West Virginia Code of State Rules
Agency 11 - Medicine
Title 11 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA BOARD OF MEDICINE
Series 11-12 - PERMITTING AND DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURES: EDUCATIONAL PERMITS FOR GRADUATE MEDICAL INTERNS, RESIDENTS AND FELLOWS
Section 11-12-4 - Educational Permit Eligibility and Application

Universal Citation: 11 WV Code of State Rules 11-12-4

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 38, September 20, 2024

4.1. Minimum qualifications for receipt of an educational permit are set forth in West Virginia Code § 30-3-16.

4.2. An application for an educational permit to participate in graduate medical training shall be completed on a Board-approved application.

4.3. The Board will not consider an application or decide upon the issuance of a permit to an applicant until the complete application, including all third-party documentation and/or verification, is on file with the Board and the Board has had at least fifteen business days to review the application.

4.4. An application for an educational permit must be accompanied by payment of a nonrefundable application fee in an amount established by 11 CSR 4. Until such time as 11 CSR 4 is modified to reflect a fee for permits, the fee shall be $100.

4.5. Applicants must provide the following information in association with an application for an educational permit:

4.5.1. The applicant's legal name, e-mail address, home address, preferred mailing address and telephone numbers;

4.5.2. Demographic information of the applicant, such as date of birth, place of birth, sex, etc.;

4.5.3. Satisfactory proof that prior to commencing graduate medical training pursuant to a permit issued by the Board, the applicant:
4.5.3.a. Is a graduate of an allopathic medical school approved by the LCME;

4.5.3.b. Is a graduate of a medical college that meets the requirements for certification by the ECFMG; or

4.5.3.c. Has completed an alternate pathway for initial entry or transfer requirements by the ACGME.

4.5.4. Primary source verification from the Program Director of the proposed graduate medical training, or his or her designee, that the applicant:
4.5.4.a. Is under contract as a resident in a program of post-graduate clinical training approved by the ACGME; or

4.5.4.b. Has completed an ACGME-approved residency program or a residency program recognized by the ECFMG and is under contract as a fellow in an approved program of post-graduate clinical training sponsored by an institution that is accredited to provide graduate medical education.

4.5.5. Satisfactory proof of legal name, identity and date of birth;

4.5.6. A copy of legal documentation satisfactory to the Board which verifies any name change the applicant has experienced;

4.6. Board staff is authorized to issue permits without presentation to the Board if the application is complete and there is no derogatory or conflicting information regarding an applicant's qualifications and eligibility for a permit.

4.7. If Board staff receives or discovers derogatory or conflicting information regarding an applicant's qualifications or eligibility for an educational permit, the information may be presented to the Board for review.

4.8. A complete application, including all associated documentation submitted to the Board, becomes the property of the Board and will not be returned.

4.9. The applicant has the burden of demonstrating that he or she is qualified to receive an educational permit.

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