Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 44, November 1, 2024
Section 11-1A-2 - Definitions Applicable to all Board of Medicine Rules2.1. "ACGME" means the Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education.2.2 "Administrative medicine" means administration or management related to the practice of medicine or to the delivery of health care services using the medical knowledge, skill, and judgment of a licensed physician that may affect the health of the public or medical research, excluding clinical trials on humans. Administrative medicine does not include the authority to practice clinical medicine; examine, care for, or treat patients; prescribe medications, including controlled substances; or direct or delegate medical acts or prescriptive authority to others.2.3 "Administrative medicine license" means a medical license restricted to the practice of administrative medicine. A physician with an administrative medicine license may manage the integration of clinical medicine, strategy, operations, and other business activities related to the delivery of health care services, advise organizations, both public and private, on health care matters; authorize and deny financial payments for care; organize and direct research programs; review care provided for quality; and perform other similar duties that do not require or involve direct patient care.2.4. "AMA" means the American Medical Association.2.5. "APMA" means the American Podiatric Medical Association.2.6. "APMLE" means the American Podiatric Medical Licensing Examination.2.7. "Board" means the West Virginia Board of Medicine, established in W. Va. Code § 30-3-5.2.8. "Clinical medicine and surgery" includes, but is not limited to: 2.8.a. Direct involvement in patient evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment;2.8.b. Prescribing, administering, or dispensing any medication;2.8.c. Delegating medical acts, service, or prescriptive authority; and2.8.d. Supervision of physicians and/or podiatric physicians who practice clinical medicine, physician assistants who render medical services in collaboration with physicians, or the clinical practice of any other medical professional.2.9. "ECFMG" means the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates.2.10. "False or deceptive advertising" means a statement that includes a misrepresentation of fact, is likely to mislead or deceive because of a failure to disclose material facts, is intended or is likely to create false or unjustified expectations of favorable results or includes representations or implications that in reasonable probability will cause an ordinary prudent person to misunderstand or be deceived.2.11. "FCVS" means the Federation of State Medical Boards' Credentials Verification Service.2.12. "FLEX" means the Federation of State Medical Boards Licensing Examination.2.13. "IMLC" means the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact.2.14. "IMLC licensee" means a physician who was granted licensure to practice clinical medicine and surgery in this state through the IMLC licensing process.2.15. "LCME" means the Liaison Committee on Medical Education.2.16. "Legend drug" means a drug that may be dispensed under federal or state law only pursuant to the prescription of an authorized prescriber.2.17. "Licensee" means a physician or podiatric physician who has been granted a license to practice medicine and surgery, administrative medicine only, or podiatric medicine and surgery in West Virginia pursuant to W. Va. Code § 30-3-1et seq. and this rule. A physician may only hold one valid license at a time.2.18. "NBME" means the National Board of Medical Examiners.2.19. "PMLexis" means the Podiatric Medical Licensing Examination for States.2.20. "Practice credential" or "credential" means any permit, certification, registration or authorization, other than a license, issued by this Board which authorizes the credential holder to practice medicine and surgery or podiatric medicine and surgery to patients in West Virginia within the limits established for the specific credential type.2.21. "Probation" means imposing conditions and requirements upon a licensee for a period of time that the Board, in its discretion, determines to be justified under any provision of law. A licensee placed on probation may continue to practice subject to limitations imposed by the Board, including the requirements that the licensee appear before the Board, or an officer or agent thereof, at the times and places designated by the Board. A licensee may be placed on probation without a previous or concurrent suspension or revocation of his or her license.2.22. "SPEX" means the Special Purpose Examination of the Federation of State Medical Boards.2.23. "USMLE" means the United States Medical Licensing Examination, the successor to the FLEX and NBME.2.24. "Website" or "Board's website" means the set of related web pages operated by or on behalf of the West Virginia Board of Medicine located at the domain name wvbom.wv.gov, or at any successor domain name published by the Board.2.25. "West Virginia Medical Practice Act" means W. Va. Code § 30-3-1et seq.