Bill Text: WV HB4292 | 2026 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to authorizing the Board of Medicine to promulgate a legislative rule relating to licensure, practice requirements, disciplinary and complaint procedures, and continuing education for physician assistants.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2026-01-30 - To House Judiciary [HB4292 Detail]

Download: West_Virginia-2026-HB4292-Introduced.html

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WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE

2026 REGULAR SESSION

Introduced

House Bill 4292

By Delegate D. Smith

[Introduced January 14, 2026; referred to the Committee on Government Organization then the Judiciary]

A BILL to amend and reenact §64-9-1 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to authorizing the Board of Medicine to promulgate a legislative rule relating to licensure, practice requirements, disciplinary and complaint procedures, and continuing education for physician assistants.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

 

ARTICLE 9. Authorization for miscellaneous boards and agencies to promulgate legislative rules.

§64- 9 - 1. Board of Medicine.

The legislative rule filed in the State Register on July 25, 2025, authorized under the authority of §30-3E-3 of this code, relating to the Board of Medicine (licensure, practice requirements, disciplinary and complaint procedures, continuing education, physician assistants, 11 CSR 01B), is authorized.

 

NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Board of Medicine to promulgate a legislative rule relating to licensure, practice requirements, disciplinary and complaint procedures, continuing education, physician assistants.

This section is new; therefore, strike-throughs and underscoring have been omitted.