West Virginia § 30-8B-4 Certification requirements

West Virginia Statutes

§ 30-8B-4 — Certification requirements

West Virginia·Ch. 30 PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS·Art. 8B LASER PROCEDURES

To be certified the licensee shall:

(1)Complete the required application form designed by the board; and

(2)Submit proof of attendance and satisfactory completion of education and training, including, but not limited to, a training requirement that at a minimum of five posterior capsulotomy, four peripheral iridotomy and five selective laser trabeculoplasty procedures be supervised for each individual person proposing certification. A licensee shall successfully demonstrate clinical proficiency to perform the procedure or procedures on a living human eye to the proctor’s satisfaction. The procedures shall be proctored by an optometrist or ophthalmologist that already meets the above criteria and submitted to the board for review and any additional requirements as established by the boa

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To be certified the licensee shall:

(1) Complete the required application form designed by the board; and

(2) Submit proof of attendance and satisfactory completion of education and training, including, but not limited to, a training requirement that at a minimum of five posterior capsulotomy, four peripheral iridotomy and five selective laser trabeculoplasty procedures be supervised for each individual person proposing certification. A licensee shall successfully demonstrate clinical proficiency to perform the procedure or procedures on a living human eye to the proctor’s satisfaction. The procedures shall be proctored by an optometrist or ophthalmologist that already meets the above criteria and submitted to the board for review and any additional requirements as established by the board in §30-8B-5 of this code.

(3) A licensee may apply for certification for each approved procedure separately and may receive certification individually for each procedure based upon the above criteria applied individually for each approved procedure.

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