West Virginia Code 30-36-14 – Term and renewal of licenses and certificates; restrictions; and advertisements
(a) Terms of license and certificate:
Terms Used In West Virginia Code 30-36-14
- Acupuncture: means a form of health care, based on a theory of energetic physiology, that describes the interrelationship of the body organs or functions with an associated point or combination of points. See West Virginia Code 30-36-2
- Auricular acudetox: means auricular detoxification therapy, as approved by the board or as stipulated by the National Acupuncture Detoxification Association (NADA) for the treatment of substance abuse, alcoholism, chemical dependency, detoxification, behavioral therapy, or trauma recovery. See West Virginia Code 30-36-2
- Board: means the West Virginia Acupuncture Board. See West Virginia Code 30-36-2
- Certificate holder: means an authorization issued by the board to persons trained in auricular acudetox who meet the qualifications, established pursuant to this article and by board rules, to be certified as an auricular detoxification specialist (ADS). See West Virginia Code 30-36-2
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- License: means a license issued by the board to practice acupuncture. See West Virginia Code 30-36-2
(1) The board shall provide for the term and renewal of licenses and certificates under this section;
(2) The term of a license or certificate may not be more than three years;
(3) A license or a certificate expires at the end of its term, unless the license or certificate is renewed for a term as provided by the board.
(b) Renewal notice. At least one month before the license or certificate expires, the board shall send to the licensee or certificate holder, by first-class mail to the last known address of the licensee, a renewal notice that states:
(1) The date on which the current license or certificate expires;
(2) The date by which the renewal application must be received by the board for the renewal to be issued and mailed before the license or certificate expires; and
(3) The amount of the renewal fee.
(c) Applications for renewal. Before the license or certificate expires, the licensee or certificate holder periodically may renew it for an additional term, if the licensee or certificate holder:
(1) Otherwise is entitled to be licensed or certified;
(2) Pays to the board a renewal fee set by the board; and
(3) Submits to the board:
(A) A renewal application on the form that the board requires; and
(B) Satisfactory evidence of compliance with any continuing education requirements set under this section for license or certificate renewal.
(d) In addition to any other qualifications and requirements established by the board, the board may establish continuing education requirements as a condition to the renewal of licenses and certificates under this section.
(e) The board shall renew the license of and issue a renewal certificate to each licensee and certificate holder who meets the requirements of this section.
(f) A licensee may advertise only as permitted by rules adopted by the board.
(g) A certificate holder recognized as an auricular detoxification specialist is prohibited from needling any acupuncture body points beyond the scope of auricular acudetox, and may not advertise themselves as an acupuncturist: Provided, That nothing contained in this section prohibits a person from practicing within his or her scope of practice as authorized by law.