W. Va. Code R. § 32-15-2 - Definitions

2.1. Board means the West Virginia Board of Acupuncture.

2.2. BoAcu-LIW means the Board of Acupuncture waiver form to request a waiver of the initiallicensing fee for low income individuals asauthorized by W. Va. Code subsection § 30-1-23.

2.3. BoAcu-MFW means the Board of Acupuncture waiver form to request a waiver of the initial licensing fee for military service membersand their spouses as described in W. Va. Code subsection§ 30-1-23.

2.4. "Initial" means obtaining a license in West Virginia for the practice of acupuncturefor the first time.

2.5. "Local labor market" means every county in West Virginia, and any county outside of West Virginia if any portion of that county is within fifty miles of the border of West Virginia, pursuant to W.Va. Code § 21-1C-2.

2.6. "Low-income individual" means an individual in the local labor market as defined in W. Va. Code § 21-1C-2, whose household adjusted gross income is below 130 percent of the federal poverty line. This term also includes any person enrolled in a state or federal public assistance program including, but not limited to, the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program, Medicaid, or the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

2.7. "Military families" means any person who serves as an active member of the armed forces of the United States, the National Guard, or a reserve component as described in 38 U. S. C. § 101, honorably discharged veterans of those forces, and their spouses. This term also includes surviving spouses of deceased service members who have not remarried.

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W. Va. Code R. § 32-15-2