West Virginia Code 30-7-13 – Prohibitions and penalties
It shall be a misdemeanor for any person, including any corporation or association, to:
Terms Used In West Virginia Code 30-7-13
- Board: means the West Virginia Board of Examiners for Registered Professional Nurses. See West Virginia Code 30-7-1
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- registered professional nursing: means the performance for compensation of any service requiring substantial specialized judgment and skill based on knowledge and application of principles of nursing derived from the biological, physical and social sciences, such as responsible supervision of a patient requiring skill in observation of symptoms and reactions and the accurate recording of the facts, or the supervision and teaching of other persons with respect to such principles of nursing, or in the administration of medications and treatments as prescribed by a licensed physician, a licensed dentist or a licensed advanced practice registered nurse, or the application of such nursing procedures as involve understanding of cause and effect in order to safeguard life and health of a patient and others. See West Virginia Code 30-7-1
(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 record illegally or fraudulently obtained or signed or issued or under fraudulent representation; or
(c) Practice registered professional nursing unless duly licensed to do so under the provisions of this article; or
(d) Use in connection with his or her name any designation tending to imply that he or she is licensed to practice registered professional nursing unless duly licensed so to practice under the provisions of this article; or
(e) Practice registered professional nursing during the time his or her license issued under the provisions of this article shall be suspended or revoked; or
(f) Conduct a nursing education program for the preparation of registered professional nursing practitioners unless such program has been accredited by the board; or
(g) Otherwise violate any provisions of this article.
Upon conviction, each such misdemeanor shall be punishable by a fine of not less than twenty-five nor more than $250.