Chapter 30, Chapter 30

As used in this article: “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, certifie…

(a) The term “practical nursing” means the performance for compensation of selected nursing acts in the care of the ill, injured, or infirm under the direction of a registered professional nurse or a licensed physician or a licensed dentist, and not requiring the substantial spec…

As used in this article: (1) "Approved dialysis technician training program" means any board approved program used to train dialysis technicians including, but not limited to, a Board approved dialysis facility-sponsored training program or another state approved program. (2) "Bo…

For the purposes of this article, the following words and terms have the meanings ascribed to them, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. (1) “Board” means the West Virginia Board of Examiners for Registered Professional Nurses. (2) “Major mental illness” means a diagno…

(a) The party states find that: (1) The health and safety of the public are affected by the degree of compliance with and the effectiveness of enforcement activities related to state nurse licensure laws; (2) Violations of nurse licensure and other laws regulating the practice of…

(a) This compact shall become effective and binding on the earlier of the date of legislative enactment of this compact into law by no less than twenty-six states or December 31, 2018. All party states to this compact, that also were parties to the prior Nurse Licensure Compact, …

Any person licensed pursuant to this article may use the title "registered nurse" and the abbreviation "R.N." or the term "nurse". Except as otherwise provided in article seven-a of this chapter, no other person may assume a title or use abbreviations or any other words, letters,…

The board shall have the right, in accordance with rules and regulations promulgated under the provisions of article three, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code, to refuse to admit an applicant for the licensure examination for the hereinafter stated reasons, and also the board sha…

(a) The Board may, in accordance with rules promulgated under the provisions of article three, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code, refuse to approve a dialysis technician. (b) The Board may deny, revoke or suspend its certification of a dialysis technician in accordance with the …

This compact shall be liberally construed so as to effectuate the purposes thereof. The provisions of this compact shall be severable, and if any phrase, clause, sentence or provision of this compact is declared to be contrary to the Constitution of any party state or of the Unit…

(a) The board shall have the power to deny, revoke, or suspend any license to practice registered professional nursing issued or applied for in accordance with the provisions of this article, or to otherwise discipline a licensee or applicant upon proof that he or she: (1) Is or …

It shall be a misdemeanor for any person, firm, corporation or association of persons to: (1) Sell or fraudulently obtain or furnish any nursing diploma, license or record or aid or abet therein; or (2) practice practical nursing unless duly licensed to do so under the provisions…

(a) No individual, firm, corporation, facility or association of individuals may: (1) Sell or fraudulently obtain or furnish any national dialysis technician certification credential or documentation of successful completion of a dialysis technician training program or aid or abe…

(a) In order to encourage voluntary participation in monitored alcohol, chemical dependency or major mental illness programs and in recognition of the fact that major mental illness, alcoholism and chemical dependency are illnesses, any person who holds a license to practice regi…

This article shall not be construed to prohibit: (a) The furnishing of nursing assistance in an emergency; or (b) The practice of nursing incidental to a program of study by students enrolled in a nursing education program accredited by the board; or (c) The practice of any legal…

(a) Any individual, firm, corporation, facility or association of individuals adversely affected by a decision of the board rendered after a hearing held in accordance with the provisions of this article is entitled to a judicial review of the decision. All of the pertinent provi…

It shall be a misdemeanor for any person, including any corporation or association, to: (a) Sell or fraudulently obtain or furnish any nursing diploma, license or record or aid or abet therein; or (b) Practice registered professional nursing under cover of any diploma, license or…

(a) The practice of dialysis technician by an individual who has not met the requirements of this article is declared to be inimical to the public health and welfare and to be a public nuisance. (b) Whenever, in the judgment of the board, an individual has engaged in, is engaging…

The practice of registered professional nursing by any person who has not been licensed under the provisions of this article, or whose license has expired or has been suspended or revoked, is hereby declared to be inimical to the public health and welfare and to be a public nuisa…

(a) A certified registered nurse anesthetist may administer anesthesia in cooperation with a physician, dentist, or podiatrist when providing the anesthesia. (1) As used in this section, “cooperation” means a process in which the certified registered nurse anesthetist and the phy…

(a) An advanced practice registered nurse may not prescribe a Schedule I controlled substance as provided in §60A-2-204 of this code. (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 of this code:…

(a) An advanced practice registered nurse shall be eligible to apply for authorization to prescribe drugs pursuant to section fifteen-a of this article after satisfying the following requirements: (1) Be licensed and certified in West Virginia as an advanced practice registered n…

(a) Prescriptions authorized by an advanced practice registered nurse must comply with all applicable state and federal laws; must be signed by the prescriber with the initials "A.P.R.N." or the designated certification title of the prescriber; and must include the prescriber's i…

(a) An advanced practice registered nurse may provide an authorized signature, certification, stamp, verification, affidavit or endorsement on documents within the scope of their practice, including, but not limited to, the following documents: (1) Death certificates: Provided, T…

(a) For the purposes of this section: "Gender" means the psychological, behavioral, social, and cultural aspects of being male or female. "Gender altering medication" means the prescribing or administering of the following for the purpose of assisting an individual with a gender …

Except to the extent that the provisions of this article may be inconsistent therewith, the board shall conform to the requirements prescribed in article one of this chapter.

