West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 24 - Osteopathic Medicine › Title 24 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA BOARD OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE › Series 24-01 - Licensing Procedures for Osteopathic Physicians › Section 24-1-15 - License Renewal; Renewal Applications Form

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 28, July 12, 2024
15.1. A licensee shall renew his or her
				license every 2 years, by submitting a renewal application, which is available
				on the Board's website at:
https://www.wvbdosteo.org
, and paying a
				non-refundable renewal fee in an amount established by the Board under the West
				Virginia Board of Osteopathic Medicine rule Fees for Services Rendered By the
				Board of Osteopathic Medicine Title 24 CSR 5. The Board shall notify each known
				licensee at his or her last known address. However, licensees are solely
				responsible for acquiring and submitting renewal applications. A licensee who
				fails to acquire and submit a renewal application may not practice on an
				expired license. The renewal application, together with all documents submitted
				with the application, become the property of the Board and shall not be
				returned.
15.2. The Board's renewal
				application shall include a request for the following information:
15.2.1. The applicant's name, date of birth,
				home and principal business address and telephone numbers and email
				address;
15.2.2. A statement of the
				applicant's medical training and work experience;
15.2.3. A statement concerning any
				disciplinary action taken against the applicant in the last 2 years;
15.2.4. A statement concerning any civil
				litigation related to the practice of osteopathic medicine or any criminal
				litigation commenced against the applicant in the last 2 years;
15.2.5. A statement describing the
				applicant's present ability to possess or dispense controlled
				substances;
15.2.6. A statement
				regarding disciplinary actions of the other jurisdictions in which the
				applicant is licensed to practice osteopathic medicine;
15.2.7. Documentation of a minimum of 32
				hours of AOA approved Continuing Medical Education, of which at least 50% shall
				be category 1 or CME hours in standard heart saver courses obtained during the
				preceding 2-year licensing period pursuant to W. Va. Code §
										30-14-10. Unless a physician has
				completed and timely provided to the Board a Board-developed certification form
				and waiver request attesting that he or she has not prescribed, administered,
				or dispensed a controlled substance pursuant to a West Virginia license during
				the entire previous reporting period, every physician shall complete a minimum
				of three (3) hours of training in a Board-approved course on Risk Assessment
				and Responsible Prescribing of Controlled Substances during the previous
				reporting period. These three (3) hours shall be part of the 32 total hours of
				CME required and not three (3) additional hours;
15.2.8. The number of malpractice settlements
				made or judgments against the applicant in the last 5 years;
15.2.9. Any treatment received for mental
				illness, chemical substance, alcohol dependency or other impairment in the last
				2 years; and
15.2.10. Any
				limitations of hospital privileges in the last 2 years.