West Virginia Code — 30
Browse 850 sections in division 30 of the West Virginia code. Each section page includes the full statutory text, official source links, and citation guidance.
Sections (showing up to 300)
- § 30-1-1. 30-1-1. Application of article.
- § 30-1-2. 30-1-2. Oath.
- § 30-1-3. 30-1-3. Officers.
- § 30-1-4. 30-1-4. Official seal; rules and regulations.
- § 30-1-5. 30-1-5. Meetings; quorum; investigatory powers; duties.
- § 30-1-6. 30-1-6. Application for license or registration; examination fee; establishment of application deadline and fees by legislative rule; prohibiting discrimination.
- § 30-1-7. 30-1-7. Contents of license or certificate of registration.
- § 30-1-8. 30-1-8. Denial, suspension or revocation of a license or registration; probation; proceedings; effect of suspension or revocation; transcript; report; judicial review.
- § 30-1-9. 30-1-9. Administrative appeal of board action; judicial review.
- § 30-1-10. 30-1-10. Disposition of money fines; legislative audit; review of board’s fee structure.
- § 30-1-11. 30-1-11. Compensation of members; expenses.
- § 30-1-12. 30-1-12. Record of proceedings; register of applicants; certified copies of records prima facie evidence; report to Governor and Legislature; public access.
- § 30-1-13. 30-1-13. Roster of licensed or registered practitioners.
- § 30-1-14. 30-1-14. Remission of certain fees.
- § 30-1-15. 30-1-15. Office of executive secretary of the health profession licensing boards; appointment of executive secretary; duties.
- § 30-1-16. 30-1-16. Liability limitations of peer review committees and professional standards review committees.
- § 30-1-17. 30-1-17. Annual reports.
- § 30-1-18. 30-1-18. Retired, volunteer and inactive status licenses.
- § 30-1-19. 30-1-19. Combining board staff functions.
- § 30-1-20. 30-1-20. Certain boards to regulating health care professions to gather retirement information and include in annual reports.
- § 30-1-21. 30-1-21. Exemption from licensure for professional practice for a charitable function.
- § 30-1-22. 30-1-22. Lobbying.
- § 30-1-23. 30-1-23. Waiver of initial licensing fees for certain individuals; definitions.
- § 30-1-24. 30-1-24. Use of criminal records as disqualification from authorization to practice.
- § 30-1-25. 30-1-25. Primacy of state regulation of occupational practice.
- § 30-1-26. 30-1-26. Telehealth practice.
- § 30-1-27. 30-1-27. Universal Professional and Occupational Licensing Act of 2025.
- § 30-2-1. 30-2-1. Certificate of good moral character; examination of applicants for license; licenses.
- § 30-2-2. 30-2-2. Attorneys from other jurisdictions.
- § 30-2-3. 30-2-3. Oath.
- § 30-2-4. 30-2-4. Practice without license or oath; penalty; qualification after institution of suits.
- § 30-2-5. 30-2-5. Practice by corporations or voluntary associations; penalties; limitations of section.
- § 30-2-6. 30-2-6. Annulment or suspension of license for conviction of felony or crime involving moral turpitude.
- § 30-2-7. 30-2-7. Suspension or annulment of license for malpractice; appeal.
- § 30-2-8. 30-2-8. Security for good behavior; contempt.
- § 30-2-9. 30-2-9. Revocation, annulment or suspension of license effective throughout state.
- § 30-2-10. 30-2-10. Clerk and sheriff or their deputies not to act as attorneys.
- § 30-2-11. 30-2-11. Liability of attorney to client for neglect of duty.
- § 30-2-12. 30-2-12. Liability of attorney or agent for loss of debt or money.
- § 30-2-13. 30-2-13. Liability of attorney for failure to pay over moneys collected; penalty.
- § 30-2-14. 30-2-14. Disbarment for offense under §30-2-13.
