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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 24-1-5 - Duties of Licensees and Permit Holders

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5.1. A licensee or permit holder shall
				provide valid contact information, consisting of a telephone number and a
				residence address where official notifications may be delivered. If any of the
				contact information changes, the licensee or permit holder shall notify the
				Board of the change in writing within 30 days of the change.
5.2. A licensee or permit holder may also
				provide an alternate address, such as a business address, to the Board to serve
				as a public address of record, but he or she shall still provide a valid
				residential address.
5.3. The
				holder of an educational permit shall notify the Board in writing within 5 days
				if he or she leaves his or her post-doctoral clinical training
				program.
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 24-1-6 - Qualifications for the Issuance of a License to Practice Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery by Reciprocal Endorsement

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6.1. An applicant for a license to practice
				osteopathic medicine and surgery by reciprocal endorsement from another state,
				or the District of Columbia, shall provide proof of licensure in that
				jurisdiction under licensure requirements substantially similar to those
				existing in this state, and proof that he or she has the requisite
				qualifications to provide the same standard of care as a physician initially
				licensed in this state. These requirements and qualifications are specifically
				enumerated in this section. An applicant for a license to practice osteopathic
				medicine and surgery by reciprocal endorsement shall:
6.1.1. Provide evidence of graduation from an
				AOA accredited medical school;
6.1.2. Provide proof of successful completion
				of a minimum of one year of post-doctoral clinical training in a program
				approved by the American Osteopathic Association or the Accreditation Council
				for Graduate Medical Education;
6.1.3. Submit to a state and national
				criminal background check, paid for by the applicant, with a report sent to the
				West Virginia Board of Osteopathic Medicine; and
6.1.4. Have successfully passed all steps of
				the COMLEX-USA examination developed by NBOME, or equivalent state osteopathic
				exam.
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 24-1-7 - License to Practice Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery by Reciprocal Endorsement; Application Required

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7.1. An applicant for a license to practice
				osteopathic medicine and surgery by reciprocal endorsement shall complete an
				application on forms provided by the Board. The application is available on the
				Board's website. The applicant shall complete all parts of the application, in
				full, prior to being reviewed by the Board.
7.2. An applicant for a license to practice
				osteopathic medicine and surgery by reciprocal endorsement shall provide a
				statement that he or she is in good standing in the jurisdiction in which he or
				she is licensed, and that he or she has no medical disciplinary action pending
				against him or her.
7.3. An
				application for a license to practice osteopathic medicine and surgery by
				reciprocal endorsement must be received by the Board no later than 30 days
				prior to the meeting of the Board at which the application will be
				reviewed.
7.4. An applicant shall
				arrange for a personal interview with a member of the Board prior to the
				meeting during which his or her application is to be considered. The purpose of
				the interview or required attendance at a Board meeting is to clarify any
				information contained in the application. The Board may require production of
				original documents at the interview or required attendance at a Board
				meeting.
7.5. An applicant shall
				have available for review by a Board member, or by the Board, if the applicant
				appears at the meeting, the following original documents:
7.5.1. His or her medical school
				diploma;
7.5.2. Evidence of
				successful completion of a minimum of one year of post-doctoral clinical
				training in a program approved by the American Osteopathic Association or the
				Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education;
7.5.3. A certified copy of the scores
				attained by the applicant on the COMLEX-USA examination developed by NBOME or
				State Board; the scores shall meet the requirements established in subsection
				4.4 of this rule; and
7.5.4. A
				statement that the applicant is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which
				he or she is licensed to practice and that he or she has no medical
				disciplinary action pending.
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 24-1-8 - Temporary Permit to Practice Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery; Qualifications

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8.1.
				An applicant for a temporary permit to practice osteopathic medicine and
				surgery:
8.1.1. Shall submit evidence that he
				or she is a graduate of a medical school approved by the AOA;
8.1.2. Shall be able to demonstrate to the
				satisfaction of the Board the ability to communicate in the English
				language;
8.1.3. Shall submit to a
				state and national criminal background check, paid for by the applicant, with a
				report sent to the West Virginia Board of Osteopathic Medicine;
8.1.4. Shall have successfully completed a
				minimum of one year of post-doctoral clinical training in a program approved by
				the American Osteopathic Association or the Accreditation Council for Graduate
				Medical Education; and
8.1.5. Shall
				practice in an area of need, as determined by the Board. The Board may consider
				specialty need in a given area.
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 24-1-9 - Temporary Permit to Practice Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery; Application Required

