{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-30-8-12","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 30-8-12","heading":"Temporary permits.","body":"(a) Upon proper application and the payment of a fee, the board may issue, without examination, a temporary permit to engage in the practice of optometry in this state.\n(b) If the permittee receives a passing score on the examination, a temporary permit expires thirty days after the permittee receives the results of the examination.\n(c) If the permittee receives a failing score on the examination, the temporary permit expires immediately.\n(d) An applicant under this subsection may only be issued one temporary permit. Upon the expiration of a temporary permit, a person may not practice as an optometrist until he or she is fully licensed under the provisions of this article. In no event may a permittee practice on a temporary permit beyond a period of ninety consecutive days.\n(e) A temporary permittee under this section shall work under the supervision of a licensee, with the scope of such supervision to be defined by the board by legislative rule.","path":["CHAPTER 30. PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS.","ARTICLE 8. OPTOMETRISTS."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/30-8-12/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:27:13Z","sha256":"5acbe26aaf188a2ff97d462f894f17ee340f63b2399a055ecdd45e4cbd68feec","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-30-8-11","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-30-8-13"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}