- § 30-2-15. 30-2-15. Compensation.
- § 30-2-16. 30-2-16. Solicitation of employment by or for attorney in cases of personal injury or death; limitation of section; penalty.
- § 30-3-1. 30-3-1. Legislative findings.
- § 30-3-2. 30-3-2. Purpose.
- § 30-3-3. 30-3-3. Short title.
- § 30-3-4. 30-3-4. Definitions.
- § 30-3-5. 30-3-5. West Virginia Board of Medicine powers and duties continued; appointment and terms of members; vacancies; removal.
- § 30-3-6. 30-3-6. Conduct of business of West Virginia Board of Medicine; meetings; officers; compensation; expenses; quorum.
- § 30-3-7. 30-3-7. Powers and duties of West Virginia Board of Medicine.
- § 30-3-8. 30-3-8. State health officer to act as secretary of the board.
- § 30-3-9. 30-3-9. Records of board; expungement; examination; notice; public information; voluntary agreements relating to alcohol or chemical dependency; confidentiality of same; physician-patient privileges.
- § 30-3-10. 30-3-10. Licenses to practice allopathic and podiatric medicine and surgery.
- § 30-3-11. 30-3-11. Endorsement of licenses to practice medicine and surgery and podiatry; fees; temporary license; summer camp doctors.
- § 30-3-12. 30-3-12. Biennial renewal of license to practice medicine and surgery or podiatry; continuing education; rules; fee; inactive license; denial for conviction of felony offense.
- § 30-3-13. 30-3-13. Licensing requirements for the practice of medicine and surgery or podiatry; exceptions; unauthorized practice; notice; criminal penalties.
- § 30-3-14. 30-3-14. Professional discipline of physicians and podiatrists; reporting of information to board pertaining to medical professional liability and professional incompetence required; penalties; grounds for license denial and discipline of physicians and podiatrists; investigations; physical and mental examinations; hearings; sanctions; summary sanctions; reporting by the board; reapplication; civil and criminal immunity; voluntary limitation of license; probable cause determination; referral to law-enforcement authorities; rulemaking.
- § 30-3-15. 30-3-15. Certificate of authorization requirements for medical corporations.
- § 30-3-16. 30-3-16. Educational Permit.
- § 30-3-17. 30-3-17. Limitation of article.
- § 30-3-18. 30-3-18. Combining staff functions with West Virginia Board of Osteopathic Medicine.
- § 30-3-19. 30-3-19. West Virginia Board of Medicine investigators’ authority to carry concealed weapon.
- § 30-3-20. 30-3-20. Prohibited practice.
- § 30-4-1. 30-4-1. Unlawful acts.
- § 30-4-2. 30-4-2. Applicable law.
- § 30-4-3. 30-4-3. Definitions.
- § 30-4-4. 30-4-4. Board of Dental Examiners.
- § 30-4-5. 30-4-5. Powers of the board.
- § 30-4-6. 30-4-6. Rule-making authority.
- § 30-4-7. 30-4-7. Fees; special revenue account; administrative fines.
- § 30-4-8. 30-4-8. License to practice dentistry.
- § 30-4-9. 30-4-9. Scope of practice of a dentist.
- § 30-4-10. 30-4-10. License to practice dental hygiene.
- § 30-4-11. 30-4-11. Scope of practice for a dental hygienist.
- § 30-4-12. 30-4-12. License renewal.
- § 30-4-13. 30-4-13. Board authorizations shall be displayed.
- § 30-4-14. 30-4-14. Dental intern, resident, or teaching permit.
- § 30-4-15. 30-4-15. Special volunteer dentist or dental hygienist license; civil immunity for voluntary services rendered to indigents.
- § 30-4-16. 30-4-16. Dental corporations and professional limited liability companies.
- § 30-4-17. 30-4-17. Reinstatement.
- § 30-4-18. 30-4-18. Actions to enjoin violations.
