West Virginia Code of State Rules
Agency 11 - Medicine
Title 11 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA BOARD OF MEDICINE
Series 11-06 - Continuing Education for Physicians and Podiatric Physicians
Section 11-6-6 - Recordkeeping, Audits and Written Documentation of Successful Completion of Continuing Education Requirements
Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 38, September 20, 2024
6.1. Records. -- A licensee shall maintain accurate records of all continuing education he or she has completed. Continuing education records shall be maintained for a period of six years.
6.2. Audits. -- The Board may conduct such audits and investigations as it considers necessary to assure compliance with continuing education requirements and to verify the accuracy of a renewal applicant's certification of continuing education.
6.3. Production of Written Documentation. -- Upon written request of the Board to a licensee's preferred mailing address or e-mail address of record with the Board, a licensee shall, within 30 days, submit written documentation satisfactory to the Board corroborating the licensee's renewal application certification of continuing education compliance.
6.4. Failure or Refusal to Provide Written Documentation. -- Failure or refusal of a licensee to provide written documentation requested by the Board as set forth in subsection 6.3. of this rule is prima facie evidence of renewing a license to practice medicine or podiatry by fraudulent misrepresentation and the licensee is subject to disciplinary proceedings under W. Va. Code § 30-3-14.
6.5. Inactive License. -- A licensee who holds an inactive license and who makes a written request to the Board for an active license shall submit written documentation of successful completion of a minimum of 50 hours of continuing education as required in section 4 of this rule. The Board shall not consider a change of status request from an inactive to an active license until all written documentation accompanied by a certification in accordance with section 5 of this rule is submitted to and approved by the Board.
6.6. Reinstatement Applicants. -- As a part of a reinstatement application, an eligible applicant shall certify his or her completion of all required continuing education for the previous reporting period, and shall submit written documentation satisfactory to the Board corroborating applicant's certification of continuing education compliance.
6.7. Reactivation applicants. -- An eligible applicant seeking reactivation of licensure shall submit a reactivation application packet, which includes an initial licensure application accompanied by any corroborating documentation or verifications required by the Board for reactivation applicants, the reactivation application fee, and one of the following:
