Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 50, December 13, 2024
Section 10-2-9 - Annual Renewal of License9.1. Each license issued by this board expires on June 30 of each year. In order to continue practicing a licensee shall renew his or her license annually. 9.1.a. The board shall renew the license of each licensee upon receipt of:9.1.a.1. a completed application for renewal of the license;9.1.a.2. a statement in each even numbered year from the renewal applicant that he or she meets the continuing competence requirements specified in West Virginia State Board of Examiners for Licensed Practical Nurses Rule, Continuing Competence, 10 CSR 6; and9.1.a.3. the fee for renewal of a license as provided in West Virginia State Board of Examiners for Licensed Practical Nurses Rule, Fees for Services Rendered by the Board, 10CSR4.9.2. A license for which a renewal application is postmarked after June 30 is lapsed. 9.2.a. The board may reinstate a lapsed license upon receipt of:9.2.a.1. a completed application for reinstatement of the lapsed license;9.2.a.2. verification that the reinstatement applicant meets the continuing competence requirements specified in West Virginia State Board of Examiners for Licensed Practical Nurses Rule, Continuing Competence, 10 CSR 6; and9.2.a.3. the fee for reinstatement of a lapsed license as provided in West Virginia State Board of Examiners for Licensed Practical Nurses Rule, Fees for Services Rendered by the Board, 10 CSR 4.9.3. Any person practicing practical nursing without a current license, valid temporary permit or current letter of intent to endorse is considered an illegal practitioner and is subject to the penalties provided for in W. Va. Code § 30-7A-10. 9.4 During periods when a licensee is on active duty as a member of the Armed Forces of the United States, the National Guard of this state or any other state, or any other military reserve component and deployed outside of this state, and for six months after discharge from active duty, the license shall continue in good standing and shall be renewed without payment of any dues or fees for the maintenance or renewal of the license and without meeting continuing education requirements for the license when circumstances associated with military duty prevent the individual from obtaining the required continuing education. 9.4.a. The licensee shall submit a waiver request to the board in writing informing the board of circumstances which include, but are not limited to, deployment outside of the United States or in any combat area.9.4.b. During periods when the licensee is accompanying his or her spouse who is on active duty as a member of the Armed Forces of the United States, the National Guard of this state or any other state or any other military reserve component and deployed outside of this state, and for six months after discharge from active duty, the license of that person shall continue in good standing and shall be renewed without payment of any dues or fees for the maintenance or renewal of the license and without meeting continuing education requirements for the license when circumstances associated with accompanying a spouse on military duty prevent the individual from obtaining the required continuing education.9.4.c. The licensee shall submit a waiver request to the board in writing informing the board of these circumstances which include, but are not limited to, deployment outside of the United States or in any combat area.