{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-30-7c-5","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 30-7C-5","heading":"Authorized activities.","body":"A dialysis technician is authorized to perform the following, under the direct supervision of a registered professional nurse or a licensed physician:\n(1) Preparation and initiation of dialysis access sites;\n(2) Initiating, delivering or discontinuing dialysis care; and\n(3) Administration of the following medications only:\n(A) Heparin to prime the pump, initiate treatment or for administration throughout the treatment, in an amount prescribed by a physician or other authorized practitioner. This may be done intravenously, peripherally via a fistula needle or in another clinically acceptable manner;\n(B) Normal saline via the dialysis extra corporeal circuit as needed throughout the dialysis procedure; and\n(C) Intradermal anesthetic in an amount prescribed by a physician or other authorized practitioner;\n(4) Obtaining a blood specimen via the dialysis extra corporeal circuit or a peripheral access site;\n(5) Reporting changes that arise in conjunction with dialysis care to the registered nurse or physician; and\n(6) Engaging in other acts as delegated by the registered nurse or physician in order to provide dialysis care.","path":["CHAPTER 30. PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS.","ARTICLE 7C. DIALYSIS TECHNICIANS."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/30-7C-5/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:27:12Z","sha256":"caf1b0f04633e212a31b740dba19722e132106640d5b11f24701631fc29f1d93","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-30-7c-4","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-30-7c-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}