Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 50, December 13, 2024
Section 32-7-5 - Complaint Disposition5.1. Any person, medical peer review committee, firm, corporation, members of the Board or public officer may make a complaint to the Board which charges an acupuncturist with a violation of the W. Va. Code § 30-36-1 et seq., or of the Rules of the Board. The Board may provide a form for that purpose, but a complaint may be filed in any written form. In addition to describing the alleged violation which prompted the complaint, the complaint should contain the following: 5.1.1. The name and address of the individual against whom the complaint is lodged;5.1.2. The date of care or other incident;5.1.3. The name of individual who may have treated the patient after the alleged incident; and5.1.4. The name of any health care institution in which the patient was an inpatient or outpatient after or during the alleged incident.5.2. The Board may prepare forms for filing complaints and make them available upon request.5.3. Any information regarding a complaint shall be sent by the Board to the practitioner concerned for his or her written comment and he or she will submit a written reply within twenty (20) days, or waive the right to do so.