WEST virginia legislature

2020 regular session

Introduced

House Bill 4380

By Delegates Howell, Pack, Foster, Hott, Maynard, C. Martin, Hamrick, J. Jeffries, D. Jeffries, Sypolt and Little

[Introduced January 16, 2020; Referred to the Committee on Government Organization.]

A BILL to amend and reenact §4-10-10 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to updating the regulatory board review schedule.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

ARTICLE 10. PERFORMANCE REVIEW ACT.

§4-10-10. Regulatory board review schedule.

(a) A regulatory board review is required for all regulatory boards.

(b) A regulatory board review shall be performed on each regulatory board at least once every 12 years, commencing as follows:

(1) 2017: Board of Accountancy; Board of Respiratory Care Practitioners; and Board of Social Work Examiners.

(2) 2018: Board of Examiners of Psychologists; Board of Optometry; and Board of Veterinary Medicine.

(3) 2019: Board of Acupuncture; Board of Barbers and Cosmetologists; and Board of Examiners in Counseling.

(4) (1) 2020: Board of Hearing Aid Dealers; Board of Licensed Dietitians; and Nursing Home Administrators Board; and Real Estate Appraiser Licensure and Certification Board.

(5) (2) 2021: Board of Dental Examiners; Board of Medicine; and Board of Pharmacy.

(6) (3) 2022: Board of Chiropractic Examiners; Board of Osteopathy; and Board of Physical Therapy.

(7) (4) 2023: Board of Occupational Therapy; Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology; and Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Board of Examiners.

(8) (5) 2024: Board of Professional Surveyors; Board of Registration for Foresters; and Board of Registration for Professional Engineers.

(9) (6) 2025: Board of Examiners for Licensed Practical Nurses; Board of Examiners for Registered Professional Nurses; and Massage Therapy Licensure Board.

(10) (7) 2026: Board of Architects; Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors; and Board of Landscape Architects; and

(11) (8) 2027: Board of Registration for Sanitarians; Real Estate Appraiser Licensure and Certification Board; and Real Estate Commission.

(9) 2028: Board of Accountancy; Board of Respiratory Care Practitioners; and Board of Social Work Examiners.

(10) 2029: Board of Examiners of Psychologists; Board of Optometry; and Board of Veterinary Medicine.

(11) 2030: Board of Acupuncture; Board of Barbers and Cosmetologists; and Board of Examiners in Counseling; and

(12) 2031: Board of Hearing Aid Dealers; Board of Licensed Dietitians; Nursing Home Administrators Board; and Real Estate Appraiser Licensure and Certification Board.

NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to update the regulatory board review schedule.

Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.