W. Va. Code R. § 11-1A-9

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 49, December 6, 2024

Section 11-1A-9 - Temporary License to Practice Medicine and Surgery or Podiatric Medicine and Surgery

9.1. The applicant for licensure to practice medicine and surgery or podiatric medicine and surgery may request a temporary license if:

9.1.a. The applicant has submitted a complete application pursuant to section four or five of this rule;

9.1.b. The applicant meets all of the qualifications for a license to practice medicine and surgery or podiatric medicine and surgery and is not applying for an administrative medicine license;

9.1.c. The applicant holds a valid, unrestricted license to practice medicine and surgery or podiatric medicine and surgery from another state, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or Canada;

9.1.d. All licenses held by the applicant are unrestricted and in good standing;

9.1.e. The applicant provides proof satisfactory to the Board that he or she is not the subject of any pending disciplinary complaints, investigations or actions by any medical licensing board in any jurisdiction;

9.1.f. The applicant's application does not contain any derogatory or conflicting information, or any other information regarding an applicant's qualifications which require the information to be presented to the Board's Licensure Committee for review; and

9.1.g. The applicant is awaiting the next scheduled meeting of the Board for action upon his or her application.

9.2. The Board may authorize its staff to issue a temporary license to an applicant who meets all of the qualifications set forth in subsection 9.1. and who provides the following additional items with his or her licensure application:

9.2.a. A written request that the applicant be issued a temporary license; and

9.2.b. A nonrefundable temporary license fee in an amount established by 11 CSR 4.

9.3. A temporary license issued pursuant to this section authorizes the holder to practice medicine and surgery or podiatry in West Virginia for the term of the temporary license, and includes full prescriptive authority. The temporary license is valid until its holder has either been granted or denied a license at the next regular meeting of the board.

W. Va. Code R. § 11-1A-9