- § 30-4-19. 30-4-19. Complaints; investigations; due process procedure; grounds for disciplinary action.
- § 30-4-20. 30-4-20. Procedures for hearing; right of appeal.
- § 30-4-21. 30-4-21. Judicial review.
- § 30-4-22. 30-4-22. Criminal offenses.
- § 30-4-23. 30-4-23. Single act evidence of practice.
- § 30-4-24. 30-4-24. Inapplicability of article.
- § 30-4-25. 30-4-25. Declared public health emergencies.
- § 30-4-26. 30-4-26.
- § 30-4-27. 30-4-27.
- § 30-4-28. 30-4-28.
- § 30-4-29. 30-4-29.
- § 30-4-30. 30-4-30.
- § 30-5-1. 30-5-1. Short title.
- § 30-5-2. 30-5-2. Unlawful acts.
- § 30-5-3. 30-5-3. Applicable law.
- § 30-5-4. 30-5-4. Definitions.
- § 30-5-5. 30-5-5. West Virginia Board of Pharmacy.
- § 30-5-6. 30-5-6. Powers and duties of the board.
- § 30-5-7. 30-5-7. Rule-making authority.
- § 30-5-8. 30-5-8. Fees; special revenue account; administrative fines.
- § 30-5-9. 30-5-9. Qualifications for licensure as pharmacist;
- § 30-5-10. 30-5-10. Scope practice for licensed pharmacist.
- § 30-5-11. 30-5-11. Registration of pharmacy technicians.
- § 30-5-12. 30-5-12. Scope practice for registered pharmacy technician.
- § 30-5-13. 30-5-13. Pharmacist interns.
- § 30-5-14. 30-5-14. Prohibiting the dispensing of prescription orders in absence of practitioner-patient relationship.
- § 30-5-15. 30-5-15. Reciprocal licensure of pharmacists from other states or countries.
- § 30-5-16. 30-5-16. Renewal requirements.
- § 30-5-17. 30-5-17. Special volunteer pharmacist license; civil immunity for voluntary services rendered to indigents.
- § 30-5-18. 30-5-18. Pharmacist requirements to participate in a collabora-tive pharmacy practice agreement.
- § 30-5-19. 30-5-19. Collaborative pharmacy practice agreement and practice notification.
- § 30-5-20. 30-5-20. Board authorizations shall be displayed.
- § 30-5-21. 30-5-21. Responsibility for quality of drugs dispensed; exception; falsification of labels; deviation from prescription.
- § 30-5-22. 30-5-22. Pharmacies to be registered.
- § 30-5-23. 30-5-23. Pharmacist-in-charge.
- § 30-5-24. 30-5-24. Permits for mail-order pharmacy.
- § 30-5-25. 30-5-25. Permit for manufacture and packaging of drugs, medicines, distribution of prescription drugs.
- § 30-5-26. 30-5-26. Filling of prescriptions more than one year after issuance.
- § 30-5-27. 30-5-27. Partial filling of prescriptions.
- § 30-5-28. 30-5-28. Partial filling of prescriptions for long-term care facility or terminally ill patients; requirements; records; violations.
- § 30-5-29. 30-5-29. Limitations of article.
- § 30-5-30. 30-5-30. Actions to enjoin violations.
- § 30-5-31. 30-5-31. Complaints; investigations; due process procedure; grounds for disciplinary action.
- § 30-5-32. 30-5-32. Procedures for hearing; right of appeal.
- § 30-5-33. 30-5-33. Judicial review.
- § 30-5-34. 30-5-34. Criminal offenses.
- § 30-5-35. 30-5-35. Conversion of prescriptions authorizing refills.
- § 30-5-36. 30-5-36. Emergency prescriptions for life-sustaining medication
- § 30-6-1. 30-6-1. License required to practice.
- § 30-6-2. 30-6-2. Short title.
- § 30-6-3. 30-6-3. Definitions.