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9.1. An
				applicant for a temporary permit to practice osteopathic medicine and surgery
				in West Virginia shall submit an application on a form prescribed and provided
				by the Board. The application is available on the Board's website. The form
				shall be completed and submitted at least 30 days in advance of the date on
				which the expected practice will begin, together with the following documents:
9.1.1. Evidence of graduation from a medical
				school accredited by the AOA;
9.1.2. A photograph taken within 60 days
				which resembles the applicant;
9.1.3. A letter from a physician fully
				licensed to practice osteopathic medicine and surgery in West Virginia who has
				agreed to supervise the applicant, if considered necessary by the
				Board;
9.1.4. A non-refundable fee
				in an amount established by the West Virginia Board of Osteopathic Medicine
				rule Fees for Services Rendered By the Board of Osteopathic Medicine, 24 CSR 5;
				and
9.1.5. Evidence of successful
				completion of a minimum of one year of post-doctoral clinical training in a
				program approved by the American Osteopathic Association or the Accreditation
				Council for Graduate Medical Education.
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 24-1-10 - Temporary Permit to Practice Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery; Conditions of Practice

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10.1. A
				physician granted a temporary permit to practice osteopathic medicine shall
				abide by all acceptable Rules and laws of the state of West Virginia governing
				the practice of osteopathic medicine and surgery in this state.
10.2. Physicians granted a temporary permit
				to practice osteopathic medicine and surgery shall practice only in the
				location specified by the Board and under the supervision of a licensed
				physician approved by the Board.
10.3. A physician who has been issued a
				temporary permit to practice osteopathic medicine and surgery may apply to the
				Board for a new temporary permit if the permit holder wishes to change the
				conditions of the practice as specified in the original application and as
				further specified in the permit. The Board considers the application for a new
				temporary permit a transfer, and the application shall be accompanied by
				letters setting forth any and all reasons for change in conditions. The
				required documents shall be completed by all parties as in the original
				application and shall be sent to the Board, together with the application and a
				non-refundable fee.
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 24-1-11 - Temporary Permit to Practice Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery; Examination Required

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11.1.
				Every physician who holds a temporary permit to practice osteopathic medicine
				and surgery in the state of West Virginia and who has not satisfactorily
				completed all steps of the COMLEX-USA examination developed by NBOME, or
				equivalent state osteopathic exam, shall take and pass all uncompleted portions
				of the COMLEX-USA examination at the next available examination date following
				issuance of the temporary permit.
11.2. If the holder of the temporary permit
				fails to take the required examinations within the time specified in this
				section, the permit automatically expires.
11.3. If the holder of the temporary permit
				takes the required examination, but does not pass, the holder may request an
				extension of the temporary permit until the next available examination date. At
				the discretion of the Board, additional extensions may be granted, but in no
				event will the Board extend a temporary permit more than 1 year after the
				original date of issuance.
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 24-1-12 - Application Forms and Processing

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12.1. Application forms for licensure may
				include, but not be limited to, requirements for the following information as
				considered necessary by the Board:
12.1.1. An
				AOA bibliographical printout;
12.1.2. A Federation of State Medical Boards
				derogatory information sheet regarding other state board actions;
12.1.3. A list of all states where the
				applicant has had a license, even if the license is not active;
12.1.4. A list of all hospitals where the
				physician has had privileges in the last 5 years;
12.1.5. The applicant's medical
				school;
12.1.6. A list of all
				training programs, including post-graduate training programs;
12.1.7. A copy of a marriage license, divorce
				decree or court order, to document a name change;
12.1.8. The place and date of the applicant's
				birth; and
12.1.9. A malpractice
				liability claims form listing all pending or finalized malpractice liability
				claims against the applicant.
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 24-1-13 - Educational Permits

