WV BOARD OF MEDICINE DECEMBERDecember 2018 - PAGE 2018 1 Upcoming Board Meetings January 14, 2019 March 11, 2019 May 20, 2019

Letter from the President by Kishore K. Challa, MD during his time on the Board. as acting state health officer This column is my first Rev. O. Richard Bowyer’s term for BPH from 2002 to 2011. chance to greet all the 7,000 also expired at the end of Sep- More recently, she has worked physicians, 120 podiatric physi- tember, but he has agreed to as a public health consultant cians and nearly 1,000 physician stay on until the Governor can for governmental, academic, assistants licensed identify a successor. professional and community or- by the West Virginia Dr. Lilly, whose ap- ganizations since 2011, and Board of Medicine pointment officially was as a relief and development since my election confirmed by the state coordinator for the Episcopal six months ago. As I Senate on Dec. 10, is Diocese of West Virginia since said at the time, I am board certified in family (continued on page 2) honored to accept practice and is affiliated this opportunity to with Dunbar Medical lead this outstand- Associates. He is a Contents ing group of board 1989 graduate of Mar- Overdose Reporting...... 2 members and staff. Dr. Challa shall University’s Joan Board Update...... 3 We all have a re- C. Edwards School of Medical Corps and PLLCs...... 3 sponsibility that we take very Medicine. He is serving on our 2019 Legislative Preview...... 4 seriously, and we are most for- Licensure and Physician Assis- Board Actions...... 5 tunate to have an organization tant committees. His term will Medical Experts Needed...... 6 that is up to the challenge. expire on Sept. 30, 2023. Improving COD Reporting...... 6 We have also had the op- Dr. Slemp was appointed Contact Information...... 6 portunity in recent weeks to interim state health officer and Closing Practice...... 7 welcome two new Board mem- commissioner of the Bureau for New Licensees...... 9 bers – Dr. Jonathan P. Lilly and Public Health (BPH) effective Outreach Efforts...... 11 Dr. Catherine C. Slemp. Gov. Nov. 8, replacing Dr. Rahul Gup- Medical Records...... 12 appointed Dr. Lilly ta, who accepted a national post West Virginia BOM Staff...... 13 to our Board to replace Dr. Mat- with the March of Dimes. She is Conference Recognized ...... 14 thew Upton, who chose not to serving ex officio as secretary of IMLC Pathway ...... 14 seek reappointment because the Board, and also serves on 2019 Licensure...... 15 of growing professional obliga- the Executive/Management and MD Map...... 17 tions. We certainly appreciated Legislative committees. DPM Map...... 18 his commitment and expertise Dr. Slemp previously served PA Map...... 19 WV BOARD OF MEDICINE DECEMBER 2018 - PAGE 2 Letter From the President (continued from page 1) September 2016. She holds a been accepting applications for riod of July 1 through June 30 of bachelor’s degree in biochemis- several months. each year and cost $100. try from Princeton University, a As of mid-December, in The Board has adopted a master’s degree in public health fact, the Board has issued 105 Strategic Plan as the result of from Johns Hopkins School of permits. As you might recall, our Oct. 13 planning session at- Hygiene and Public Health, and the legislation requires all al- tended by senior staff and board a medical degree from Duke lopathic postgraduate training members. This second annual University School of Medicine. participants to hold an educa- session, gives us a roadmap for I would also like to update you tional permit or medical license the coming calendar year, and on the educational permits the by July 1, 2019. The permits prompts us to allocate our time Board now issues for allopathic issued to date have been for and resources most efficiently to physician interns, residents and those residents and fellows meet our goals, in keeping with fellows under a new law passed who wanted to opt in early. The our Mission, Vision and Core by the West Virginia Legislature permits issued prior to July 1, Values. in 2018. The Board’s emergen- 2019 will expire on June 30, Finally, you should also be cy rule regarding the permits is 2019. Permits may be renewed aware that our Board formed an now in effect and the Board has on an annual basis for the pe- ad hoc committee to address any common legislative issues with other affinity groups such as the Board of Pharmacy, the Board of Osteopathic Medicine, and oth- Quarterly Overdose ers. The committee will meet on an as-needed basis and report Reporting