West Virginia Code 30-7-6 – License to practice registered professional nursing
(a) The board may issue a license to practice registered nursing to an applicant who meets the following requirements:
Terms Used In West Virginia Code 30-7-6
- Board: means the West Virginia Board of Examiners for Registered Professional Nurses. See West Virginia Code 30-7-1
- 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
(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 educational agency;
(3) Has completed a nursing education program;
(4) Has passed an examination approved by the board;
(5) Has paid the application fee specified by rule;
(6) Has completed a criminal background check, as required by § 30-1D-1 et seq. of this code; and
(7) Is not an alcohol or drug abuser, as these terms are defined in § 27-1A-11 of this code, unless an applicant in an active recovery process, which may be evidenced by participation in a Nurse Health Program, structured aftercare, or a 12-step program or other similar group or process, may be considered.
(b) A license to practice registered professional nursing issued by the board shall for all purposes be considered a license issued under this section: Provided, That a person holding a license shall renew the license.