(a) No individual, firm, corporation, facility or association of individuals may:
(1) Sell or fraudulently obtain or furnish any national dialysis technician certification credential or documentation of successful completion of a dialysis technician training program or aid or abet therein;
(2) Act as a dialysis technician unless authorized by the provisions of this article;
(3) Use in connection with his or her name any designation tending to imply that he or she is a dialysis technician unless authorized by the provisions of this article; or
(4) Otherwise violate any provision of this article.
(b) An individual violating a provision of subsection (a) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than five hundred nor more than $1,000.
(c) It is unlawful for any individual to practice as a dialysis technician who is listed on the nurse aide abuse registry with a substantiated finding of abuse, neglect or misappropriation of property.
Structure West Virginia Code
Chapter 30. Professions and Occupations
Article 7C. Dialysis Technicians
§30-7C-2. Authority to Delegate Care; Dialysis Care by Trainees in Approved Program
§30-7C-3. Qualifications; Exceptions; Application Form and Fees
§30-7C-5. Authorized Activities
§30-7C-6. Approval of Training Programs and Testing Standards
§30-7C-7. Powers and Duties of Board; Rule-Making Authority
§30-7C-10. Disciplinary Proceeding; Grounds for Discipline of a Dialysis Technician
§30-7C-11. Prohibited Acts; Penalties
§30-7C-12. Judicial Review; Appeal to Supreme Court of Appeals