{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-30-7-6","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 30-7-6","heading":"License to practice registered professional nursing.","body":"(a) The board may issue a license to practice registered nursing to an applicant who meets the following requirements:\n(1) Is at least 18 years of age;\n(2) Has completed an approved four-year high school course of study or the equivalent thereof, as determined by the appropriate educational agency;\n(3) Has completed a nursing education program;\n(4) Has passed an examination approved by the board;\n(5) Has paid the application fee specified by rule;\n(6) Has completed a criminal background check, as required by §30-1D-1 et seq. of this code; and\n(7) Is not an alcohol or drug abuser, as these terms are defined in §27-1A-11 of this code, unless an applicant in an active recovery process, which may be evidenced by participation in a Nurse Health Program, structured aftercare, or a 12-step program or other similar group or process, may be considered.\n(b) A license to practice registered professional nursing issued by the board shall for all purposes be considered a license issued under this section: Provided, That a person holding a license shall renew the license.","path":["CHAPTER 30. PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS.","ARTICLE 7. REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL NURSES."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/30-7-6/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:27:11Z","sha256":"774fa4ef705f4a34d09089159ea5e6e68277049d871057b205e7fce79f430d46","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-30-7-5a","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-30-7-6a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}