West Virginia Code 30-3E-3 – Rulemaking
(a) The boards shall propose rules for legislative approval in accordance with the provisions of § 29A-3-1 et seq. of this code to implement the provisions of this article, including:
Terms Used In West Virginia Code 30-3E-3
- Boards: means the West Virginia Board of Medicine and the West Virginia Board of Osteopathic Medicine. See West Virginia Code 30-3E-1
- Licensee: means a person licensed pursuant to the provisions of this article. See West Virginia Code 30-3E-1
- Physician: means a doctor of allopathic or osteopathic medicine who is fully licensed pursuant to the provisions of either §. See West Virginia Code 30-3E-1
- Physician assistant: means a person who meets the qualifications set forth in this article and is licensed pursuant to this article to practice medicine with a collaborating physician. See West Virginia Code 30-3E-1
- State: when applied to a part of the United States and not restricted by the context, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" also include the said district and territories. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10
(1) The extent to which physician assistants may practice in this state;
(2) The extent to which physician assistants may pronounce death;
(3) Requirements for licenses and temporary licenses;
(4) Requirements for practice notifications;
(5) Requirements for continuing education;
(6) Conduct of a licensee for which discipline may be imposed;
(7) The eligibility and extent to which a physician assistant may prescribe;
(8) A fee schedule; and
(9) Any other rules necessary to effectuate the provisions of this article.
(b) The boards may propose emergency rules pursuant to § 29A-3-1 et seq. of this code to ensure conformity with this article.
(c) (1) A physician assistant may not prescribe a Schedule I controlled substance as provided in § 60A-2-204 of this code.
(2) A physician assistant may prescribe up to a three-day supply of a Schedule II narcotic as provided in § 60A-2-206 of this code.
(3) There are no other limitations on the prescribing authority of a physician assistant, except as provided in § 16-54-1 et seq. of this code.