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30-11-1 |
Ch. 30 — PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS |
Chiropodists |
Chiropody; License Required |
It shall be unlawful for any person to practice or offer to practice in this State the branch of medicine known as chiropody, as hereinafter defined, unless dul… |
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30-11-2 |
Ch. 30 — PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS |
Chiropodists |
Definition of Chiropody; Use of Title “Doctor” |
For the purpose of this article “chiropody” shall mean the medical, mechanical or surgical treatment of the ailments of the human hand or foot, except the amput… |
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30-11-3 |
Ch. 30 — PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS |
Chiropodists |
Qualifications of Applicant for License |
An applicant for license shall furnish to the public health council satisfactory proof that he is: (a) Twenty-one years of age, or over; (b) of good moral chara… |
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30-11-4 |
Ch. 30 — PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS |
Chiropodists |
Examination for License; Issuance of License |
The public health council shall conduct examinations for license to practice chiropody at the times and places designated by it for conducting examinations for … |
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30-11-5 |
Ch. 30 — PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS |
Chiropodists |
Offenses; Penalties |
Whoever, not being lawfully authorized to practice chiropody within the State of West Virginia, holds himself out as a practitioner of chiropody, or advertises … |
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30-11-6 |
Ch. 30 — PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS |
Chiropodists |
Limitations of Article |
Nothing contained in this article shall be construed to prevent a registered practitioner of medicine in the State of West Virginia from practicing chiropody as… |
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30-12-1 |
Ch. 30 — PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS |
Architects |
Board of Architects |
There shall be a state board of architects, known as the “West Virginia Board of Architects,” which shall consist of five architects, who shall be appointed by … |
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30-12-2 |
Ch. 30 — PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS |
Architects |
Use of Title “Architect,” etc |
No person shall assume the title “architect” or registered architect,” or shall use any other word, letters or figures indicating or implying that the person us… |
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30-12-3 |
Ch. 30 — PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS |
Architects |
Qualifications of Applicant for Registration |
Any citizen of the United States or any person who has declared his intention of becoming a citizen, who is at least twenty-one years of age and of good moral c… |
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30-12-4 |
Ch. 30 — PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS |
Architects |
Examination; When Dispensed With |
Upon complying with the above requirements, the applicant shall satisfactorily pass an examination in such technical and professional subjects as shall be presc… |
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30-12-5 |
Ch. 30 — PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS |
Architects |
Examination of Architects Who Have Practiced Outside of This State |
An architect who has lawfully practiced architecture for a period of more than ten years outside of this State shall, except as otherwise provided in subdivisio… |
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30-12-6 |
Ch. 30 — PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS |
Architects |
Renewal and Term of Certificates |
Every registered architect in this State who desires to continue the practice of his profession shall annually, during the month of July, renew his certificate … |
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30-12-7 |
Ch. 30 — PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS |
Architects |
Revocation of Certificate |
The board may revoke any certificate of registration if proof satisfactory to the board be presented in any of the following cases:
(a) In case it is shown th… |
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30-12-8 |
Ch. 30 — PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS |
Architects |
Fees |
(a) The fee to be paid to the board by an applicant for an examination to determine his fitness to receive a certificate of registration as a registered archite… |
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30-12-9 |
Ch. 30 — PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS |
Architects |
Offenses; Penalties |
The use of the title “architect” or “registered architect,” or the use of any other word, letters or figures indicating or implying that the person using the sa… |
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30-12-10 |
Ch. 30 — PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS |
Architects |
Limitations of Article |
Nothing contained in this article shall prevent draftsmen, students, clerks-of-works, superintendents and other employees of those lawfully practicing as regist… |
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30-13-1 |
Ch. 30 — PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS |
Engineers |
Evidence of Qualification and Registration Required |
Any person practicing or offering to practice as a professional engineer in this State shall be required to submit evidence that he is qualified so to practice,… |
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30-13-2 |
Ch. 30 — PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS |
Engineers |
Board of Engineers |
There shall be a state board of registration for engineers, known as the “West Virginia Board of Engineers,” which shall consist of five registered engineers, w… |
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30-13-3 |
Ch. 30 — PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS |
Engineers |
Qualifications of Applicant for Registration; Fee |
The board shall, on application therefor on a prescribed form and the payment of a fee of twenty-five dollars, issue a certificate of registration as an enginee… |
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30-13-4 |
Ch. 30 — PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS |
Engineers |
Certificate of Registration; Annual Renewal; Delayed Renewal |
Certificates of registration shall expire on the thirtieth day of June following their issuance or renewal and shall become invalid on that date unless renewed.… |
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30-13-5 |
Ch. 30 — PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS |
Engineers |
Revocation of Certificate of Registration; Reissuance |
The board shall have the power to revoke the certificate of registration of any engineer registered hereunder who is found guilty of any fraud or deceit in obta… |
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30-13-6 |
Ch. 30 — PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS |
Engineers |
Rights of Registered Engineers; Seal |
The issuance of a certificate of registration by the board shall be evidence that the person named therein is entitled to all the rights and privileges of a reg… |
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30-13-7 |
Ch. 30 — PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS |
Engineers |
Offenses; Penalties |
Any person not legally authorized to practice as an engineer in this State according to the provisions of this article, who shall so practice or offer so to pra… |
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30-13-8 |
Ch. 30 — PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS |
Engineers |
Limitations of Article |
The following persons shall be exempted from the provisions of this article:
(a) Any person, not a resident of and having no established place of business in … |
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30-13-9 |
Ch. 30 — PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS |
Engineers |
Corporations and Partnerships |
A corporation or partnership may engage in the practice of engineering in this State, provided the person or persons connected with such corporation or partners… |
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30-14-1 |
Ch. 30 — PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS |
Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons |
License Required |
It shall be unlawful for any person to practice or offer to practice medicine as an osteopathic physician or osteopathic physician and surgeon in this State wit… |
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30-14-2 |