(a) A nursing shortage study commission shall be created by the board. The board shall appoint 9 members to the commission. The board shall appoint: (1) One individual who is on the board; (2) Two individuals that are employed as registered professional nurses in a hospital and w…

A registered nurse as defined in this article, qualified by education, licensed, and experienced in operating room nursing, shall be present as a circulating nurse in each operating room in a hospital, or ambulatory surgical center as defined by section one, article five-b, chapt…

(a) It is unlawful for any person not licensed under the provisions of this article to practice or to offer to practice registered professional nursing in this state, or to use any title, sign, card or device to indicate that such person is a registered professional nurse: Provid…

As used in this compact: (1) “Adverse action” means any administrative, civil, equitable or criminal action permitted by a state’s laws which is imposed by a licensing board or other authority against a nurse, including actions against an individual’s license or multistate licens…

(a) Any person licensed pursuant to this article may use the title "licensed practical nurse," "practical nurse" and the abbreviation "L.P.N" or the term "nurse". Except as otherwise provided in article seven of this chapter, no other person may assume such title, or use such abb…

(a) A registered professional nurse licensed under the provisions of article seven of this chapter may delegate dialysis care to a dialysis technician if: (1) The dialysis technician has completed the requirements set forth in this article and established by the board by legislat…

(a) The board is authorized to designate one or more nurse health programs. To be eligible for designation by the board, a nurse health program shall: (1) Enter into an agreement with the board outlining specific requirements of the program; (2) Agree to make its services availab…

(a) A multistate license to practice registered or licensed practical/vocational nursing issued by a home state to a resident in that state will be recognized by each party state as authorizing a nurse to practice as a registered nurse (RN) or as a licensed practical/vocational n…

Except as otherwise provided in section six of this article, any person desiring to obtain a license to practice practical nursing shall submit to the board satisfactory evidence that he or she: (a) Is of good moral character; (b) has acquired at least a tenth grade education or …

(a) The West Virginia Board of Examiners for Registered Professional Nurses is renamed the West Virginia Board of Registered Nurses effective July 1, 2022. The members of the West Virginia Board of Examiners for Registered Professional Nurses shall remain as members until the new…

(a) To be certified by the board as a dialysis technician, an individual shall demonstrate that he or she: (1) Is of good moral character; (2) Has acquired at least a high school diploma, general equivalency diploma or equivalent; (3) Has successfully completed an approved dialys…

The West Virginia Board of Examiners of Registered Professional Nurses has the sole discretion to designate nurse health programs for licensees of the board and no provision of this article may be construed to entitle any nurse to the creation or designation of a nurse health pro…

(a) The board has all the powers and duties set forth in this article, in §30-1-1 et seq. of this code and elsewhere in law, including the ability to: (1) Hold meetings; (2) Establish procedures for submitting, approving, and rejecting applications for a license and permit; (3) D…

The provisions of section six, article one, chapter thirty of the code shall apply to this article, except that an applicant for license as a practical nurse shall pay such fee as the board shall prescribe.

(a) An individual certified by the board as a dialysis technician pursuant to the provisions of this article shal1 be known as a West Virginia dialysis technician or dialysis technician and may use the initials "D.T." after his or her name. After June 30, 2005, no other individua…

(a) Upon application for a multistate license, the licensing board in the issuing party state shall ascertain, through the coordinated licensure information system, whether the applicant has ever held, or is the holder of, a license issued by any other state, whether there are an…

(a) A nursing program is determined to be board approved if the program is accredited by a national nursing accrediting agency recognized by the United States Department of Education. The accreditation is considered board approved and is exempt from board rules that require ongoi…

A dialysis technician is authorized to perform the following, under the direct supervision of a registered professional nurse or a licensed physician: (1) Preparation and initiation of dialysis access sites; (2) Initiating, delivering or discontinuing dialysis care; and (3) Admin…

The Governor shall appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, seven citizens of the State of West Virginia who shall constitute the “West Virginia state board of examiners for licensed practical nurses” and they shall be charged with the duty of administering the …

(a) In addition to the other powers conferred by state law, a licensing board shall have the authority to: (1) Take adverse action against a nurse’s multistate licensure privilege to practice within that party state. (A) Only the home state shall have the power to take adverse ac…

(a) Full-time nursing faculty members shall: (1) Have a graduate degree with a major in nursing; have a bachelor’s degree with a major in nursing and be enrolled in a graduate degree program with a major in nursing within one year of employment as a faculty member; or have a bach…

(a) The board may issue a license to practice registered nursing to an applicant who meets the following requirements: (1) Is at least 18 years of age; (2) Has completed an approved four-year high school course of study or the equivalent thereof, as determined by the appropriate …

The applicant, except as hereinafter provided, shall be required to pass a written examination in such subjects as the board shall determine. Each written examination may be supplemented by such oral or practical examination as the board may deem necessary. The board shall determ…

(a) The Board shall prescribe standards for approved dialysis technician training programs, and prescribe testing standards and requirements, by legislative rule. (b) Persons and organizations providing training programs and testing services must be approved by the board. (c) App…