West Virginia Code 16-5O-4 – Exemption from licensure; statutory construction
(a) Any individual who is not otherwise authorized by law to administer medication or perform health maintenance tasks may administer medication or perform health maintenance tasks in locations covered by this article if he or she meets the requirements of this article and is exempt from the licensing requirements of chapter thirty of this code.
Terms Used In West Virginia Code 16-5O-4
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
- Health maintenance tasks: means performing the following tasks according to the legibly written or printed directions of a health care professional or as written on the prescription label, and making a written record of that assistance with regard to each health maintenance task administered, including the time, route and amount taken:
(1) Administering glucometer tests. See West Virginia Code 16-5O-2
- Medication: means a drug, as defined in section one hundred one, article one, chapter . See West Virginia Code 16-5O-2
(b) Licensed health care professionals remain subject to their respective licensing laws.
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, this article shall not be construed to violate or be in conflict with articles seven or seven-a, chapter thirty of this code.
(d) Any parent or guardian may administer medication to, or perform health maintenance tasks for, his or her adult or minor child regardless of whether or not the parent or guardian receives compensation for caring for said child.