Ch. 30 — PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS |
Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons |
Definition of Osteopathy |
The word “osteopathy,” as used in this article, is the name of that system of the healing art which places the chief emphasis on the structural integrity of the… |
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30-14-3 |
Ch. 30 — PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS |
Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons |
Board of Osteopathy |
There shall be a state board of osteopathy, known as the “West Virginia Board of Osteopathy,” which shall consist of three licensed osteopathic physicians in go… |
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30-14-4 |
Ch. 30 — PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS |
Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons |
Applicant for Examination |
Each applicant for examination by the state board of osteopathy shall comply with the following requirements:
(a) Make application for examination on blank fo… |
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30-14-5 |
Ch. 30 — PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS |
Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons |
Standards of Professional Education |
Standards of professional education are fixed as follows:
To practice as an osteopathic physician and surgeon, the applicant shall be a graduate of a professi… |
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30-14-6 |
Ch. 30 — PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS |
Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons |
Definition of School or College of Osteopathy; Curriculum |
The term school or college of osteopathy in good standing shall be defined as follows: A legally chartered osteopathic school or college requiring for admission… |
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30-14-7 |
Ch. 30 — PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS |
Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons |
Certificates of License |
The state board of osteopathy shall issue certificates of license to all who successfully pass the said examination, and to all those whose certificates said bo… |
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30-14-8 |
Ch. 30 — PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS |
Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons |
Issuance of License Without Examination |
The state board may at its discretion issue a license, without examination, to a practitioner who has been licensed in any country, state, territory, or provinc… |
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30-14-9 |
Ch. 30 — PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS |
Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons |
Refusal to Issue, Suspension or Revocation of License |
The state board may either refuse to issue or may suspend or revoke any license for any one or any combination of the following causes:
(a) Conviction of a fe… |
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30-14-10 |
Ch. 30 — PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS |
Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons |
Duties and Rights of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons |
Osteopathic physicians and surgeons shall observe and be subject to all state and municipal regulations relative to reporting all births and deaths and all matt… |
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30-14-11 |
Ch. 30 — PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS |
Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons |
Offenses; Penalties |
Each of the following acts shall constitute a misdemeanor, punishable, upon conviction, by a fine of not less than fifty nor more than five hundred dollars:
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30-14-12 |
Ch. 30 — PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS |
Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons |
Limitation of Article |
The practice of medicine and surgery by persons authorized under the laws of this State to practice medicine and surgery shall in no way be affected by the prov… |
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30-15-1 |
Ch. 30 — PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS |
Midwives |
Duties of State Public Health Council; Rules and Regulations |
The state public health council, through the state health commissioner or a member of the state department of health designated by him, shall have charge of the… |
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30-15-2 |
Ch. 30 — PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS |
Midwives |
Definition of Midwife; Limitation of Article |
For the purposes of this article, a midwife shall be any person at least twenty-one years of age, other than a physician, who shall attend or agree to attend an… |
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30-15-3 |
Ch. 30 — PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS |
Midwives |
License to Practice Midwifery; Qualifications of Applicants |
No person, other than a licensed physician, shall practice midwifery in the State of West Virginia unless such person shall be duly licensed to practice midwife… |
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30-15-4 |
Ch. 30 — PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS |
Midwives |
Registration of Midwife With Local Registrar of Vital Statistics |
Every licensed midwife shall register her name, address and license number with the local registrar of vital statistics of the district wherein she resides, wit… |
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30-15-5 |
Ch. 30 — PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS |
Midwives |
Term of License; Annual Renewal |
Unless revoked, every license to practice midwifery issued by the state public health council shall permit the holder thereof to practice midwifery only during … |
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30-15-6 |
Ch. 30 — PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS |
Midwives |
Cases in Which Midwife May Practice; Acts Forbidden |
A duly licensed and registered midwife may practice midwifery in cases of normal labor. In cases where delivery has not been accomplished in twelve hours a phys… |
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30-15-7 |
Ch. 30 — PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS |
Midwives |
Duty As to Rules of State Department of Health, Sanitary Code and Public Health Law |
All midwives to whom licenses shall be issued pursuant to the provisions of this article shall conform to all rules and regulations of the state department of h… |
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30-15-8 |
Ch. 30 — PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS |
Midwives |
Roster of Midwives; Reports of Local Health Officers and Employees of State Department of Health as to Midwives |
The state commissioner of health is authorized to furnish to each local health officer a roster of all midwives practicing within his jurisdiction, and to requi… |
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30-15-9 |
Ch. 30 — PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS |
Midwives |
Revocation of License |
The state public health council may, for cause, revoke any license to practice midwifery issued pursuant to the provisions of this article, after having given t… |
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30-15-10 |
Ch. 30 — PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS |
Midwives |
Certificates Without Examination |
All midwives practicing midwifery in this State for three years prior to the fifteenth day of April, nineteen hundred and twenty-five, who are residents of this… |
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30-15-11 |
Ch. 30 — PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS |
Midwives |
Offenses; Penalties |
Any person, other than a licensed physician, who shall practice midwifery in this State without first being duly licensed so to practice, shall be guilty of a m… |
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30-16-1 |
Ch. 30 — PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS |
Chiropractors |
Chiropractic Board of Examiners |
The state public health council, with the addition of two resident course graduated practicing chiropractors of integrity and ability, who shall be appointed by… |
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30-16-2 |
Ch. 30 — PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS |
Chiropractors |
Application for License; Qualifications of Applicant |
Any person wishing to practice chiropractic in this State shall apply to the secretary of the public health council for a license so to practice. Each applicant… |
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