Chapter 30, Chapter 30

Government agencies, authorities, officials and employees may not engage in the practice of engineering involving either public or private property unless the provisions of this article are met.

(a) A firm practicing surveying must operate all surveying activities under the supervision and management of a surveyor-in-charge who shall be a licensee who is licensed in this state. (b) The designated surveyor-in-charge is responsible for the surveying work in this state prov…

(a) The board may suspend or revoke or refuse to issue, restore or renew a certificate of registration of, or place on probation, impose a civil penalty or reprimand any professional engineer who has: (1) Perpetrated any fraud or deceit in obtaining or attempting to obtain or ren…

(a) The board may upon its own motion based on credible information, and shall upon the written complaint of any person, cause an investigation to be made to determine whether grounds exist for disciplinary action under this article. (b) Upon initiation or receipt of the complain…

(a) Any person may file a complaint with the board that a person or firm subject to the provisions of this article has committed a fraud, been deceitful, been grossly negligent, incompetent, guilty of misconduct or has violated the "rules of professional responsibility for profes…

(a) Hearings are governed by the provisions of section eight, article one of this chapter. (b) The board may conduct the hearing or elect to have an administrative law judge conduct the hearing. (c) If the hearing is conducted by an administrative law judge, at the conclusion of …

Any person who practices or offers to practice engineering in this state without being registered in accordance with the provisions of this article, or any person, firm, partnership, organization, association, corporation or other entity using or employing the words engineer, eng…

Any licensee or certificate holder adversely affected by a decision of the board entered after a hearing may obtain judicial review of the decision in accordance with section four, article five, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code, and may appeal any ruling resulting from judicial…

This article may not be construed to prevent the practice by: (a) Other professions. -- The practice of any other legally recognized profession; (b) Temporary permits. -- The practice or offer to practice engineering by a person not a resident of or having no established place of…

(a) When, as a result of an investigation under this article or otherwise, the board has reason to believe that a person has knowingly violated the provisions of this article, the board may bring its information to the attention of the appropriate law-enforcement officer who may …

Unless the context in which used clearly requires a different meaning as used in this article: (a) "Board" means the West Virginia state board of registration for professional engineers as provided for in this article. (b) "Consulting engineer" means a professional engineer whose…

As used in this article, the following words and terms have the following meanings: (a) "Applicant" means a person making application for a license or a firm making application for a certificate of authorization, under the provisions of this article. (b) "Board" means the West Vi…

There is hereby created the board of registration for professional engineers which shall hereafter be referred to as the board. The board shall be composed of five members appointed by the Governor, by and with the consent of the Senate, preferably from a list of names submitted …

(a) The "West Virginia Board of Professional Surveyors" is continued. Any member of the board, except the endorsed underground surveyor member, in office on July 1, 2010, may continue to serve until his or her successor has been appointed and qualified. (b) Prior to July 1, 2010,…

The board has all the powers and duties set forth in article one of this chapter and also the following powers and duties: (1) Hold meetings, conduct hearings and administer examinations and reexaminations; (2) Set the requirements for a license, endorsement, surveyor-in-charge a…

Each member of the board must be a citizen of the United States and a resident of this state. Each member shall have been engaged in the lawful practice of engineering as a professional engineer for at least twelve years; shall have been in responsible charge of engineering proje…

Each member of the board shall receive compensation for time spent, and reimbursement for reasonable and necessary expenses incurred, in the performance of board-related duties pursuant to section eleven, article one of this chapter.

(a) The board shall propose rules for legislative approval in accordance with the provisions of article three, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code to implement the provisions of this article, including: (1) Setting the standards and requirements for licensure, endorsement, surveyo…

The Governor may remove any member of the board for misconduct, incompetency, neglect of duty or for any reason prescribed by law for removal of state officials. Vacancies in the membership of the board shall be filled for the unexpired term.

(a) All fees and other moneys, except administrative fines, received by the board shall be deposited in a separate special revenue fund in the State Treasury designated the "Board of Professional Surveyors Fund" which fund is continued. The fund shall be used by the board for the…

The board shall hold at least one regular meeting each year. Special meetings may be held as the bylaws of the board provide. Each year the board shall elect the following officers: A president, a vice president and a secretary, who shall serve at the will and pleasure of the boa…

(a) Before a person may apply for a surveying license, the person must have completed one of the following educational, experience and examination requirements: (1) Has a four-year degree or a bachelor degree in surveying approved by the board, which degree must include a minimum…

(a) The board may adopt and amend bylaws not inconsistent with the Constitution and laws of this state. The board may promulgate and shall adopt "rules of professional responsibility for professional engineers". These rules are binding to any person registered with the board unde…

(a) The board shall issue a surveying license to an applicant who meets the following requirements: (1) Is of good moral character; (2) Is at least eighteen years of age; (3) Is a citizen of the United States or is eligible for employment in the United States; (4) Holds a high sc…

It is unlawful for any person to practice or offer to practice medicine and surgery as an osteopathic physician and surgeon in this state without a license or permit issued by the West Virginia Board of Osteopathic Medicine: Provided, That any license heretofore issued under the …

