2005 West Virginia Code - §30-14-10. — Annual renewal of license; fee; refresher training a prerequisite; effect of failure to renew; reinstatement.

§30-14-10. Annual renewal of license; fee; refresher training a prerequisite; effect of failure to renew; reinstatement.

(a) All holders of certificates of license to practice as osteopathic physicians and surgeons in this state shall renew them biennially on or before the first day of July, by the payment of a reasonable renewal fee, the amount of such reasonable fee to be set by the board rules to the secretary of the board. The secretary of the board shall notify each certificate holder by mail of the necessity of renewing his or her certificate at least thirty days prior to the first day of July of each year.
(b) As a prerequisite to renewal of a certificate of license issued by the board, each holder of such a certificate shall furnish biennially to the secretary of the board satisfactory evidence of having completed thirty-two hours of educational refresher course training, of which the total amount of hours must be AOA approved, and fifty percent of the required thirty-two hours shall be category (1).
(c) The failure to renew a certificate of license shall operate as an automatic suspension of the rights and privileges granted by its issuance. The board may propose rules for legislative approval, pursuant to the provisions of article three, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code, providing that an osteopathic physician may renew a certificate of license on an inactive basis.
(d) A certificate of license suspended by a failure to make a biennial renewal thereof may be reinstated by the board upon compliance of the certificate holder with the following requirements:
(1) Presentation to the board of satisfactory evidence of educational refresher training of quantity and standard approved by the board for the previous two years;
(2) Payment of all fees for the previous two years that would have been paid had the certificate holder maintained his or her certificate in good standing; and
(3) Payment to the board of a reasonable reinstatement fee, the amount of such reasonable fee to be set by the board rules.