Required back to the full Board any identi- All health care providers, The Office of Drug Control fied challenges or opportunities. pharmacies, medical examin- Policy had developed a fillable This is an effort to formalize ers, law-enforcement agencies, form for this reporting require- communication with other boards prosecuting attorneys, police ment, and accepts reports via or health care groups, and to departments, emergency re- mail, fax and email. Please do act proactively as a resource to sponse providers and hospital not send your overdose reports lawmakers and others in state emergency rooms are required to the West Virginia Board of government. The committee will to report suspected, reported Medicine, as the Board does not focus on such issues as current or confirmed overdoses to the collect this data. trends in medical regulation, joint West Virginia Office of Drug All questions regarding re- responses to current issues, etc. Control Policy on a quarterly ba- porting requirements should be The committee is composed of sis. directed to: the Board president and vice The requirement is the result WV Office of Drug Control Policy president, and supported by staff. of legislation which became ef- One Davis Square, East The president may appoint other fective earlier this year. For the Suite 100 Board members as needed. current reporting period, the Charleston, WV 25301 I’m looking forward to the deadline to report cases which Phone: (304) 558-8886 coming year as we all work to occurred between Oct. 1 and Fax: (304) 558-7075 ensure the health and safety of Dec. 31 is Jan. 31, 2019. [email protected] our fellow West Virginians. WV BOARD OF MEDICINE DECEMBER 2018 - PAGE 3 Dr. Kishore Challa - President Board Update: Dr. Ashish Sheth - Vice President South Charleston cardiolo- and a member of the American medical education in India be- gist Dr. Kishore K. Challa has College of Chest Physicians fore completing his residency been elected to serve a two- and the Kanawha Medical As- in internal medicine at Jersey year term as president of the sociation. In February 2013, he Shore Medical Center. He is af- West Virginia Board of Medi- was presented with the Distin- filiated with Thomas Memorial cine, while Cross Lanes internal guished West Virginian award Hospital, where he has served medicine specialist Dr. Ashish by Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin, and on the hospital’s Peer Review P. Sheth was elected to a two- in 2014 received the American Committee since 2005. Addi- year term as vice president. Heart Association’s Heart of tionally, in 2005 he served as The election took place dur- Gold award. chairman of the Department of ing the regular bimonthly meet- Challa now chairs the Medicine and Family Practice. ing of the WVBOM on July 9 in board’s Executive/Management He now serves on the Board’s Charleston. Challa and Sheth and Personnel committees, and Executive/Management, Legis- officially began their new duties serves on the Legislative Com- lative, Complaint and Personnel the following day. mittee. He was originally ap- Committees. Challa succeeded Dr. Ahmed pointed to the board in January Sheth and his wife, Falguni, D. Faheem as president of the 2013 and reappointed by Gov. who is a respiratory therapist, 16-member board. Faheem, a Jim Justice in October 2017. operate the medical practice Beckley psychiatrist, had served Like Challa, Sheth began his WV Primary Care. as president for the past four years. Challa had served as Faheem’s vice president for the Medical Corporations and PLLCs past two years. Did you know ... only needed to be registered Challa, president of South • It is unlawful for a medical cor- with the West Virginia Charleston Cardiology Associ- poration or professional lim- Secretary of State’s Office. ates, began his medical edu- ited liability company (PLLC) • Any officer, shareholder or cation in his native India, and to practice or offer to practice employee of a corporation then moved to the U.S. to com- medicine and surgery or po- who violates W. Va. Code plete a medical residency and diatry in West Virginia without §30-3-15(n) may be guilty of a cardiology fellowship at Coney a valid certificate of authori- misdemeanor and, upon con- Island Hospital in New York. zation issued by the Board of viction thereof, may be fined After completing his training in Medicine? not more $1,000 per violation? interventional cardiology at New • Effective May 1, 2012, Board Information regarding medical York Medical College, he and of Medicine Rule 