West Virginia Code of State Rules
Agency 11 - Medicine
Title 11 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA BOARD OF MEDICINE
Series 11-11 - Establishment and Regulation of Limited License to Practice Medicine and Surgery at Certain State Veterans Nursing Home Facilities
Section 11-11-3 - Qualification and Application for a Limited License to Practice at a Designated State Veterans Nursing Home Facility
Universal Citation: 11 WV Code of State Rules 11-11-3
Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 38, September 20, 2024
3.1. An applicant for a limited license to practice medicine and surgery at a designated state veterans nursing home facility shall submit an application in the form designated by the Board which shall include:
3.1.a. Proof that he or she
has the requisite qualifications to provide the same standard of care as a
physician initially licensed in this State;
3.1.b. A photograph taken within the previous
twelve months which substantially resembles the applicant;
3.1.c. Evidence of graduation from a medical
school approved by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education or by the
Board;
3.1.d. Applicants who
graduated from an approved medical school located in United States, Canada, or
the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico shall submit proof of successful completion of
at least one year of postgraduate clinical training in a program approved by
the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)or a graduate
medical education residency program outside of the United States and a minimum
of one year of fellowship training in the United States in a clinical field
related to the applicant's residency training which was completed:
3.1.d.1. At an institution that sponsors or
operates a residency program in the same clinical field or a related clinical
field approved by the ACGME; or
3.1.d.2. At a time when accreditation was not
available for the fellowship's clinical field and the board has determined that
the training was similar to accredited training due to objective standards,
including, but not limited to, the presence of other accredited programs at the
sponsoring institution during the applicants' clinical training at the
fellowship location.
3.1.e. Graduates of international medical
schools located outside of the United States, Canada, or the Commonwealth of
Puerto Rico shall submit proof of:
3.1.e.1.
Successful completion of a minimum of two years of graduate clinical training
approved by the ACGME;
3.1.e.2.
Successful completion of a graduate medical education residency program outside
of the United States and a minimum of two years of fellowship training in the
United States in a clinical field related to the applicants' residency training
which was completed:
3.1.e.2.1. At an
institution that sponsors or operates a residency program in the same clinical
field or a related clinical field approved by the ACGME; or
3.1.e.2.2. At a time when accreditation was
not available for the fellowship's clinical field and the board has determined
that the training was similar to accredited training due to objective
standards, including, but not limited to, the presence of other accredited
programs at the sponsoring institution during the applicant's clinical training
at the fellowship location; or
3.1.e.3. Proof of current certification by a
member board of the American Board of Medical Specialties and a minimum of one
year of graduate clinical training which comports with the accreditation
requirements subdivision 3.1.e.1 or 3.1.e.2.
3.1.f. Graduates of international medical
schools located outside of the United States, Canada, or the Commonwealth of
Puerto Rico shall also submit evidence of a valid certificate issued by the
Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates ("ECFMG") or documentation
of a passing score on the examination of the ECFMG. Provided, That an applicant
who:
(i) is currently fully licensed,
excluding any temporary, conditional or restricted license or permit, under the
laws of another state, the District of Columbia, Canada or the Commonwealth of
Puerto Rico;
(ii) has been engaged
on a full- time professional basis in the practice of medicine within the state
or jurisdiction where the applicant is fully licensed for a period of at least
five years; and is not the subject of any pending disciplinary action by a
medical licensing board in any jurisdiction, is not required to have a
certificate from the educational commission for foreign medical
graduates;
3.1.g. Proof
satisfactory to the Board that the applicant is currently employed by and
authorized to practice medicine at a Federal Veterans Administration Hospital
which is located in the same county as the designated state veterans nursing
home facility where the applicant seeks to practice;
3.1.h. Evidence that the applicant maintains
a valid, unrestricted license to practice medicine in another state within the
United States;
3.1.i. An
attestation that the applicant is in good standing in each jurisdiction in
which he or she is licensed, and that he or she has had no medical disciplinary
action taken against him or her within the last five years and has no medical
board complaint investigations or medical board disciplinary action pending
against him or her;
3.1.j.
Verification from each state where the applicant has been licensed which
corroborates that the applicant is in good standing in each such
jurisdiction;
3.1.k. The nature and
number of malpractice settlements made or judgements against the applicant in
the last five years;
3.1.l. A
criminal history record check in conformity with the procedure set forth in
section 8 of W. Va. Code R. §
11-1A-1
et seq.
3.1.m. Any
other documents or information as may be required by the Board of all
applicants for physician licensure pursuant to section 4.5 of W. Va. Code R.
§
11-1A-1
et. seq.
3.2. Complete applications are considered by the Board at regular Board meetings. The Board will not consider an application or decide upon the issuance of a license to an applicant until the complete application, including all third-party documentation and/or verifications, is on file with the Board and the Board has had at least ten days to review the application.
3.3. If derogatory or conflicting information regarding an applicant's qualifications exists within a pending application file, the information shall be presented to the Board's Licensure Committee for review. Thereafter, the Licensure Committee shall determine whether the applicant should be scheduled to appear before the Committee. The Committee may also direct staff to obtain additional information related to the applicant's qualifications or make a recommendation upon the application.
3.4. No fee is required for the submission and processing of an application for a limited license to practice medicine and surgery at a designated state veterans nursing home facility.
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