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13.1. A
				graduate medical trainee who seeks to participate in a post-graduate clinical
				program involving osteopathic practice in this state, and who has not been
				licensed in this jurisdiction or any other, shall secure an educational permit.
				The permit grants the graduate medical trainee permission to participate in the
				training program and restricts him or her to the confines of the training
				institution, its affiliates and affiliated community hospitals. A graduate
				medical trainee may not use an educational permit to practice outside of the
				scope of the training program. Outside practice may only be conducted under a
				regular license to practice osteopathic medicine and surgery.
13.2. The permits are not a license to
				practice nor a promise by the Board to issue a license upon completion of
				training.
13.3. Specific
				requirements for an educational permit are as follows:
13.3.1. The applicant shall submit a
				completed application for an educational permit to the Board 60 days in advance
				of July 1 or by another date by special permission. The application is
				available on the Board's website;
13.3.2. An application for an educational
				permit shall include proof that the applicant is a graduate of a medical school
				approved by the AOA;
13.3.3. An
				applicant for an educational permit shall be able to demonstrate to the
				satisfaction of the Board his or her ability to communicate in the English
				language;
13.3.4. An application
				for an educational permit shall be accompanied by a non-refundable 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; and
13.3.5. An
				application for an educational permit, or renewal of an educational permit,
				shall include verification or written acknowledgment from the director of an
				approved program of post-graduate clinical training that the applicant is a
				current participant, in good standing, in the program.
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 24-1-14 - Written Examination; Examinee Conduct

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The conduct of examinees during the examination is governed
				  by written guidelines issued by the NBOME or the State Board.
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 24-1-16 - Policy Regarding License Applicants for New Licensure, License Renewal, or License Reactivation Who Have Had a License Revoked or Surrendered in Another State

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16.1. If
				an osteopathic physician has had his or her license revoked or surrendered in
				another state, the Board shall not issue or reactivate a license until the
				physician shows that he or she is eligible for licensure in the state where the
				action was taken. This does not include licenses which were not renewed at
				renewal times and were in good standing.
16.2. This policy is also applicable to
				physicians applying for an educational permit.
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 24-1-17 - License Exemptions

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17.1. In
				addition to exemptions provided by law, any licensed nonresident physician who
				participates in a continuing medical education course within the state is not
				required to be licensed in this state.
17.2. Physicians licensed in another state
				may transmit medical instructions to personnel in this state in emergency
				situations.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 24 - Osteopathic Medicine › Title 24 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA BOARD OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE › Series 24-02 - Osteopathic Physician Assistants › Section 24-2-1 - General

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1.1. Scope. -- This
				rule relates to physician assistants and to their licensing, practice,
				complaint procedures and professional discipline, and continuing
				education.
1.2. Authority. -- W.
				Va. Code §
									30-1-7a, W. Va. Code §
									30-3E-3(a)(1)-(9),
				and W. Va. Code §
									30-1D-1(d).
1.3. Filing Date. -- April 15,
				2024.
1.4. Effective Date. -- July
				1, 2024.
1.5. Sunset Provision. --
				This rule shall terminate and have no further force or effect upon August 1,
				2029.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 24 - Osteopathic Medicine › Title 24 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA BOARD OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE › Series 24-02 - Osteopathic Physician Assistants › Section 24-2-4 - Special Licenses and/or Endorsements

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4.1. To the extent authorized by W. Va. Code
				§
									30-3E-15, a physician assistant
				licensed by this Board may apply for an endorsement to practice at a summer
				camp or as a volunteer at a community event by completing the application form
				prepared by the Board. No application fee shall be assessed with respect to an
				application made under this section. The Board may authorize its staff to issue
				summer camp and community event endorsements to any applicant who holds an
				unrestricted license issued by the Board and has submitted a complete and
				timely application.
4.2. To the
				extent authorized by W. Va. Code §
									30-3E-16, a physician assistant
				currently holding a license, registration or certification to practice in
				another jurisdiction may apply for an endorsement to practice at a summer camp
				or as a volunteer at a community event by completing the application form
				prepared by the Board and submitting a fee equal to the fee set by the
				Board.
4.3. The Board shall not
				consider an application for a summer camp or a community event volunteer
				license or endorsement made pursuant to W. Va. Code §
									30-3E-16 until the complete
				application is on file with the Board, the appropriate fee has been submitted,
				and the Board has had at least fifteen days to review the
				application.
4.4. To the extent
				authorized by W. Va. Code §
									30-1-21, a physician assistant
				currently holding a license, registration or certification to practice in
				another jurisdiction may apply for an authorization to serve as a volunteer
				without compensation for a charitable function for a period not to exceed ten
				days by submitting a Board-approved authorization form at least ten days in
				advance of the charitable function. No fee shall be charged in association with
				requests made pursuant to this subsection. The Board may authorize its staff to
				authorize the charitable practice if the physician assistant meets the
				eligibility criteria set forth in W. Va. Code §
									30-1-21.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 24 - Osteopathic Medicine › Title 24 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA BOARD OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE › Series 24-02 - Osteopathic Physician Assistants › Section 24-2-5 - License Renewal

