Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 50, December 13, 2024
Section 30-2-2 - Definitions2.1. "Board" refers to the WV Board of Respiratory Care, abbreviated as WVBORC.2.2. "Initial" means obtaining a license in West Virginia for the profession sought for the first time.2.3. "License" means a license issued by the Board to an applicant who meets all the requirements for licensure in Respiratory Care.2.4. "Low-Income Individuals" means individuals in the local labor market as defined in 2.6 of this rule whose household adjusted gross income is below 130 percent of the federal poverty line. This term includes any person enrolled in a state or federal public assistance program including, but not limited to, the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Medicaid, or the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.2.5. "Military Families" means any person who serves as an active member of the armed forces of the United States, the National Guard, or a reserve component, honorably discharged veterans of these forces, and their spouses. The term includes surviving spouses of deceased service members who have not remarried.2.6. "Local labor market" means every county in West Virginia, and any county outside of West Virginia if any portion of that county is within fifty miles of the border of West Virginia, pursuant to W.Va. Code § 21-1C-2;