(a) All holders of licenses to practice as osteopathic physicians and surgeons in this state shall renew the licenses biennially on or before July 1, by the payment of a renewal fee, to the board. The board shall notify each licensee of the necessity of renewing his or her licens…

(a) The board may refuse to issue a license, suspend or revoke a license, fine a licensee, order restitution or rehabilitative action by a licensee, or order a combination thereof for any one or more of the following causes: (1) Conviction of a felony, as shown by a certified cop…

(a) The board shall maintain a permanent record of the names of all osteopathic physicians and osteopathic physician assistants, licensed, certified or otherwise lawfully practicing in this state and of all persons applying to be so licensed to practice, along with an individual …

(a) Each of the following acts constitutes a misdemeanor, punishable upon conviction by a fine of not less than $1,000 nor more than $10,000: (1) The obtaining of or an attempt to obtain a license or permit to practice in the profession for money or any other thing of value, by f…

(a) The board may independently initiate suspension or revocation proceedings as well as initiate suspension or revocation proceedings based on information received from any person, including but not limited to the Board of Pharmacy as required by §60A-9-1 et seq. of this code. T…

(a) There is hereby established a special volunteer medical license for physicians retired or retiring from the active practice of osteopathy who wish to donate their expertise for the medical care and treatment of indigent and needy patients in the clinical setting of clinics or…

(a) The board is authorized and encouraged to the best of its ability to issue a license to practice as an osteopathic physician and surgeon in this state without examination to a physician that currently holds a license to practice as an osteopathic physician and surgeon at a Fe…

(a) Definitions. – For the purposes of this section: (1) “Chronic nonmalignant pain” means pain that has persisted after reasonable medical efforts have been made to relieve the pain or cure its cause and that has continued, either continuously or episodically, for longer than th…

The practice of medicine and surgery by persons possessing the degree of doctor of medicine and authorized by the laws of this state to practice medicine and surgery shall in no way be affected by the provisions of this article.

(a) The board shall propose rules for legislative approval, in accordance with article three, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code, to implement the provisions of this article, including: (1) Standards and requirements for licenses and permits; (2) Procedures for examinations and r…

The West Virginia Board of Osteopathic Medicine may employ investigators, attorneys, clerks and administrative staff in collaboration with the West Virginia Board of Medicine to share duties and functions between the two boards when it may be efficient and practical for the funct…

(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 …

“Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education” (ACGME) is the body responsible for accrediting the majority of graduate medical education programs for physicians (both medical doctors and doctors of osteopathic medicine), including medical internship, residency, and fello…

(a) The West Virginia Board of Osteopathy is continued and effective July 1, 2012 shall be known as the West Virginia Board of Osteopathic Medicine. The members of the board shall continue to serve until a successor is appointed and may be reappointed. (b) The Governor shall appo…

(a) Each applicant for examination by the board, with the exception of assistants to osteopathic physicians and surgeons, as hereinafter provided, shall submit an application therefor on forms prepared and furnished by the board. (b) Each applicant for a license shall furnish evi…

In order to receive a license to practice osteopathic medicine and surgery, an applicant must satisfactorily complete a standard, national examination, specified through legislative rule of the board or an examination administered by the licensing authority of another state and a…

The board may at its discretion issue a license without examination to an applicant who has been licensed by the national board of examiners for osteopathic physicians and surgeons, and to an applicant who has been licensed by examination in any country, state, territory, provinc…

For the issuance of any reciprocal endorsement, the board shall collect a reasonable fee, the amount of such reasonable fee to be set by the board rules.

A temporary permit to practice in areas where medical services are needed, as determined by the board, may be granted by the board to a qualified applicant eligible for licensure who applies for examination during the period between examinations or regular meetings of the board. …

Osteopathic physicians and surgeons licensed hereunder shall have the same rights and privileges as physicians and surgeons of other schools of medicine. Osteopathic physicians and surgeons shall observe and be subject to all state and municipal regulations relative to reporting …

(a) One or more osteopathic physicians, allopathic physicians, or physician assistants may form an osteopathic medical corporation. An osteopathic physician or osteopathic physician assistant shall file a written application with the board on a form prescribed by the board, and s…

(a) An osteopathic medical corporation may practice osteopathic medicine and surgery only through individual osteopathic physicians and surgeons duly licensed to practice osteopathic medicine or surgery in the State of West Virginia, but such osteopathic physicians and surgeons m…

It is declared to be a policy of this state that the practice of chiropractic is a privilege granted to qualified persons and that, in order to safeguard the public health, safety and welfare, protect the public from the unprofessional, improper, incompetent and unlawful practice…

Persons licensed to practice chiropractic under the laws of any other state, territory or the District of Columbia having requirements equivalent to those of this article, and extending like privileges to practitioners of this state, may in the discretion of the board be licensed…

(a) The board may take disciplinary action against any licensee or certificate holder holding a license or certificate issued under this article after giving reasonable notice and an opportunity to be heard pursuant to the provisions of section one, article five, chapter twenty-n…