board.
15.2. A dialysis technician who is not
				practicing, and has no disciplinary action pending against his or her
				certification, may request his or her name be entered on the inactive list by
				the executive director of the board by completing the renewal application
				furnished by the board and indicating his or her desire to be placed on
				inactive status. The board shall then designate the certificate holder's
				records "inactive". No fee is required for inactive status and no certificate
				is issued. The board may provide the inactive certificate holder, upon
				application, payment of the current reinstatement fee, and an active national
				certification, a certificate to practice in West Virginia. The board may
				inquire into activities and events during the term of the inactive
				period.
15.3. If a certificate
				holder fails to renew his or her certification before the current certification
				expires, the certification shall lapse and the holder must make application for
				reinstatement and submit the required reinstatement fee. The board may inquire
				into activities and events during the term of the lapsed period.
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 19-14 - Practitioner Requirements for Accessing the West Virginia Controlled Substances Monitoring Program Database › Section 19-14-1 - General

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1.1. Scope. -- W.
				Va. Code §
									60A-9-5A(a)
				provides that all practitioners who prescribe or dispense Schedule II, III, IV
				or V controlled substances shall register with the Controlled Substances
				Monitoring Program and obtain and maintain online or other electronic access to
				the program database:
Provided
, That compliance with the
				provisions of this subsection must be accomplished within 30 days of the
				practitioner obtaining a new license:
Provided
, however, That
				the Board of Pharmacy may renew a practitioner's license without proof that the
				practitioner meet the requirements of this subsection. W. Va. Code §
									60A-9-5A(b)
				provides that all persons with prescriptive or dispensing authority and in
				possession of a valid Drug Enforcement Administration registration
				identification number and who are licensed by the Board of Registered Nurses
				upon initially prescribing or dispensing any pain-relieving substance for a
				patient, any Schedule II controlled substance, any opioid or any benzodiazepine
				to a patient who is not suffering from a terminal illness, and at least
				annually thereafter should the practitioner or dispenser continue to treat the
				patient with a controlled substance, shall access the West Virginia Controlled
				Substances Monitoring Program Database for information regarding specific
				patients. The information obtained from accessing the West Virginia Controlled
				Substances Monitoring Program Database for the patient shall be documented in
				the patient's medical record maintained by a private prescriber or any
				inpatient facility licensed pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 16 of this
				code. A pain-relieving controlled substance shall be defined as set forth in
				§
									30-3A-1 of this code. W. Va. Code
				§
									60A-9-5A(b)
				provides that emergency and legislative rules are to be promulgated to
				effectuate the provisions of W. Va. Code §
									60A-9-5A.
1.2. Authority. -- W. Va. Code §
									60A-9-5A(c)
1.3. Filing Date. -- April 18,
				2023.
1.4. Effective Date. -- April
				24, 2023.
1.5 Sunset Provision. --
				This rule shall terminate and have no further force or effect upon August 1,
				2033.
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 19-14 - Practitioner Requirements for Accessing the West Virginia Controlled Substances Monitoring Program Database › Section 19-14-4 - Other Legal Authority

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4.1.
				Practitioners shall comply with all other applicable federal and state laws,
				rules, and regulations.
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 19-14 - Practitioner Requirements for Accessing the West Virginia Controlled Substances Monitoring Program Database › Section 19-14-5 - Discipline

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5.1. Any
				practitioner who fails to comply with this rule 19CSR14 is subject to board
				disciplinary proceedings for failing to perform any statutory or legal
				obligation placed upon the practitioner and unprofessional, unethical, and
				dishonorable conduct, pursuant to W. Va. Code §
									30-7-11 and 19CSR3.
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 19-15 - Request for Waiver of Initial Licensing Fees for Certain Individuals › Section 19-15-1 - General

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1.1. Scope. -- This
				rule establishes procedures for waiving the initial licensing fee for low
				income individuals and military personnel and their spouses.
1.2. Authority. -- W. Va. Code §
									30-7-4
				and
				30-1-23.
1.3. Filing Date. - May 1, 2020.
1.4. Effective Date. - May 1, 2020.
1.5. Sunset Provision. -- This rule shall
				terminate and have no further force or effect on May 1, 2030.