(a) The Legislature finds that it is appropriate and in the public interest to require the board of Medicine to regulate the practice of Radiologist Assistants.
(b) The West Virginia Board of Medicine, with the advice of the West Virginia Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Technology Board of Examiners, shall propose rules for legislative approval, in accordance with the provisions of article three, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code, to:
(1) Establish the scope of practice of a Radiologist Assistant;
(2) Develop the education and training requirements for a Radiologist Assistant; and
(3) Regulate Radiologist Assistants.
Structure West Virginia Code
Chapter 30. Professions and Occupations
Article 3. West Virginia Medical Practice Act
§30-3-7. Powers and Duties of West Virginia Board of Medicine
§30-3-7a. Findings and Rule-Making Authority
§30-3-8. State Health Officer to Act as Secretary of the Board
§30-3-10. Licenses to Practice Medicine and Surgery or Podiatry
§30-3-11a. Endorsement of Licenses to Practice Medicine and Surgery as Medical School Faculty
§30-3-11c. Administrative Medicine License
§30-3-13a. Telemedicine Practice; Requirements; Exceptions; Definitions; Rule-Making
§30-3-15. Certificate of Authorization Requirements for Medical Corporations
§30-3-17. Limitation of Article
§30-3-18. Combining Staff Functions With West Virginia Board of Osteopathic Medicine
§30-3-19. West Virginia Board of Medicine Investigators Authority to Carry Concealed Weapon