11 CSR 7, corporations and PLLCs is avail- his family moved to Charleston Formation and Approval of able utilizing the links below. in 1989. Professional Limited Liabil- Certificate of Authorization Challa has served as the ity Companies, was amended Requirements for Medical and chief of staff at Thomas Memo- to require that a PLLC with Podiatry Corporations rial Hospital. He is board certi- one or more members must fied in internal medicine and registered with the Board of Formation and Approval of cardiology, is a fellow of the Medicine? Prior to this date, Professional Limited Liability American College of Cardiology, a PLLC with just one member Companies WV BOARD OF MEDICINE DECEMBER 2018 - PAGE 4 2019 Legislative Preview The approaching first ses- Staggers, MD, an emergency completed by family practice sion of the 84th West Virginia room physician, returns to the physicians and granted at the lo- Legislature likely will include ac- House from the 32nd District. cal level, without state oversight. tion on a variety of health care The Legislature is expected Brian Skinner, general coun- topics, both new and familiar, to adjust the Opioid Reduction sel for the state Department of from the state’s ongoing battle Act (Senate Bill 273) passed in Health and Human Resources, against Substance Use Disor- 2018 to try to address confusion told the committee that the state der, to telemedicine, to practice regarding limits on initial pre- currently approves more than options for physician assistants, scribing, as well as a provision 90 percent of exemption appli- to disputes over pre-authoriza- requiring face-to-face reevalua- cations. tion policies between physicians tion of patients every 90 days. The Legislature is expected and insurers. In September, the Joint to address banking issues as- The session, which begins Committee on Health endorsed sociated with the stalled Medical Jan. 9, will bring three dozen a draft bill regarding the regula- Cannabis Act of 2017. Under a new members of the House of tion of electronic prior authoriza- draft bill known as the Medical Delegates to Charleston, along tion procedures for insurance Cannabis Banking Act, crafted with five new state senators. programs and managed care. by several House delegates in Senate President Mitch Carmi- Gov. Jim Justice vetoed Senate May, the State Treasurer’s Of- chael and new House Speaker Bill 442 following the 2018 regu- fice would establish a payment (who replaces lar session, citing a provision processing system to monitor now-Supreme Court Justice Tim that would have voided current and facilitate financial transac- Armstead) have made several contracts governing prior au- tions by and between caregivers, changes to leadership positions thorization. That provision has dispensaries, growers, proces- and committee chairmanships in been removed. Under the new sors, patients, physicians, and their respective chambers, with draft, to be introduced during state government entities. The more to come. the upcoming regular session, Treasurer’s Office has explored Carmichael named Sen. the Public Employees Insur- two banking options – creation Tom Takubo, DO, to the critical ance Agency (PEIA), managed of a “state bank,” and adoption role of Senate Majority Leader care organizations and com- of a “closed loop” system; either and Sen. , MD, mercial insurers would develop would require legislation. will replace Takubo as chair of universal prior authorization re- the Senate Health Committee. quirements and forms by Oct. 1, This newsletter is published by the West Virginia Board of Medicine, Another physician, Dr. Richard 2019 and accept electronic prior all rights reserved. Lindsay, defeated incumbent Ed authorization requests by July 1, Editors: Andrew R. Wessels and Gaunch to win a Senate seat. 2020. Jamie C. Frame Gov. Jim Justice subsequently In November, the Joint Com- WV Board of Medicine named Gaunch to serve as his mittee on Children & Families 101 Dee Drive, Suite 103 Charleston, WV 25311 new Secretary of Commerce. asked legislative counsel to On the House side, Hanshaw draft a bill to eliminate the cur- (304) 558-2921 Fax: (304) 558-2084 named Delegate Amy Summers, rent review of medical exemp- who has a nursing background, tion applications by a state im- Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. to serve as his Majority Leader. munization officer. Exemption Former Delegate Margaret Anne applications would instead be www.wvbom.wv.gov WV BOARD OF MEDICINE DECEMBER 2018 - PAGE 5 Board Actions June 2018 through November 2018

