ARTICLE 14. OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS

§30-14-9a. Osteopathic medical corporations -- Application for registration; fee; notice to Secretary of State of issuance of certificate; action by secretary of state.

(a) ~~When~~ One or more osteopathic physicians, allopathic physicians ~~or duly licensed to practice osteopathic medicine in the State of West Virginia~~ or physician assistants ~~wish to~~ may form an osteopathic medical corporation. ~~such osteopathic physician or surgeon, or osteopathic physicians or surgeons~~ An osteopathic physician or osteopathic physician assistant shall file a written application with the board on a form prescribed by the board, and shall furnish proof satisfactory to the board that the signer or all of the signers of such application is or are ~~a duly licensed osteopathic physician or surgeon or osteopathic physicians or surgeons~~. A reasonable fee, ~~the amount of such reasonable fee~~ to be set by the board rules, shall accompany ~~each such~~ the application, no part of which shall be returnable.

(b) If the board finds that the signer or all of the signers of ~~such~~ the application are ~~duly~~ licensed, the board shall notify the Secretary of State that a certificate of authorization has been issued. ~~to the individual or individuals signing such application.~~

(c) When the Secretary of State receives notification from the board that a certain individual or individuals has or have been issued a certificate of authorization, he or she shall attach ~~such~~ the authorization to the corporation application and upon compliance by the corporation with §31-1-1 et seq. of this code, the Secretary of State shall notify the incorporators that ~~such~~ the corporation, ~~through a duly licensed osteopathic physician, or surgeon or duly licensed osteopathic physicians and surgeons, license allopathic physician~~ may engage in the appropriate practice. ~~of osteopathic medicine and surgery.~~