{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-30-25-8","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 30-25-8","heading":"Qualifications for license; exceptions; application; fees.","body":"(a) To be eligible for a license to engage in the practice of nursing home administration, the applicant must:\n(1) Submit an application to the board;\n(2) Be of good moral character;\n(3) Obtain a baccalaureate degree;\n(4) Pass a state and national examination as approved by the board;\n(5) Complete the required experience as prescribed by the board;\n(6) Successfully complete a criminal background check, through the West Virginia State Police and the National Criminal Investigative Center;\n(7) Successfully complete a Health Integrity Protection Data Bank check;\n(8) Not be an alcohol or drug abuser as these terms are defined in section eleven, article one-a, chapter twenty-seven of this code: Provided, That an applicant in an active recovery process, which may, in the discretion of the board, be evidenced by participation in a twelve-step program or other similar group or process, may be considered;\n(9) Not have been convicted of a felony in any jurisdiction within ten years preceding the date of application for license which conviction remains unreversed;\n(10) Not have been convicted of a misdemeanor or felony in any jurisdiction if the offense for which he or she was convicted related to the practice of nursing home administration, which conviction remains unreversed; and\n(11) Has fulfilled any other requirement specified by the board.\n(b) A license issued by the board prior to July 1, 2010, shall for all purposes be considered a license issued under this article: Provided, That a person holding a license issued prior to July 1, 2010, must renew the license pursuant to the provisions of this article.","path":["CHAPTER 30. PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS.","ARTICLE 25. NURSING HOME ADMINISTRATORS."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/30-25-8/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:27:23Z","sha256":"849f8442e1f08555daeaa48a6f9e3fd9bdccd895d816798d632f997b568f9ada","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-30-25-7","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-30-25-9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}