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5.1. With
				the exception of an initial license, a license to practice as a physician
				assistant is issued for a term of two (2) years. An initial license expires on
				the thirty-first day of March two years from the initial issuance for physician
				assistant license renewal. Physician assistants whose initial licenses are
				issued between the first of January and the thirty-first day of March are not
				required to renew their license prior to the thirty-first day of
				March.
5.2. A license shall expire,
				if not renewed by the renewal deadline, which shall be set by the Board and
				published on the Board's website.
5.3. A physician assistant license shall be
				renewed upon timely submission of a fully completed renewal application form
				and payment of a nonrefundable renewal fee in an amount established by the
				Board under 24 CSR 5.
5.4. The
				Board shall make available to each licensee a renewal form on the Board's
				website. The licensee shall inform the Board of the licensee's preferred
				mailing address and alert the Board of any changes or updates to the preferred
				mailing address on record with the Board.
5.5. The licensee shall acquire and submit
				renewal application forms. Failure of the licensee to receive notice of
				required renewal from the Board shall not constitute justification for any
				physician assistant to practice on an expired license, even if the physician
				assistant is otherwise authorized to practice as a physician assistant under a
				practice notification.
5.6. The
				Board's physician assistant renewal application form shall include, and
				applicants must provide, the following information:
5.6.1. The applicant's name, email address,
				home address, preferred mailing address, primary practice location address(es),
				and telephone numbers;
5.6.2.
				Demographic information of the applicant, such as date of birth, sex,
				etc.;
5.6.3. A statement concerning
				any disciplinary action taken against the applicant in the last two (2) years
				in any jurisdiction;
5.6.4. A
				statement of all other jurisdictions in which the applicant is licensed to
				practice as a physician assistant;
5.6.5. The renewal applicant's NCCPA
				certification status;
5.6.6.
				Certification of successful completion of all continuing education
				requirements; and
5.6.7. An
				attestation by the physician assistant and collaborating physician that, to the
				extent he or she has been authorized to practice during the last two (2) years,
				the physician assistant has practiced in collaboration with the physician and
				within the delegation of duties set forth in the licensee's authorized practice
				agreement(s) and/or pursuant to an active practice notification.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 24 - Osteopathic Medicine › Title 24 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA BOARD OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE › Series 24-02 - Osteopathic Physician Assistants › Section 24-2-6 - Reporting of NCCPA Certification Status and Professional Designation

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6.1. A physician
				assistant shall accurately report his or her NCCPA certification status on
				applications and forms of the Board.
6.2. A physician assistant who has a current
				certification from the NCCPA may use the professional designation of PA-C. A
				physician assistant who is not certified by the NCCPA shall use the
				professional designation of PA.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 24 - Osteopathic Medicine › Title 24 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA BOARD OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE › Series 24-02 - Osteopathic Physician Assistants › Section 24-2-7 - Reinstatement and Reactivation of License

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7.1. A physician assistant may seek
				reinstatement of an expired license within one year of the expiration by
				submitting:
7.1.1. A complete reinstatement
				application, which is available on the Board's website, with all required
				supporting documentation;
7.1.2.
				Certification that the renewal applicant has completed all required continuing
				education for the previous reporting period, and documentation satisfactory to
				the Board corroborating the applicant's certification of continuing education
				compliance;
7.1.3. A renewal fee;
				and
7.1.4. A reinstatement fee
				equal to fifty percent of the renewal fee.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 24 - Osteopathic Medicine › Title 24 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA BOARD OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE › Series 24-02 - Osteopathic Physician Assistants › Section 24-2-8 - Collaborative Practice Requirements

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8.1. A physician assistant may not practice
				independently.
8.2. Physician
				assistants who are authorized to practice in West Virginia shall practice in
				collaboration with physicians.
8.3.
				Physician assistants who are authorized to practice in West Virginia may also
				collaborate and consult with other providers, in addition to collaborating
				physicians, to facilitate a team-based patient-centered practice.
8.4. Physicians and physician assistants who
				collaborate shall not allow an employment arrangement to:
8.4.1. Interfere with sound clinical
				judgment;
8.4.2. Diminish or
				influence the practitioner's ethical obligation to patients; or
8.4.3. Exert undue influence on, or interfere
				with the robustness of, the collaborative relationship.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 24 - Osteopathic Medicine › Title 24 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA BOARD OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE › Series 24-02 - Osteopathic Physician Assistants › Section 24-2-9 - Physician Assistant's Scope of Practice

