Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 25, June 21, 2024
Section 24-7-2 - Definitions2.1. As used in this rule, the following words and terms have the following meaning: 2.1.a. Administering - The direct application of a drug to the body of a patient by injection, inhalation, ingestion or any other means.2.1.b. Benzodiazepine - A class of medicines approved to treat generalized anxiety disorder, insomnia, seizures, social phobia, and panic disorder.2.1.c. Board - The West Virginia Board of Osteopathic Medicine.2.1.d. Controlled Substance - A drug that is classified by federal or state law in Schedules I, II, III, IV or V, as defined in W. Va. Code §§ 60A-2-204 through 212.2.1.e. Controlled Substances License - A registration to dispense controlled substances in the state of West Virginia issued by the West Virginia Board of Osteopathic Medicine.2.1.f. CSMP - The West Virginia Controlled Substances Monitoring Program repository and database.2.1.g. DEA Registration Identification Number - The federal Drug Enforcement Administration registration identification number issued to a practitioner.2.1.h. Dispensing - The preparation and delivery of a drug to an ultimate user by or pursuant to a lawful order of a practitioner, including the prescribing, packaging, labeling, administering or compounding necessary to prepare the drug for that delivery.2.1.i. Medical Records - Records including the medical history and physical examination; diagnostic, therapeutic and laboratory results; evaluations and consultations; treatment objectives; discussion of risks and benefits; informed consent; treatments; medications (including date, type, dosage and quantity provided); instructions and agreements; and periodic reviews.2.1.j. Opioid - Natural and semi-synthetic derivatives of the opium poppy, as well as similarly synthetic compounds that have analgesic or pain-relieving properties because of their effects in the central nervous system. These include, but are not limited to, codeine, morphine, hydromorphone, hydrocodone, oxycodone, methadone and fentanyl.2.1.k. Patient - A person presenting himself or herself for treatment who is not considered by the practitioner as suffering from a terminal illness.2.1.l. Practitioner - An osteopathic physician or physician assistant who possesses a valid DEA registration identification number and who is licensed by the Board pursuant to W. Va. Code § 30-14-1et seq. or W. Va. Code § 30-3E-1et seq., or who holds an interstate telehealth registration issued by the Board pursuant to W. Va. Code § 30-1-26.2.1.m. Provision - Prescribing or dispensing, including administering.2.1.n. Terminal Illness - An incurable or irreversible condition as diagnosed by the attending physician or a qualified physician for which the administration of life-prolonging intervention will serve only to prolong the dying process.2.1.o. "Website" or "Board's website" means the set of related web pages operated by or on behalf of the West Virginia Board of Osteopathic Medicine located at the domain name www.wvbdosteo.org, or at any successor domain name published by the Board.