Joy Jeannine Juskowich, MD David Allen Moore, PA-C Arthur Magno Santos, MD 6/5/2018 – Probation of License 11/28/2018 – Public Reprimand 8/30/2018 – Administrative Fine/ Consent Order Consent Order Monetary Penalty Consent Order Steven Scott Melek, DPM Application-Related 7/9/2018 – Voluntary Surrender Actions Thomas Robert Walther, MD of License 8/30/2018 – Administrative Fine/ Kenneth Jude Emch, DPM Consent Order Monetary Penalty 6/21/2018 – Administrative Fine/ Consent Order Thomas Jay Belford Jr., PA-C Monetary Penalty 8/15/2018 – Probation of License Consent Order Magued Raafat Rizk Edouard Consent Order Livio Romani, MD Meawad Rizk, MD 8/30/2018 – Administrative Fine/ Steven Ray Smith, MD 6/27/2018 - Administrative Fine/ Monetary Penalty Monetary Penalty 8/30/2018 – Public Reprimand Consent Order Consent Order Consent Order Robert Andrew Dale, DPM Tinofa Ozias Muskwe, MD Munawar Siddiqi, MD 8/30/2018 – Administrative Fine/ 9/10/2018 – Termination of Con- 8/30/2018 – Limitation or Restric- tion on License/Practice Monetary Penalty sent Order Consent Order Consent Order Consent Order

Sylvanus Osomoba Oyogoa, Carol M. Williams, PA-C Matthew Frederick Way, MD 10/18/2018 – Public Reprimand 8/30/2018 – Administrative Fine/ MD Consent Order Monetary Penalty 9/10/2018 – Public Reprimand Consent Order Consent Order CME Audit Actions James M. Dauphin, MD William Amaro San Pablo, MD Efrain Perez-Rivera, MD 10/2/2018 – Administrative Fine/ 10/7/2018 – Suspension of Li- 6/27/2018 – Administrative Fine/ Monetary Penalty cense Monetary Penalty Consent Order Board Order Consent Order 10/10/2018 – Voluntary Surren- Curtis Jeffrey Thwing, MD der of License Nayan Kantilal Zinzuwadia, MD 10/18/2018 – Administrative Consent Order 8/13/2018 - Administrative Fine/ Fine/Monetary Penalty Monetary Penalty Consent Order Sarah Leigh LaSala, PA-C Consent Order 11/5/2018 – Termination of Con- Michael Joel Shuster, MD sent Order William Michael Skeens, MD 11/5/2018 – Administrative Fine/ Consent Order 8/13/2018 - Administrative Fine/ Monetary Penalty Monetary Penalty Consent Order Tod Hagins, MD Consent Order 11/13/2018 – Voluntary Surren- Roger Lee McCauley, MD der of License Lesley Wong, MD 11/8/2018 – Other License Ac- Consent Order 8/30/2018 – Administrative Fine/ tion Monetary Penalty Consent Order Consent Order WV BOARD OF MEDICINE DECEMBER 2018 - PAGE 6 Medical Experts Improving Cause of Death Needed Reporting The West Virginia Board of Medicine seeks phy- The National Center for Health Statistics within sician experts to perform case record reviews and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has provide witness testimony in disciplinary cases that released a web-based training module on “Improv- may come before the Board. These cases may in- ing Cause of Death Reporting.” volve accepted standards of care, determinations of Improving the quality of cause of death informa- the quality of care provided to patients, prescribing, tion is one of the major priorities of the National Vital scope of practice or other medical/legal issues that Statistics System. Although many physicians and require outside expertise. physician assistants, particularly those in specialties Although the Board of Medicine itself includes where patient deaths are not uncommon, are quite many practicing physicians, outside practitioners knowledgeable about this process, many others are with similar training to that of the physician under in- undertrained in the general concepts of certification vestigation often are needed to review records and of cause of death. Lack of training often leads to un- provide a report to the Board. The expert witness necessary delays in the filing of death certificates also may be called by the Board to provide testi- and poor mortality data at the state and national lev- mony in an administrative hearing if formal charges els. are filed or disciplinary action is taken. The training module is designed to increase Interested practionioners should have an unre- knowledge and improve the competency of those stricted West Virginia license, and current Ameri- who certify cause of death. The goal of this educa- can Board of Medical Specialties certification. They tional activity is to provide training on how cause of must be well versed in the applicable standards of death information is used, how to fill out death certifi- care for their areas of medical specialty. They must cates, when to refer a case to a medical examiner or not have been the subject of recent Board