Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 43, October 25, 2024
Section 24-1-15 - License Renewal; Renewal Applications Form15.1. A licensee shall renew his or her license every 2 years, by submitting a renewal application, which is available on the Board's website at: https://www.wvbdosteo.org, and paying a non-refundable renewal fee in an amount established by the Board under the West Virginia Board of Osteopathic Medicine rule Fees for Services Rendered By the Board of Osteopathic Medicine Title 24 CSR 5. The Board shall notify each known licensee at his or her last known address. However, licensees are solely responsible for acquiring and submitting renewal applications. A licensee who fails to acquire and submit a renewal application may not practice on an expired license. The renewal application, together with all documents submitted with the application, become the property of the Board and shall not be returned.15.2. The Board's renewal application shall include a request for the following information: 15.2.1. The applicant's name, date of birth, home and principal business address and telephone numbers and email address;15.2.2. A statement of the applicant's medical training and work experience;15.2.3. A statement concerning any disciplinary action taken against the applicant in the last 2 years;15.2.4. A statement concerning any civil litigation related to the practice of osteopathic medicine or any criminal litigation commenced against the applicant in the last 2 years;15.2.5. A statement describing the applicant's present ability to possess or dispense controlled substances;15.2.6. A statement regarding disciplinary actions of the other jurisdictions in which the applicant is licensed to practice osteopathic medicine;15.2.7. Documentation of a minimum of 32 hours of AOA approved Continuing Medical Education, of which at least 50% shall be category 1 or CME hours in standard heart saver courses obtained during the preceding 2-year licensing period pursuant to W. Va. Code § 30-14-10. Unless a physician has completed and timely provided to the Board a Board-developed certification form and waiver request attesting that he or she has not prescribed, administered, or dispensed a controlled substance pursuant to a West Virginia license during the entire previous reporting period, every physician shall complete a minimum of three (3) hours of training in a Board-approved course on Risk Assessment and Responsible Prescribing of Controlled Substances during the previous reporting period. These three (3) hours shall be part of the 32 total hours of CME required and not three (3) additional hours;15.2.8. The number of malpractice settlements made or judgments against the applicant in the last 5 years;15.2.9. Any treatment received for mental illness, chemical substance, alcohol dependency or other impairment in the last 2 years; and15.2.10. Any limitations of hospital privileges in the last 2 years.15.3. A licensee who fails to timely renew his or her license shall submit a new application with required documentation in order to reinstate his or her license pursuant to W. Va. Code § 30-14-10.15.4. During periods when a licensee is on active deployment as a member of the Armed Forces of the United States, the National Guard of this state or any other state, or any other military reserve component and deployed outside of this state, and for six months after discharge from active deployment, his or her license shall continue in good standing and shall be renewed without payment of any dues or fees for the maintenance or renewal of the license, and without meeting continuing education requirements for the license, when circumstances associated with active military duty prevent the individual from obtaining the required continuing education. The licensee shall submit a waiver request to the board, informing the board of circumstances which include, but are not limited to, deployment outside of the United States or in any combat area and verify that the individual performs the license, profession or occupation as part of his or her military duties as annotated in Defense Department Form 214 (DD214).15.5. During periods when the licensee is accompanying his or her spouse who is on active deployment as a member of the Armed Forces of the United States, the National Guard of this state or any other state, or any other military reserve component and deployed outside of this state, and for six months after discharge from active deployment, his or her license shall continue in good standing and shall be renewed without payment of any dues or fees for the maintenance or renewal of the license, and without meeting continuing education requirements for the license, when circumstances associated with accompanying a spouse on military duty prevent the individual from obtaining the required continuing education. The licensee shall submit a waiver request to the board informing the board of these circumstances which include, but are not limited to, deployment outside of the United States or in any combat area.15.6. A licensee participating in a clinical residency program for more than nine months out of his or her most recent licensing period may substitute a verification of his or her participation in lieu of documentation of the Continuing Medical Education hours specified in subdivision 15.2.7 of this rule.