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9.1. A physician assistant shall have, as a
				minimum, the knowledge and competency to perform the following core duties with
				appropriate physician collaboration:
9.1.1.
				Screen patients to determine the need for medical attention;
9.1.2. Review patient records to determine
				health status;
9.1.3. Take a
				patient history;
9.1.4. Perform a
				physical examination;
9.1.5.
				Perform development screening examinations on children;
9.1.6. Record pertinent patient
				data;
9.1.7. Make decisions
				regarding data gathering and appropriate management and treatment of patients
				being seen for the initial evaluation of a problem or the follow-up evaluation
				of a previously diagnosed and stabilized condition;
9.1.8. Prepare patient summaries;
9.1.9. Initiate requests for commonly
				performed initial laboratory studies;
9.1.10. Collect specimens for and carry out
				commonly performed blood, urine and stool analyses and cultures;
9.1.11. Identify normal and abnormal findings
				in patient history and physical examination and in commonly performed
				laboratory studies;
9.1.12.
				Initiate appropriate evaluation and emergency management for emergency
				situations; for example, cardiac arrest, respiratory distress, injuries, burns
				and hemorrhage;
9.1.13. Provide
				counseling and instruction regarding common patient problems and/or
				questions;
9.1.14. Execute
				documents at the direction of and for the collaborating physician;
9.1.15. Perform clinical procedures such as,
				but not limited to:
9.1.15.a.
				Venipuncture;
9.1.15.b.
				Electrocardiogram;
9.1.15.c. Care
				and suturing of minor lacerations, which may include injection of local
				anesthesia;
9.1.15.d. Casting and
				splinting;
9.1.15.e. Control of
				external hemorrhage;
9.1.15.f.
				Application of dressings and bandages;
9.1.15.g. Removal of superficial foreign
				bodies;
9.1.15.h. Cardiopulmonary
				resuscitation;
9.1.15.i. Audiometry
				screening;
9.1.15.j. Visual
				screening; and
9.1.15.k. Carry out
				aseptic and isolation techniques;
9.1.16. Assist in surgery;
9.1.17. Prepare patient discharge summaries
				if physician assistant has been directly involved in patient care;
				and
9.1.18. Assist physician under
				personal collaboration in a manner by which to learn and become proficient in
				new procedures.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 24 - Osteopathic Medicine › Title 24 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA BOARD OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE › Series 24-02 - Osteopathic Physician Assistants › Section 24-2-10 - Requirements for Practice Authorization

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10.1. A physician assistant may practice in
				collaboration with physicians in any practice setting pursuant to a practice
				notification which has been filed with and activated by the Board in accordance
				with W. Va. Code §
									30-3E-10a and this rule. A
				physician assistant shall not commence practicing pursuant to a practice
				notification until he or she has received written authorization from the
				Board.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 24 - Osteopathic Medicine › Title 24 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA BOARD OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE › Series 24-02 - Osteopathic Physician Assistants › Section 24-2-12 - Prescriptive Authority Pursuant to a Practice Notification

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12.1. A physician assistant practicing
				pursuant to an active practice notification has prescriptive authority to
				prescribe, order, administer and/or dispense medication in the course of his or
				her practice in a health care facility subject to the provisions of W. Va. Code
				§
									30-3E-3(c).
12.2. A physician assistant may not prescribe
				a Schedule I controlled substance.
12.3. A physician assistant may prescribe up
				to a three-day supply of a Schedule II narcotic medication.
12.4. A physician assistant's prescribing of
				narcotic medication shall conform with the quantity and duration limitation set
				forth in subsection 12.3 and any practice requirements set forth in the Opioid
				Reduction Act, W. Va. Code §
									16-54-1
et seq.
,
				which are consistent with the quantity and duration limitations established for
				physician assistant narcotic prescribing.
12.5. There are no other formulary
				limitations on physician assistant's prescriptive authority.
12.6. When exercising prescriptive authority,
				a physician assistant shall comply with the requirements of this rule and the
				requirements of the West Virginia Board of Pharmacy, other applicable state and
				federal laws, rules and regulations, and all applicable standards of
				care.
12.7. All prescriptions,
				including electronic prescriptions, written by the physician assistant must
				include the physician assistant's name, professional designation, practice
				location, telephone number, signature, license number issued by the Board, and
				any other information required by state and federal law.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 24 - Osteopathic Medicine › Title 24 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA BOARD OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE › Series 24-02 - Osteopathic Physician Assistants › Section 24-2-13 - Responsibilities of Physicians Collaborating with Physician Assistants Pursuant to Practice Notifications

