West Virginia Code of State Rules
Agency 32 - Acupuncture
Title 32 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF ACUPUNCTURE
Series 32-08 - Contested Case Hearing Procedure
Section 32-8-2 - Definitions
Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 38, September 20, 2024
The following words and phrases as used in these rules shall have the following meanings, unless the context otherwise requires:
2.1. "Board" means the West Virginia Board of Acupuncture.
2.2. The term "demanding party" means an individual who has been denied a license to practice acupuncture and oriental medicine by the Board and who, as a result, demands that a hearing be held before the Board on the issue of such denial.
2.3. The term "charged party" means an individual who holds a license to practice acupuncture and oriental medicine issued by the Board and who has been charged by the Board as described in subsection 3.4 of this rule.
2.4. The term "licensee" means an acupuncturist who holds a license issued by the Board to practice acupuncture and oriental medicine or a "trainee" who holds an educational training permit.
2.5. The term "license" means a license issued by the Board pursuant to W. Va. Code § 30-36-1 et seq.
2.6. "Practice of acupuncture and oriental medicine" means the practice of acupuncture and oriental medicine as defined in W. Va. Code § 30-36-1 et seq. and includes licensed acupuncturists, student acupuncturists and acupuncture trainees.