West Virginia Code 30-36-8 – Acupuncture board fund; fees; expenses; disposition of funds
(a) There is hereby established an acupuncture board fund in the State Treasurer's office.
Terms Used In West Virginia Code 30-36-8
- 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
- Board: means the West Virginia Acupuncture Board. See West Virginia Code 30-36-2
- State: when applied to a part of the United States and not restricted by the context, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" also include the said district and territories. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10
(b) The board may set reasonable fees for the issuance and renewal of licenses and its other services. All funds to cover the compensation and expenses of the board members or staff shall be generated by the fees set under this subsection.
(c) The board shall pay all fees collected under the provisions of this article to the State Treasurer.
(d) The fund shall be used exclusively to cover the actual documented direct and indirect costs of fulfilling the statutory and regulatory duties of the board as provided by the provisions of this article. The fund is a continuing, nonlapsing fund. Any unspent portions of the fund may not be transferred or revert to the General Revenue Fund of the state, but shall remain in the fund to be used for the purposes specified in this article.
(e) The Legislative Auditor shall audit the accounts and transactions of the fund.