actions or coroner, and where to access additional resources. investigations in any state. Those who complete the training, fill out a course Physician experts will be provided with informa- evaluation, and pass the post-test can earn continu- tion needed to reach an opinion about the care pro- ing medical education credits. vided by the subject of the investigation. This may If you are interested, or know someone who may include medical and billing records, diagnostic tests, be interested, access the course summary, or the consultative medical records from other physicians, course itself. and the subject’s response to the investigation. The Board of Medicine offers a reasonable rate of reimbursement for such reviews and consulta- tions, with contracted amounts commensurate with Contact Information All licensees must provide the board with timely the demands of a particular case. notice of all changes of address, including email ad- For more information: dresses. A valid email address is important for licensees Mark A. Spangler to receive notifications from the board regarding news Executive Director releases and licensure renewal. WV Board of Medicine Click on the link below to access the Licensee 101 Dee Drive, Suite 103 Charleston, WV, 25311 Change of Contact Information section of the board’s Phone: (304) 558-2921 website. Please be advised that your preferred contact [email protected] information, although not published, may be subject to release pursuant to a public records request. Licensee Change of Contact Information WV BOARD OF MEDICINE DECEMBER 2018 - PAGE 7 Closing or Departing from Practice The closing or winding down of a medical prac- carry out this plan, is often the only way that sud- tice, or other departure from a practice or practice den and/or unexpected departures or closures setting, can be a major change in a physician’s can be effectively managed without adverse con- professional life. This change can occur for a va- sequences to patients, such as a delay in receipt riety of reasons: of or a loss of important medical records. When • An independent practitioner retires or closes a physician unexpectedly passes away or aban- their practice; dons a practice, the physician’s estate and/or a • A physician retires or departs from a group or collective professional community effort may be multi-practice setting; required to address the resulting void. • A physician joins a competing practice; Physicians who are employed by groups • A physician stops seeing patients on short no- or institutions may find that their employment tice because of a sudden health condition, a agreement or contract delineates some of these need to seek treatment for alcohol/chemical responsibilities. However, a physician is respon- abuse or dependency, or because of actions sible for ensuring that appropriate steps are taken taken by or with the West Virginia Board of to discharge his or her ethical obligations toward Medicine such as a non-practice agreement, patients as he or she transitions from a group or suspension or revocation of a license; or, practice setting. • A physician unexpectedly dies or abandons Continuity of patient care is a primary con- his or her practice. cern. The transfer of patients in a group setting may be relatively uncomplicated. However, when Associated with this type of change are specific a physician departs one practice setting to join or professional challenges and practical obligations. establish a competing practice, issues of patient In addition to business and legal considerations, a choice may come into conflict with employment practitioner’s departure requires careful consider- agreements. Care should be taken in the begin- ation of how to facilitate continuity of patient care, ning of an employment relationship to delineate and creation of a plan to ensure required main- the rights, ethical obligations and responsibilities tenance and access to patient medical records. of the parties with respect to how a physician’s de- The purpose of this article is to highlight these parture will be handled, and how patient notifica- and other important issues that should be part of tion and patient medical records will be handled. a physician’s decision-making process. Best Practices Prepare for the Unexpected When a medical practice closure timetable al- Regardless of size or composition, medical lows, physicians should engage in a conscious practices should have safeguards in place to pro- and methodical winding down of a medical prac- tect access to patient