- § 30-6-4. 30-6-4. Board of funeral service examiners.
- § 30-6-5. 30-6-5. Powers of the board.
- § 30-6-6. 30-6-6. Rule-making authority.
- § 30-6-7. 30-6-7. Fees; special revenue account; administrative fines.
- § 30-6-8. 30-6-8. Embalmer license requirements.
- § 30-6-9. 30-6-9. Funeral director license requirements.
- § 30-6-10. 30-6-10. Funeral service license requirements.
- § 30-6-11. 30-6-11. Crematory operator certificate requirements.
- § 30-6-12. 30-6-12. Licenses or equivalent from another state; license or certificate to practice in this state.
- § 30-6-13. 30-6-13. Courtesy cards.
- § 30-6-14. 30-6-14. License and certificate renewal; conditions of renewal.
- § 30-6-15. 30-6-15. Continuing education.
- § 30-6-16. 30-6-16. Inspector and inspection requirements.
- § 30-6-17. 30-6-17. Apprenticeship.
- § 30-6-18. 30-6-18. Funeral establishment license requirements.
- § 30-6-19. 30-6-19. Funeral establishment to be managed by a licensee in charge; license displayed.
- § 30-6-20. 30-6-20. Crematory license requirements.
- § 30-6-21. 30-6-21. Requirements for cremating.
- § 30-6-22. 30-6-22. Disposition of body of deceased person; penalty.
- § 30-6-23. 30-6-23. Refusal to issue or renew, suspension or revocation of license; disciplinary action.
- § 30-6-24. 30-6-24. Complaints; investigations.
- § 30-6-25. 30-6-25. Hearing and judicial review.
- § 30-6-26. 30-6-26. Reinstatement.
- § 30-6-27. 30-6-27. Unlawful acts.
- § 30-6-28. 30-6-28. Injunctions.
- § 30-6-29. 30-6-29. Criminal proceedings; penalties.
- § 30-6-30. 30-6-30. Single act evidence of practice.
- § 30-6-31. 30-6-31. Inapplicability of article.
- § 30-6-32. 30-6-32.
- § 30-7-1. 30-7-1. Definitions.
- § 30-7-2. 30-7-2. License required to practice.
- § 30-7-3. 30-7-3. Board of examiners for registered professional nurses.
- § 30-7-4. 30-7-4. Organization and meetings of board; quorum; powers and duties generally; executive secretary; funds.
- § 30-7-5. 30-7-5. Schools of nursing.
- § 30-7-6. 30-7-6. License to practice registered professional nursing.
- § 30-7-7. 30-7-7. License to practice advanced practice registered nursing.
- § 30-7-8. 30-7-8. License renewal.
- § 30-7-9. 30-7-9. Contents of license or certificate.
- § 30-7-10. 30-7-10. Use of titles.
- § 30-7-11. 30-7-11. Denial, revocation, or suspension of license; grounds for discipline.
- § 30-7-12. 30-7-12. Exceptions.
- § 30-7-13. 30-7-13. Prohibitions and penalties.
- § 30-7-14. 30-7-14. Injunction or other relief against unlawful acts.
- § 30-7-15. 30-7-15. Administration of anesthetics.
- § 30-7-16. 30-7-16. General law applicable.
- § 30-7-17. 30-7-17.
- § 30-7-18. 30-7-18. Nursing shortage study commission.
- § 30-7-19. 30-7-19. Circulating registered nurses.
- § 30-7-20. 30-7-20. Pilot program.
- § 30-8-1. 30-8-1. Unlawful acts.
- § 30-8-2. 30-8-2. Applicable law.
- § 30-8-3. 30-8-3. Definitions.
- § 30-8-4. 30-8-4. Board of Optometry.
- § 30-8-5. 30-8-5. Powers and duties of the board.
- § 30-8-6. 30-8-6. Rulemaking.
- § 30-8-7. 30-8-7. Fees; special revenue account; administrative fines.
