§ 30-3E-15 — Summer camp or volunteer endorsement - West Virginia licensee

West Virginia § 30-3E-15

• Jurisdiction: West Virginia
• Ch. 30: PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS
• Art. 3E: PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS PRACTICE ACT

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(a) The appropriate licensing board may grant a summer camp or volunteer endorsement to provide services at a children’s summer camp or volunteer services for a public or community event to a physician assistant who:

(1) Is currently licensed by the appropriate licensing board;

(2) Has no current discipline, limitations or restrictions on his or her license;

(3) Has submitted a timely application; and

(4) Attests that:

(A) The organizers of the summer camp and public or community event have arranged for a collaborating physician to be available as needed to the physician assistant;

(B) The physician assistant shall limit his or her scope of practice to medical acts which are within his or her education, training and experience; and

(C) The physician assistant will not prescribe any controlled substances or legend drugs as part of his or her practice at the summer camp or public or community event.

(b) A physician assistant may only receive one summer camp or volunteer endorsement annually. The endorsement is active for one specifically designated period annually, which period cannot exceed three weeks.

(c) A fee cannot be assessed for the endorsement if the physician assistant is volunteering his or her services without compensation or remuneration.

Legislative History

2017 Reg. Sess., SB347; 2014 Reg. Sess., SB425