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13.1.
				Unless otherwise prohibited by a health care facility, a physician who
				practices at a health care facility may collaborate with any physician
				assistant who holds an active practice notification with the same
				facility.
13.2. A physician
				collaborating with a physician assistant shall observe, direct, and evaluate
				the physician assistant's work, records, and practices, as necessary for
				appropriate and meaningful collaboration.
13.3. A collaborating physician shall only
				collaborate with a physician assistant with respect to medical acts which are:
13.3.1. Within the physician's scope of
				practice;
13.3.2. Consistent with
				the physician assistant's education, training, and experience; and
13.3.3. Consistent with any credentialing
				requirements of the health care facility.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 24 - Osteopathic Medicine › Title 24 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA BOARD OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE › Series 24-02 - Osteopathic Physician Assistants › Section 24-2-14 - Continuing Medical Education Requirements

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14.1. Successful completion of a minimum of
				one hundred hours of continuing education, with a minimum of 50 hours of
				Category 1, satisfactory to the Board during the preceding two-year period is
				required for the biennial renewal of a physician assistant license.
14.2. Types and categories of continuing
				medical education satisfactory to the Board for physician assistants are:
14.2.1. Continuing medical education
				designated as Category I by either the American Medical Association, American
				Osteopathic Association, American Academy of Physician Assistants or the
				Academy of Family Physicians.
14.2.2. Continuing medical education
				designated as Category II by either the American Medical Association, American
				Osteopathic Association, American Academy of Physician Assistants or the
				Academy of Family Physicians. A maximum of fifty hours of continuing medical
				education credit may be awarded for this category of activity.
14.2.3. Obtaining a master's degree from an
				accredited program of instruction for physician assistants within one year of
				the expiration of an initial license. A maximum of one hundred hours of
				continuing education credit may be awarded for this category of activity, but a
				physician assistant shall only be awarded ninety-seven hours of credit if the
				physician assistant is a mandatory participant in the continuing education
				activity described in subsection 14.4 of this rule.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 24 - Osteopathic Medicine › Title 24 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA BOARD OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE › Series 24-02 - Osteopathic Physician Assistants › Section 24-2-15 - Identification and Compliance Audits

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15.1. Except as otherwise provided by law,
				when practicing as a physician assistant, a physician assistant must wear a
				name tag in a conspicuous manner which identifies the practitioner as a
				physician assistant. An individual may not identify himself or herself as a
				physician assistant unless licensed by this Board or the Medical
				Board.
15.2. A physician assistant
				shall keep his or her license and practice notification available for
				inspection at each of his or her primary places of practice.
15.3. A physician assistant shall notify the
				Board in writing of a change in the physician assistant's name or address
				within fifteen (15) days of the change.
15.4. The Board may review physician
				assistant utilization without prior notice to the physician assistant, the
				collaborating physician, or the practice setting. An authorized representative
				or investigator for the Board may, without prior notice, enter at any
				reasonable hour a place of employment or practice of a physician or physician
				assistant or into public premises:
15.4.1. For
				the purpose of an audit to verify general compliance with the Physician
				Assistants Practice Act and this legislative rule; or
15.4.2. To investigate an allegation or
				complaint with respect to a collaborating physician or physician
				assistant.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 24 - Osteopathic Medicine › Title 24 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA BOARD OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE › Series 24-02 - Osteopathic Physician Assistants › Section 24-2-16 - Mental and Physical Examination

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16.1. The Board under any circumstances may
				require a licensed physician assistant or a person applying for licensure or
				other authorization to practice as a physician assistant in this state to
				submit to a physical or mental examination by a physician or physicians
				approved by the Board. The expense of the examination shall be paid by the
				Board.
16.2. A physician assistant
				submitting to an examination has the right, at his or her expense, to designate
				another physician to be present at the examination and make an independent
				report to the Board.
16.3. Any
				individual who applies for or accepts the privilege of practicing as a
				physician assistant in this state is considered to have given his or her
				consent to submit to all examinations when requested to do so in writing by the
				Board and to have waived all objections to the admissibility of the testimony
				or examination report of any examining physician on the ground that the
				testimony or report is privileged communication.
16.4. If a person fails or refuses to submit
				to an examination under circumstances which the Board finds are not beyond his
				or her control, failure or refusal is prima facie evidence of his or her
				inability to practice as a physician assistant competently and in compliance
				with the standards of acceptable and prevailing physician assistant
				practice.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 24 - Osteopathic Medicine › Title 24 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA BOARD OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE › Series 24-02 - Osteopathic Physician Assistants › Section 24-2-17 - License Denial, Complaint and Disciplinary Procedures

