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H. B. 2696


(By Delegates Staggers, Azinger and Louisos)
[Introduced February 20, 2009; referred to the
Committee on Government Organization then the Judiciary.]




A BILL to amend and reenact §30-7-6 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to authorizing persons who are emergency medical technician-paramedics with a minimum of five years active service in West Virginia who are also licensed as practical nurses to apply to obtain a license to practice registered professional nursing.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That §30-7-6 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended and reenacted to read as follows:
ARTICLE 7. REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL NURSES.

§30-7-6. Qualifications; licensure; fees; temporary permits.

To obtain a license to practice registered professional nursing, an applicant for such license shall submit to the board written evidence, verified by oath, that he or she: (a) Is of good moral character; (b) has completed an approved four-year high school course of study or the equivalent thereof, as determined by the appropriate educational agency; and (c) has completed an accredited program of registered professional nursing education and holds a diploma of a school accredited by the board; or is an emergency medical technician-paramedic
as defined and certified under the provisions of sections three and eight, article four-c, chapter sixteen of this code (known as the Emergency Medical Services Act) and a licensed practical nurse licensed under the provisions of article seven-a of this chapter, who has a minimum of five years service as an active paramedic with an agency in the State of West Virginia and a current paramedic certification.
The applicant shall also be required to pass a written examination in such subjects as the board may determine. Each written examination may be supplemented by an oral examination. Upon successfully passing such examination or examinations, the board shall issue to the applicant a license to practice registered professional nursing. The board shall determine the times and places for examinations. In the event an applicant shall have failed to pass examinations on two occasions, the applicant shall, in addition to the other requirements of this section, present to the board such other evidence of his or her qualifications as the board may prescribe.
The board may, upon application, issue a license to practice registered professional nursing by endorsement to an applicant who has been duly licensed as a registered professional nurse under the laws of another state, territory or foreign country if in the opinion of the board the applicant meets the qualifications required of registered professional nurses at the time of graduation.
The board may, upon application and proper identification determined by the board, issue a temporary permit to practice registered professional nursing by endorsement to an applicant who has been duly licensed as a registered professional nurse under the laws of another state, territory or foreign country. Such temporary permit authorizes the holder to practice registered professional nursing in this state while the temporary permit is effective. A temporary permit shall be effective for ninety days, unless the board revokes such permit prior to its expiration, and such permit may not be renewed. Any person applying for a temporary license under the provisions of this paragraph shall, with his or her application, pay to the board a nonrefundable fee of ten dollars.
Any person holding a valid license designated as a "waiver license" may submit an application to the board for a license containing no reference to the fact that such person has theretofore been issued such "waiver license." The provisions of this section relating to examination and fees and the provisions of all other sections of this article shall apply to any application submitted to the board pursuant to the provisions of this paragraph.
Any person applying for a license to practice registered professional nursing under the provisions of this article shall, with his or her application, pay to the board a fee of forty dollars: Provided,
That the fee to be paid for the year commencing July 1, 1989, shall be seventy dollars: Provided, however, That the board in its discretion may, by rule or regulation, decrease either or both said license fees. In the event it shall be necessary for the board to reexamine any applicant for a license, an additional fee shall be paid to the board by the applicant for reexamination: Provided further, That the total of such additional fees shall in no case exceed one hundred dollars for any one examination.
Any person holding a license heretofore issued by the West Virginia state board of examiners for registered nurses and which license is valid on the date this article becomes effective shall be deemed to be duly licensed under the provisions of this article for the remainder of the period of any such license heretofore issued. Any such license heretofore issued shall also, for all purposes, be deemed to be a license issued under this article and to be subject to the provisions hereof.
The board shall, upon receipt of a duly executed application for licensure and of the accompanying fee of seventy dollars, issue a temporary permit to practice registered professional nursing to any applicant who has received a diploma from a school of nursing approved by the board pursuant to this article after the date the board last scheduled a written examination for persons eligible for licensure: Provided,
That no such temporary permit shall be renewable nor shall any such permit be valid for any purpose subsequent to the date the board has announced the results of the first written examination given by the board following the issuance of such permit.



NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to authorize persons who are emergency medical technician-paramedics with a minimum of five years active service in West Virginia, who are also licensed as practical nurses to apply to obtain a license to practice registered professional nursing.

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