West Virginia Code 30-10-6 – Rule-making authority
(a) The board shall propose rules for legislative approval, in accordance with the provisions of article three, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code, to implement the provisions of this article, including:
Terms Used In West Virginia Code 30-10-6
- Animal: means any animal other than human, and the term includes fowl, birds, amphibians, fish, and reptiles, wild or domestic, living or dead. See West Virginia Code 30-10-3
- Board: means the West Virginia Board of Veterinary Medicine. See West Virginia Code 30-10-3
- Certificate: means an animal euthanasia technician certificate issued under the provisions of this article. See West Virginia Code 30-10-3
- Certificate holder: means a person holding a certificate issued under the provisions of this article. See West Virginia Code 30-10-3
- License: means a veterinary medicine license issued under the provisions of this article. See West Virginia Code 30-10-3
- Licensee: means a person holding a license issued under the provisions of this article. See West Virginia Code 30-10-3
- Permit: means a temporary permit to practice veterinary medicine issued by the board. See West Virginia Code 30-10-3
- Permittee: means a person holding a permit issued under the provisions of this article. See West Virginia Code 30-10-3
- Registrant: means a person holding a registration issued under the provisions of this article. See West Virginia Code 30-10-3
- Registration: means a veterinary technician registration issued under the provisions of this article. See West Virginia Code 30-10-3
- Veterinarian-client-patient relationship: means a relationship between a veterinarian, a client and a patient, and exists when:
(1) A veterinarian assumes responsibility for medical judgments regarding the health of an animal and the client who is the owner or other caretaker of the animal agrees to follow the veterinarian'. See West Virginia Code 30-10-3
(1) Standards and requirements for a license, permit, certificate and registration;
(2) Educational and experience requirements;
(3) Procedures for examinations and reexaminations;
(4) Requirements for third parties to prepare, administer or prepare and administer examinations and reexaminations;
(5) The passing grade on the examination;
(6) Standards for approval of courses;
(7) Establish a certified animal euthanasia technician's program;
(8) Procedures for the issuance and renewal of a license, permit, certificate and registration;
(9) A fee schedule;
(10) Continuing education requirements;
(11) Set standards for ethical conduct;
(12) Establish procedures and requirements for facility inspections;
(13) Clarify the veterinarian-client-patient relationship;
(14) The procedures for denying, suspending, revoking, reinstating or limiting the practice of a licensee, permittee, certificate holder or registrant;
(15) Requirements for a revoked license, permit, certificate and registration; and
(16) Any other rules necessary to effectuate the provisions of this article.
(b) All of the board's rules in effect on July 1, 2010, shall remain in effect until they are amended, modified, repealed or replaced.