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17.1. The licensure denial, complaint and
				disciplinary process and procedures and appeal rights set forth in the
				contested case hearing procedure, W. Va. Code §
									29A-5-1
et seq
.,
				W. Va. Code §§
									30-14-11 and
				30-14-12a and in the Board
				Procedural Rules W. Va. Code R. §§
									24-3-1
et seq
.
				and 24-6-1
et seq
., also apply to physician
				assistants.
17.2. If the Board
				determines the evidence in its possession indicates that a physician
				assistant's continuation in practice or unrestricted practice constitutes an
				immediate danger to the public, the Board may take any of the actions provided
				in W. Va. Code R. § 24-6-5.17 on a temporary basis and without a hearing
				if institution of proceedings for a hearing before the Board are initiated
				simultaneously with the temporary action and begin within fifteen days of the
				action. The Board shall render its decision within five days of the conclusion
				of a hearing under this subsection.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 24 - Osteopathic Medicine › Title 24 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA BOARD OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE › Series 24-02 - Osteopathic Physician Assistants › Section 24-2-18 - Denial of Licensure and Discipline

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18.1. The Board may deny an application for
				license, or other authorization to practice as a physician assistant and may
				discipline a physician assistant licensed by the Board who, after a hearing,
				has been adjudged by the Board as unqualified due to any of the following
				reasons:
18.1.1. Conduct by a physician
				assistant which is equivalent to any of the grounds cited for the discipline of
				physicians in W. Va. Code §§
										30-14-11 and
				30-14-12a or section 18 of 24 CSR
				1, "Licensing Procedures for Osteopathic Physicians;"
18.1.2. Failure to comply with any portion of
				this rule, the provisions of W. Va. Code §
										30-3E-1
et seq.
and any other rule of the Board;
18.1.3. Practicing as a physician assistant:
18.1.3.a. In the absence of an active
				practice notification;
18.1.3.b.
				Outside or beyond the scope of an active practice notification; or
18.1.3.c. Beyond his or her level of
				competence, education, training and/or experience;
18.1.4. Prescribing, ordering, administering,
				or dispensing a prescription drug that the physician assistant is not
				authorized to prescribe, order, administer or dispense;
18.1.5. Prescribing any controlled substance
				to or for himself or herself, or to or for any member of his or her immediate
				family;
18.1.6. Failure of a
				physician assistant to:
18.1.6.a. Notify the
				Board that a practice notification has been terminated in the required time
				frame; or
18.1.6.b. Maintain a copy
				of his or her license and active practice notification in each primary place of
				practice;
18.1.7.
				Impersonation of a licensed physician or another licensed physician
				assistant;
18.1.8.
				Misrepresentation that the physician assistant is a physician, that the
				physician assistant is currently certified by the NCCPA, or that the physician
				assistant holds any position for which he or she is not qualified by license,
				training, or experience;
18.1.9.
				Knowingly permitting another person to misrepresent the physician assistant as
				a physician;
18.1.10. Allowing an
				employment relationship to exert undue influence on sound clinical judgment or
				on the physician assistant's professional role and patient obligations;
				or
18.1.11. Misrepresentation or
				concealment of any material fact in obtaining any certification or license or a
				reinstatement of any certification or license related to his or her practice as
				a physician assistant.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 24 - Osteopathic Medicine › Title 24 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA BOARD OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE › Series 24-03 - Contested Case Hearing Procedure › Section 24-3-1 - General

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1.1. Scope. -- This
				rule establishes procedures for the adjudication of contested case hearings
				before the Board.
1.2. Authority.
				-- W. Va. Code ''30-14-1 et seq., 30-1-1 et seq. and 29A-5-1 et seq.
1.3. Filing Date. -- January 8,
				2001.
1.4. Effective Date. -- March
				1, 2001.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 24 - Osteopathic Medicine › Title 24 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA BOARD OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE › Series 24-03 - Contested Case Hearing Procedure › Section 24-3-2 - Definitions

