WEST virginia Legislature

2017 regular session

Introduced

House Bill 2630

By Delegates Howell, Arvon, Rohrbach, Summers, Pushkin, Householder, Storch, Martin, Ellington, Longstreth and Ferro

[Introduced February 21, 2017; Referred
to the Committee on Government Organization.]

A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding a new section, designated §30-3-18; and to amend said code by adding thereto a new section, designated §30-14-16, all relating to authorizing the West Virginia Board of Medicine and the West Virginia Board of Osteopathic Medicine to share staff for functions common to both boards.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

That the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended by adding thereto a new section, designated §30-3-18; and to amend said code by adding thereto a new section, designated §30-14-16, all to read as follows:

ARTICLE 3. WEST VIRGINIA MEDICAL PRACTICE ACT.

§30-3-18. Combining staff functions with West Virginia Board of Osteopathic Medicine.

The West Virginia Board of Medicine is hereby authorized to employ investigators, attorneys, clerks and administrative staff in collaboration with the West Virginia Board of Osteopathic Medicine to share duties and functions between the two boards when it may be efficient and practical for the functioning of the boards. Any sharing of staff or staff resources shall be documented and performed pursuant to the provisions of section nineteen, article one of this chapter.

ARTICLE 14. OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS.

§30-14-16. Combining staff functions with West Virginia Board of Medicine.

The West Virginia Board of Osteopathic Medicine is hereby authorized to employ investigators, attorneys, clerks and administrative staff in collaboration with the West Virginia Board of Medicine to share duties and functions between the two boards when it may be efficient and practical for the functioning of the boards. Any sharing of staff or staff resources shall be documented and performed pursuant to the provisions of section nineteen, article one of this chapter.

NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Board of Medicine and the Board of Osteopathic Medicine to share staff when efficient and practical to do so.

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