2005 West Virginia Code - §30-14-5. — Examination; certificate of license; certificate of authorization for osteopathic medical corporation; certification and establishment of standards for employment of assistants; fee.

§30-14-5. Examination; certificate of license; certificate of authorization for osteopathic medical corporation; certification and establishment of standards for employment of assistants; fee.

The examination for a license to practice medicine and surgery as an osteopathic physician and surgeon shall be written and oral and shall cover all the essential branches of medicine and surgery including anatomy, physiology, chemistry, pharmacology, pathology, public health--preventive medicine, surgery, obstetrics and gynecology, osteopathic medicine, materia medica principles and practice of osteopathy; and this list of subjects may be expanded or regrouped at the discretion of the board.
The board shall issue certificates of license to all applicants who shall successfully pass the said examination and shall present evidence showing that they have served an internship in a hospital approved by the AOA for intern training. The board shall also examine the application of any one or more osteopathic physicians or surgeons for the formation of an osteopathic medical corporation, filed pursuant to the provisions of section nine-a of this article, and issue a certificate of authorization therefor to any applicant or applicants legally entitled to receive the same. The board shall also have authority to authorize osteopathic medical corporations, in accordance with the provisions of sections nine-a and nine-b of this article, to practice osteopathic medicine and surgery through duly licensed osteopathic physicians and surgeons.
The board shall have the power to certify and establish standards for employment of assistants to osteopathic physicians and surgeons.
No license shall be issued under the provisions of this section until the person applying therefor shall have paid to the board a fee of five dollars.