(a) Each of the following acts constitutes a misdemeanor, punishable upon conviction by a fine of not less than $1,000 nor more than $10,000:
(1) The obtaining of or an attempt to obtain a license or permit to practice in the profession for money or any other thing of value, by fraudulent misrepresentation;
(2) The making of any willfully false oath or affirmation whenever an oath or affirmation is required by this article; and
(3) Advertising, practicing or attempting to practice under a name other than one’s own.
(b) Any person who practices or attempts to practice osteopathic medicine without a license or permit is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than $10,000, or imprisoned in a correctional facility for not less than one year nor more than five years, or both fined and imprisoned.
Structure West Virginia Code
Chapter 30. Professions and Occupations
Article 14. Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons
§30-14-3. Board of Osteopathic Medicine
§30-14-4. Application for License or Educational Permit
§30-14-6. Issuance of License Without Examination; Fee
§30-14-7. Reciprocal Endorsement Fee
§30-14-9. Duties and Rights of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons
§30-14-12. Offenses; Penalties
§30-14-12d. Telemedicine Practice; Requirements; Exceptions; Definitions; Rulemaking
§30-14-13. Limitation of Article
§30-14-16. Combining Staff Functions With West Virginia Board of Medicine