Terms Used In West Virginia Code > Chapter 30 > Article 25 - Nursing Home Administrators

• Advice and consent: Under the Constitution, presidential nominations for executive and judicial posts take effect only when confirmed by the Senate, and international treaties become effective only when the Senate approves them by a two-thirds vote.
• Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
• Applicant: means any person making application for an original or renewal license or a temporary or emergency permit under the provisions of this article. See West Virginia Code 30-25-3
• Board: means the West Virginia Nursing Home Administrators Licensing Board created by this article. See West Virginia Code 30-25-3
• Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
• Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
• Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
• in writing: includes any representation of words, letters, or figures, whether by printing, engraving, writing, or otherwise. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10
• Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
• Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
• License: means a license to practice nursing home administration under the provisions of this article. See West Virginia Code 30-25-3
• Licensee: means a nursing home administrator licensed under this article. See West Virginia Code 30-25-3
• Nursing home: means a nursing home as that term is defined in subdivision (c), section two, article five-c, chapter . See West Virginia Code 30-25-3
• Nursing home administrator: means a person who performs or is responsible for planning, organizing, directing and controlling a nursing home, whether or not such the person has an ownership interest in the nursing home or shares the functions. See West Virginia Code 30-25-3
• Offense: includes every act or omission for which a fine, forfeiture, or punishment is imposed by law. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10
• Permit: means a temporary permit or emergency permit issued under the provisions of this article. See West Virginia Code 30-25-3
• Permittee: means any person holding a permit issued pursuant to the provisions of this article. See West Virginia Code 30-25-3
• Practice of nursing home administration: means any service requiring nursing home administration education, training, or experience and applying such to planning, organizing, staffing, directing, and controlling of the total management of a nursing home. See West Virginia Code 30-25-3
• Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
• Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
• Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
• 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
• Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.