§30-7-15b Eligibility for prescriptive authority; application; fee. - West Virginia Statutes

§30-7-15b. Eligibility for prescriptive authority; application; fee.

An advanced nurse practitioner who applies for authorization to prescribe drugs shall:

(a) Be licensed and certified in West Virginia as an advanced nurse practitioner holding a baccalaureate degree in science or the arts;

(b) Not be less than eighteen years of age;

(c) Provide the board with evidence of successful completion of forty-five contact hours of education in pharmacology and clinical management of drug therapy under a program approved by the board, fifteen hours of which shall be completed within the two- year period immediately before the date of application;

(d) Provide the board with evidence that he or she is a person of good moral character and not addicted to alcohol or the use of controlled substances; and

(e) Submit a completed, notarized application to the board, accompanied by a fee of one hundred twenty-five dollars.