§ 16-60-9 — Additional powers vested in a member state’s EMS authority

West Virginia § 16-60-9

• Jurisdiction: West Virginia
• Ch. 16: PUBLIC HEALTH
• Art. 60: RECOGNITION OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PERSONNEL LICENSURE INTERSTATE COMPACT

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A member state’s EMS authority, in addition to any other powers granted under state law, is authorized under this Compact to:

(1) Issue subpoenas for both hearings and investigations that require the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of evidence. Subpoenas issued by a member state’s EMS authority for the attendance and testimony of witnesses, and/or the production of evidence from another member state, shall be enforced in the remote state by any court of competent jurisdiction, according to that court’s practice and procedure in considering subpoenas issued in its own proceedings. The issuing state’s EMS authority shall pay any witness fees, travel expenses, mileage, and other fees required by the service statutes of the state where the witnesses and/or evidence are located; and

(2) Issue cease and desist orders to restrict, suspend, or revoke an individual’s privilege to practice in the state.

Legislative History

2020 Reg. Sess., HB4179