(a) The Legislature finds that it is appropriate and in the public interest to require the board of Medicine to regulate the practice of Radiologist Assistants.

(b) The West Virginia Board of Medicine, with the advice of the West Virginia Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Technology Board of Examiners, shall propose rules for legislative approval, in accordance with the provisions of article three, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code, to:

(1) Establish the scope of practice of a Radiologist Assistant;

(2) Develop the education and training requirements for a Radiologist Assistant; and

(3) Regulate Radiologist Assistants.

(c) The West Virginia Board of Medicine, with the advice of the West Virginia State Society of Anesthesiologists, shall propose rules for legislative approval, in accordance with the provisions of article three, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code, to:

(1) Establish the scope of practice of a Anesthesiologist Assistants;

(2) Develop the education and training requirements for a Anesthesiologist Assistants; and

(3) Regulate Anesthesiologist Assistants.

(a) The board shall propose rules for legislative approval, in accordance with article three, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code, to implement the provisions of this article, including:

(1) Standards and requirements for licenses and permits;

(2) Procedures for examinations and reexaminations;

(3) Requirements for third parties to prepare or administer, or both, examinations and reexaminations;

(4) Educational and experience requirements;

(5) Standards for approval of courses and curriculum;

(6) Procedures for the issuance and renewal of licenses and permits;

(7) A fee schedule;

(8) Regulation of osteopathic medical corporations;

(9) Regulation of profession limited liability companies;

(10) Regulation of osteopathic physician assistants;

(11) Continuing education requirements for licensees;

(12) The standards for and limitations upon the utilization of telemedicine technologies;

(13) The procedures for denying, suspending, restricting, revoking, reinstating or limiting the practice of licensees and permittees;

(14) Adopting a standard for ethics;

(15) Requirements for revoked licenses or permits; ~~and~~

(16) Regulation of Anesthesiologist Assistants; and

~~(16)~~ (17) Any other rules necessary to effectuate the provisions of this article.

(b) All of the board's rules in effect and not in conflict with these provisions shall remain in effect until they are amended or rescinded.”