Senate Bill No. 315

(By Senators Ross, Anderson, Bowman, Macnaughtan ,

Boley and Buckalew)

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[Introduced January 30, 1998; referred to the

Committee on Government Organization;

and then to the Committee on the Judiciary.]

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A BILL to amend and reenact section nine, article nine, chapter sixty-four of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, relating to authorizing the board of medicine to promulgate a legislative rule relating to licensing, disciplinary and complaint procedures, continuing education and physician assistants.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

That section nine, article nine, chapter sixty-four of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, be amended and reenacted, to read as follows:
ARTICLE 9. AUTHORIZATION FOR MISCELLANEOUS AGENCIES AND BOARDS TO PROMULGATE LEGISLATIVE RULES.

§64-9-9. Board of medicine
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(a) The legislative rule filed in the state register on the ninth day of September, one thousand nine hundred ninety-six, under the authority of section one thousand three hundred four, article thirteen, chapter thirty-one- c of this code, modified by the board of medicine to meet the objections of the legislative rule-making review committee and refiled in the state register on the thirteenth day of February, one thousand nine hundred ninety-seven, relating to the board of medicine (formation and approval of professional limited liability companies, 11 CSR 7), is authorized.
(b) The legislative rule filed in the state register on the sixteenth day of July, one thousand nine hundred ninety-seven, authorized under the authority of section sixteen, article three, chapter thirty, of this code, modified by the board of medicine to meet the objections of the legislative rule-making review committee and refiled in the state register on the seventh day of November, one thousand nine hundred ninety-seven, relating to the board of medicine (licensing, disciplinary and complaint procedures, continuing education and physician assistants, 11 CSR 1B), is authorized.

NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Board of Medicine to promulgate a legislative rule relating to Licensing, Disciplinary and Complaint Procedures, Continuing Education and Physician Assistants.

Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from the present law, and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.