HB 2751 Text

COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
for
H. B. 2751
(By Delegates Amores, Fleischauer, Craig and Smirl)
(Originating in the
Committee on Government Organization)

[April 3, 2001]

A Bill to amend article three, chapter thirty of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended by adding thereto a new section, designated section eleven-a, all relating to board of medicine granting license to practice medicine and surgery by endorsement without examination to medical school faculty; establishing qualifications; authorizing board to investigate and interview applicant; limiting practice; requiring biennial license renewal and exception; requiring physician to keep licenses granted by other jurisdictions in good standing.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That article three, chapter thirty of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, be amended by adding thereto a new section, designated section eleven- a, all to read as follows:
ARTICLE 3. WEST VIRGINIA MEDICAL PRACTICE ACT.
§30-3-11a. Endorsement of licenses to practice medicine and surgery as medical school faculty.
(a) The board shall issue a license to practice medicine and surgery without examination to an individual appointed to medical school faculty who holds a valid license to practice medicine and surgery from another state, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or Canada, and who has completed the application form prescribed by the board, remitted a nonrefundable application fee in the amount of one hundred fifty dollars and who presents satisfactory proof to the board that:
(1) He or she is of good moral and professional character;
(2) He or she is physically and mentally capable of engaging in the practice of medicine and surgery;
(3) He or she is able to communicate in English;
(4) He or she is a graduate of a school of medicine which is approved by the liaison committee on medical education or by the World Health Organization or by the board with the degree of doctor of medicine or its equivalent;
(5) He or she has successfully completed one year of approved graduate clinical training or a fellowship of at least one year, or has received training which the board determines to be equivalent to or exceeds the one year graduate clinical training or fellowship requirement;
(6) He or she has not committed any act in this or any other jurisdiction which would constitute the basis for disciplining a physician under section fourteen of this article; and
(7) He or she has been offered and has accepted a faculty appointment to teach in a medical school in this state.
(b) The board may investigate the applicant and may request a personal interview to review the applicant's qualifications and professional credentials.
(c) A physician licensed under this section shall limit his or her practice to the medical center of which the medical school is a part.
(d) A license issued under this section is valid for a term of two years and is subject to renewal in accordance with the provisions of section twelve of this article: Provided, That a license issued under this section will automatically expire and be void, without notice to the physician, when the faculty appointment is terminated. The dean of the medical school shall notify the board within five days of the termination of a faculty appointment of a physician licensed pursuant to this section.
(e) A physician licensed under this section must keep all medical licenses issued by other jurisdictions in good standing and must notify the board, within fifteen days of its occurrence, of any denial, suspension or revocation of or any limitation placed on a medical license issued by another jurisdiction.

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