Bill Text: WV SB349 | 2026 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Board of Occupational Therapy rule relating to continuing education and competence

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2026-01-15 - To Judiciary [SB349 Detail]

Download: West_Virginia-2026-SB349-Introduced.html

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West Virginia Legislature

2026 REGULAR SESSION

Introduced

Senate Bill 349

BY Senator Rucker

[Introduced January 15, 2026; referred

to the Committee on 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 Occupational Therapy to promulgate a legislative rule relating to continuing education and competence.

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 Occupational Therapy.

The legislative rule filed in the State Register on June 3, 2025, authorized under the authority of §30-28-7 of this code, relating to the Board of Occupational Therapy (continuing education and competence, 13 CSR 04), is authorized.

NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Board of Occupational Therapy to promulgate a legislative rule relating to continuing education and competence.

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