West Virginia Code of State Rules
Agency 11 - Medicine
Title 11 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA BOARD OF MEDICINE
Series 11-09 - Certification, Disciplinary And Complaint Procedures, Continuing Education, Radiologist Assistants
Section 11-9-7 - Limitations on Supervision

7.1. A supervising radiologist may not supervise more than two (2) radiologist assistants at any one time.

7.2. In the absence of the supervising radiologist, another radiologist may serve as the supervising radiologist, however, the legal responsibility remains at all times with the absent supervising radiologist.

7.3. It is appropriate for a radiologist assistant to provide radiologic services to another supervising radiologist's patients at his or her direction in settings such as a health care facility, partnerships, group practices and other mutually agreed on patient coverage arrangements where a radiologist assistant is providing radiologic services to another supervising radiologist's patients at his or her direction in such settings. That supervising radiologist is also legally responsible with the Board of Medicine's approved supervising radiologist for the radiologist assistant.

7.4. A radiologist assistant may not be supervised by and work for more than three (3) supervising radiologists at one time. Radiologist assistants who are supervised by more than one (1) supervising radiologist shall be those whose scope of professional duties require multiple radiologist supervisors.

7.5. A supervising radiologist may not permit a radiologist assistant to independently practice radiology. The supervising radiologist shall supervise the radiologist assistant at all times.