- § 30-8-8. 30-8-8. License to practice optometry.
- § 30-8-9. 30-8-9. Scope of practice.
- § 30-8-10. 30-8-10. Exceptions from licensure.
- § 30-8-11. 30-8-11. Issuance of license; renewal of license; renewal fee.
- § 30-8-12. 30-8-12. Temporary permits.
- § 30-8-13. 30-8-13. License from another jurisdiction; license to practice in this state.
- § 30-8-14. 30-8-14. Prescriptive authority.
- § 30-8-15. 30-8-15. Administration of injectable pharmaceutical agents.
- § 30-8-16. 30-8-16. Special volunteer license; civil immunity for voluntary services rendered to indigents.
- § 30-8-17. 30-8-17. Optometric business entities.
- § 30-8-18. 30-8-18. Complaints; investigations; due process procedure; grounds for disciplinary action.
- § 30-8-19. 30-8-19. Procedures for hearing; right of appeal.
- § 30-8-20. 30-8-20. Judicial review.
- § 30-8-21. 30-8-21. Criminal proceedings; penalties.
- § 30-8-22. 30-8-22. Single act evidence of practice.
- § 30-8-23. 30-8-23. Exemption from review requirements.
- § 30-9-1. 30-9-1. License required to practice.
- § 30-9-2. 30-9-2. Definitions.
- § 30-9-3. 30-9-3. Board of accountancy; appointment; terms, qualifications of members; removal of members; compensation of members; civil liability protection for members.
- § 30-9-4. 30-9-4. Powers of the board.
- § 30-9-5. 30-9-5. Rule-making authority.
- § 30-9-6. 30-9-6. Fees; special fund; administrative fines.
- § 30-9-7. 30-9-7. Issuance of certificate; certificates issued prior to July 1, 2001.
- § 30-9-8. 30-9-8. Education, examination, and experience certificate requirements.
- § 30-9-9. 30-9-9. Substantial equivalency certificate requirements.
- § 30-9-10. 30-9-10. Not substantially equivalent certificate requirements.
- § 30-9-11. 30-9-11. Foreign designation certificate requirements.
- § 30-9-12. 30-9-12. Certificate renewal; conditions of renewal.
- § 30-9-13. 30-9-13. Duty to inform board of denials, suspensions, revocations, limitations.
- § 30-9-14. 30-9-14. Holder of out-of-state certificate establishing principal place of business in state.
- § 30-9-15. 30-9-15. Public accountants.
- § 30-9-16. 30-9-16. Substantial equivalency practice privileges.
- § 30-9-17. 30-9-17. Issuance and renewal of permits.
- § 30-9-18. 30-9-18. Notification of changes in firm ownership; revocation of permit.
- § 30-9-19. 30-9-19. Issuance and renewal of authorizations.
- § 30-9-20. 30-9-20. Refuse to issue or renew; suspension, revocation of license; disciplinary action.
- § 30-9-21. 30-9-21. Complaints; investigation.
- § 30-9-22. 30-9-22. Hearing; judicial review; notification to out-of-state board of accountancy; costs of proceedings.
- § 30-9-23. 30-9-23. Reinstatement.
- § 30-9-24. 30-9-24. Licensees' working papers; clients' records.
- § 30-9-25. 30-9-25. Commissions, referral fees and contingent fees.
- § 30-9-26. 30-9-26. Unlawful Acts.
- § 30-9-27. 30-9-27. Injunctions against unlawful acts.
- § 30-9-28. 30-9-28. Criminal proceedings; penalties.
- § 30-9-29. 30-9-29. Single act evidence of practice.
- § 30-9-30. 30-9-30. Accounting corporations.
- § 30-9-31. 30-9-31. Inapplicability of article.
- § 30-9-32. 30-9-32.
- § 30-9-33. 30-9-33. Mandatory training in federal antitrust law and state action immunity.
