W. Va. Code R. § 19-8-4 - Renewal of Prescriptive Privileges

4.1. An applicant for renewal of prescriptive authority shall be licensed as an advanced practice registered nurse and shall:

4.1.a. Maintain an active, uninterrupted national certification as an advanced practice registered nurse and maintain this information on file in the Board Office.

4.1.b. Submit to the board all documentation evidencing national certification as an advanced practice registered nurse and subsequent, uninterrupted renewal of national certification thereof.

4.2. The board shall consider the national certification as an advanced practice registered nurse of a licensee to be lapsed where such licensee fails to renew his or her national certification prior to its expiration dates, or fails to provide to the board, at the office of the board, all proper documentation and evidence of an uninterrupted renewal of such national certification prior to its expiration date.

4.3. The applicant shall complete during the 2 years prior to renewal a minimum of 8 contact hours of pharmacology education that has been approved by the board which may be part of the same 12 contact hours of advanced pharmacotherapeutics submitted for the advanced practice registered nurse license renewal requirement.

4.4. The board shall renew prescriptive authority for advanced practice registered nurses biennially on a date determined by the Board.

4.5. The application must be notarized, and the fee set forth in the board=s rule, Fees For Services Rendered by the board, 19CSR12 must accompany the application.

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W. Va. Code R. § 19-8-4