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The following words and phrases as used in these rules shall
				  have the following meanings, unless the context otherwise requires:
2.1. "Board" means the West Virginia Board of
				Osteopathy.
2.2. The term
				"demanding party" means an individual who has been denied a license to practice
				osteopathic medicine by the Board and who, as a result, demands that a hearing
				be held before the Board on the issue of such denial.
2.3. The term "charged party" means an
				individual who holds a license to practice osteopathic medicine issued by the
				Board and who has been charged by the Board as described in subsection 3.4 of
				this rule.
2.4. The term "licensee"
				means a physician who holds a license issued by the Board to practice
				osteopathic medicine or a physician assistant who holds a license to assist a
				physician or a Atrainee@ who holds an educational training permit who is an
				osteopathic medical graduate.
2.5.
				The term Alicense@ means a license issued by the Board pursuant to W. Va. Code
				'30-14-1 et
				seq.
2.6. APractice of osteopathic
				medicine@ means the practice of osteopathic medicine as defined in W. Va. Code
				'30-14-1 et seq.
				and includes osteopathic physicians, osteopathic physician assistants and
				osteopathic medical graduates who hold an educational training permit and
				osteopathic medical graduates who hold an_educational training
				permit.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 24 - Osteopathic Medicine › Title 24 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA BOARD OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE › Series 24-03 - Contested Case Hearing Procedure › Section 24-3-4 - Transcription of Testimony and Evidence

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4.1. All testimony, evidence, arguments and
				rulings on the admissibility of testimony and evidence shall be recorded by
				stenographic notes and characters or by mechanical means.
4.2. All recorded materials shall be
				transcribed. The Board shall have the responsibility to make arrangements for
				the transcription of the recorded testimony and evidence.
4.3. Upon the motion of the Board or any
				party assigning error or omission in any part of any transcript, the Board or
				its appointed hearing examiner shall settle all differences arising as to
				whether such transcript truly discloses what occurred at the hearing and shall
				direct that the transcript be corrected and/or revised as appropriate so as to
				make it conform to the truth.
4.4.
				A transcript of the hearing shall be provided to all members of the Board for
				review at least ten (10) days before the vote is taken on its decision in any
				licensure or licensure disciplinary matter.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 24 - Osteopathic Medicine › Title 24 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA BOARD OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE › Series 24-03 - Contested Case Hearing Procedure › Section 24-3-5 - Submission of Proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law

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5.1. Any party may
				submit proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law at a time and manner
				designated by the Board or its duly appointed hearing examiner.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 24 - Osteopathic Medicine › Title 24 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA BOARD OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE › Series 24-03 - Contested Case Hearing Procedure › Section 24-3-6 - Hearing Examiner

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6.1.
				The Board may appoint a hearing examiner who shall be empowered to subpoena
				witnesses and documents, administer oaths and affirmations, examine witnesses
				under oath, rule on evidentiary matters, hold conferences for the settlement or
				simplification of issues by consent of the parties, cause to be prepared a
				record of the hearing so that the Board is able to discharge its functions and
				otherwise conduct hearings as provided in '24-3-3.10 herein.
6.2. Hearing examiners appointed by the Board
				are not authorized or empowered to grant, suspend, revoke or otherwise
				discipline any license.
6.3. The
				hearing examiner shall prepare recommended findings of fact and conclusions of
				law for submission to the Board. The Board may adopt, modify or reject such
				findings of fact and conclusions of law.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 24 - Osteopathic Medicine › Title 24 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA BOARD OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE › Series 24-03 - Contested Case Hearing Procedure › Section 24-3-7 - Conferences; Informal Disposition of Cases

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7.1. At any time prior to the hearing or
				thereafter, the Board, its designee or its duly appointed hearing examiner may
				hold conferences for the following purposes:
7.1.1. To dispose of procedural requests,
				prehearing motions or similar matters;
7.1.2. To simplify or settle issues by
				consent of the parties; or
7.1.3.
				To provide for the informal disposition of cases by stipulation or
				agreement.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 24 - Osteopathic Medicine › Title 24 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA BOARD OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE › Series 24-03 - Contested Case Hearing Procedure › Section 24-3-8 - Depositions

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8.1. Evidentiary
				depositions may be taken and read or otherwise included into evidence as in
				civil actions in the circuit courts of this State.