- § 30-10-1. 30-10-1. Unlawful acts.
- § 30-10-2. 30-10-2. Applicable law.
- § 30-10-3. 30-10-3. Definitions.
- § 30-10-4. 30-10-4. Board of Veterinary Medicine.
- § 30-10-5. 30-10-5. Powers and duties of the board.
- § 30-10-6. 30-10-6. Rule-making authority.
- § 30-10-7. 30-10-7. Fees; special revenue account; administrative fines.
- § 30-10-8. 30-10-8. Requirements for Veterinary License.
- § 30-10-9. 30-10-9. Scope of practice for a licensed veterinarian.
- § 30-10-10. 30-10-10. Requirements for a registered veterinary technician.
- § 30-10-11. 30-10-11. Scope of practice for registered veterinary technician.
- § 30-10-12. 30-10-12. Requirements to be a certified animal euthanasia technician.
- § 30-10-13. 30-10-13. Requirements for certified animal euthanasia technicians program.
- § 30-10-14. 30-10-14. Scope of practice for an animal euthanasia technician.
- § 30-10-15. 30-10-15. Renewal requirements.
- § 30-10-16. 30-10-16. Temporary permits for a veterinarian.
- § 30-10-17. 30-10-17. Exemptions from article.
- § 30-10-18. 30-10-18. Display of license, permit, registration and certificate.
- § 30-10-19. 30-10-19. Complaints; investigations; due process procedure; grounds for disciplinary action.
- § 30-10-20. 30-10-20. Procedures for hearing; right of appeal.
- § 30-10-21. 30-10-21. Judicial review; appeal to Supreme Court of Appeals.
- § 30-10-22. 30-10-22. Criminal proceedings; penalties.
- § 30-10-23. 30-10-23. Single act evidence of practice.
- § 30-10-24. 30-10- 24. Telehealth practice.
- § 30-11-1.
- § 30-11-2.
- § 30-11-3.
- § 30-11-4.
- § 30-11-5.
- § 30-11-6.
- § 30-11-7.
- § 30-11-8.
- § 30-11-9.
- § 30-11-10.
- § 30-11-11.
- § 30-12-1. 30-12-1. Board of architects.
- § 30-12-2. 30-12-2. Definitions.
- § 30-12-3. 30-12-3. Fees.
- § 30-12-4. 30-12-4. Registration qualifications.
- § 30-12-5. 30-12-5. Registration renewal.
- § 30-12-6. 30-12-6. Certificate of registration.
- § 30-12-7. 30-12-7. Seal.
- § 30-12-8. 30-12-8. Disciplinary powers.
- § 30-12-9. 30-12-9. Disciplinary proceedings.
- § 30-12-10. 30-12-10. Registration; prima facie evidence.
- § 30-12-11. 30-12-11. Prohibition.
- § 30-12-12. 30-12-12. Exceptions.
- § 30-12-13. 30-12-13. Enforcement.
- § 30-12-14. 30-12-14. Penalties.
- § 30-12-15. 30-12-15.
- § 30-13-1. 30-13-1. Legislative findings; intent.
- § 30-13-2. 30-13-2. General provisions.
- § 30-13-3. 30-13-3. Definitions.
- § 30-13-4. 30-13-4. Board of registration for professional engineers; appointment and term.
- § 30-13-5. 30-13-5. Board qualifications.
- § 30-13-6. 30-13-6. Compensation and expenses.
- § 30-13-7. 30-13-7. Removal of members and vacancies.
- § 30-13-8. 30-13-8. Organization and meetings.
- § 30-13-9. 30-13-9. Board powers.
- § 30-13-10. 30-13-10. Receipt of fees, fund established, disbursements.
- § 30-13-11. 30-13-11. Records and reports.
- § 30-13-12. 30-13-12. Roster.
- § 30-13-13. 30-13-13. Requirements for registration of professional engineers and certification of engineer interns.