{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-30-23-6","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 30-23-6","heading":"Powers and duties of the board.","body":"(a) The board has all the powers and duties set forth in this article, by rule, in article one of this chapter, and elsewhere in law.\n(b) The board shall:\n(1) Hold meetings, conduct hearings and administer examinations;\n(2) Establish requirements for a license, apprentice license and permit;\n(3) Establish procedures for submitting, approving and rejecting applications for a license, apprentice license and permit;\n(4) Determine the qualifications of any applicant for a license, permit, certificate and registration;\n(5) Provide standards for approved schools of Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Technology, procedures for obtaining and maintaining approval, and procedures of revocation of approval where standards are not maintained: Provided, That the standards for approved schools meet at least the minimal requirements of the American Registry of Radiologic Technologist JRCERT, JRCNMT or standards determined programmatically equivalent by the board;\n(6) Work with the West Virginia Board of Medicine to determine the scope of practice, the required education and training, and the type of regulations necessary for Radiologist Assistants;\n(7) Prepare, conduct, administer and grade written, oral or written and oral examinations for a license, certificate and registration;\n(8) Determine the passing grade for the examinations;\n(9) Maintain records of the examinations the board or a third party administers, including the number of persons taking the examination and the pass and fail rate;\n(10) Maintain an office, and hire, discharge, establish the job requirements and fix the compensation of employees and contract with persons necessary to enforce the provisions of this article;\n(11) Investigate alleged violations of the provisions of this article, legislative rules, orders and final decisions of the board;\n(12) Conduct disciplinary hearings of persons regulated by the board;\n(13) Determine disciplinary action and issue orders;\n(14) Institute appropriate legal action for the enforcement of the provisions of this article;\n(15) Maintain an accurate registry of names and addresses of all persons regulated by the board;\n(16) Keep accurate and complete records of its proceedings, and certify the same as may be necessary and appropriate;\n(17) Establish, by legislative rule, the continuing education requirements for licensees, permittees, certificate holders and registrants; and\n(18) Propose rules in accordance with the provisions of article three, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code to implement the provisions of this article.\n(c) The board may:\n(1) Contract with third parties to administer the examinations required under the provisions of this article;\n(2) Define, by legislative rule, the fees charged under the provisions of this article;\n(3) Issue, renew, deny, suspend, revoke or reinstate a license, permit, certificate and registration;\n(4) Sue and be sued in its official name as an agency of this state;\n(5) Confer with the Attorney General or his or her assistant in connection with legal matters and questions; and\n(6) Take all other actions necessary and proper to effectuate the purposes of this article.","path":["CHAPTER 30. PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS.","ARTICLE 23. RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGISTS."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/30-23-6/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:27:22Z","sha256":"304f30a04d4821581481e1965b8f43f01bc6f76fea7f7495ed2b11a45e98d34e","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-30-23-5","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-30-23-6a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}