H. B. 4379
(By Delegates Beane, Mezzatesta,
Michael and Kominar)
[Introduced February 10, 2004; referred to the
Committee on Government Organization.]
A BILL to amend and reenact §30-7-3 of the code of West
Virginia,1931, as amended, relating to changing the
representation of the board of registered professional nurses.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That §30-7-3 of the code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended,
be amended and reenacted as follows:
ARTICLE 7. REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL NURSES.
§30-7-3. Board of examiners for registered professional nurses.
The governor shall appoint, by and with the advice and consent
of the Senate, a board consisting of five members who shall
constitute and be known as the West Virginia board of examiners for
registered professional nurses.
Appointments hereunder shall be made by the governor, by and
with the advice and consent of the Senate, from lists submitted to
the governor by the West Virginia nurses' association. Such lists shall contain the names of at least three persons eligible for
membership for each membership or vacancy to be filled and shall be
submitted to the governor on or before the first day of June of
each year and at such other time or times as a vacancy on the board
shall exist. Appointments under the provisions of this article
shall be for a term of five years each or for the unexpired term,
if any, of the present members. Any member may be eligible for
reappointment, but no member shall serve longer than two successive
terms. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as is provided
for appointment in the first instance. The governor may remove any
member for neglect of duty, for incompetence, or for unprofessional
or dishonorable conduct.
Each member of the board hereafter appointed shall: (a) Be a
citizen of the United States and a resident of this state; (b) be
a graduate from an accredited educational program in this or any
other state for the preparation of practitioners of registered
professional nursing, or be a graduate from an accredited college
or university with a major in the field of nursing; (c) be a
graduate from an accredited college or university; (d) be a
registered professional nurse licensed in this state or eligible
for licensure as such; (e) have had at least five years of
experience in
one of the following settings: Public health, a
rural hospital, a tertiary care center, a primary care center, or
a nursing education program; teaching in an educational program for the preparation of practitioners of registered professional
nursing, or in a combination of such teaching and either nursing
service administration or nursing education administration and (f)
have been actually engaged in registered professional nursing for
at least three within the past five years preceding his or her
appointment or reappointment.
Each member of the board shall receive
fifty dollars for each
day actually spent in attending meetings of the board, or of its
committees, and shall also be reimbursed for actual and necessary
expenses: Provided, That the per diem increased by this amendment
shall be effective upon passage of this article compensation and
expense reimbursement in accordance with section eleven, article
one of this chapter.
NOTE: The purpose of the bill is to revise the make-up of the
board of nursing.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from
the present law, and underscoring indicates new language that would
be added.