medical records and assist tice. The following are suggested best practices in the transition of patient care from the departing for the planned closure of a medical practice. physician. This is especially important for indepen- First, ensure proper notice is provided to pa- dent practitioners and/or small practice groups, tients as well as all interested governmental enti- where the departure or sudden unavailability of ties and other organizations. a physician (because of illness, incapacitation or other unexpected absence) may have significant The following are best practices for notifying consequences to the practice and/or the patients patients: of the practice. • Send current patients (i.e. established, con- Planning ahead for a potential closure or de- tinuing care patients who have been seen parture, particularly if a third party will have to (continued on page 8) WV BOARD OF MEDICINE DECEMBER 2018 - PAGE 8 Closing Practice (continued from page 7)

within the last year and/or patients who have change of ownership associated with a medi- future appointments scheduled) written notifi- cal corporation or PLLC; (2) the cessation of cation of the office closure with instructions on drug dispensing practice at a medical practice; how they may obtain access to their medical and/or, (3) the termination of any supervisory records. agreement with a physician assistant. • Place a notice on the door or near the recep- tion desk of your practice at least 30 days in Physician Assistants advance of the closure; With increasing frequency, departure from or • Notify patients arriving for appointments about closure of practice often involves physician assis- the closure by the physician or staff during tants (PAs). The relationship between a physician their appointment; assistant and a patient is very important and may • Notify patients at high risk without ongoing be long-term. This is particularly true for those care as soon as possible by certified mail and/ PAs who work at sites where a physician is not or telephone to ease their transfer to another always physically present. provider. If telephone contact is utilized, the Notification of patients by a practice regard- date and substance of the conversation should ing the departure of a PA should follow the same be recorded in the patient record; processes as noted above for physicians. If a col- • Place an ad in newspapers which serve the laborating physician is departing a practice, a PA geographical areas of the practice’s patient must notify the Board of Medicine that the practice population at least 30 days prior to closure agreement with that physician has terminated. with information regarding access to patient The affected PA may not practice at that location medical records; and, until or unless he or she, in conjunction with a new • Post a notice online and send via e-mail, if the collaborating physician, submits a new practice practice has a website or uses e-mail to com- agreement which is approved by the board. municate with patients. Transfer and Retention of Medical Other Related Contacts Records It may also be helpful to provide closure notifi- The closure of a medical practice or the de- cation to all or some of the following entities: parture of a treating physician does not void a • Vendors and service companies. physician’s obligation to make a patient’s medical • The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Ser- records available to the patient or a subsequent vices, if the practice is a Medicare/Medicaid provider. Closure notifications should provide pa- participant; tients with clear information about how to obtain • The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, if medical records and should give the patient an the practice maintains controlled substances adequate opportunity to request and obtain such on the premises. The DEA may be able to records. advise and assist you in ensuring that all con- At a minimum, patients should receive 30 days’ trolled substances are safely secured or prop- notice of how to request and receive medical re- erly destroyed; cords. Ideally, a closing practice can enter into an • All state Board of Pharmacy Controlled Sub- agreement with another local practice to be desig- stance Monitoring Programs which the prac- nated as the records custodian of unclaimed pa- tice utilizes or has utilized in the past; tient records to safeguard and distribute patient • The physician’s professional liability carrier; records after the final closure date. • The West Virginia Board of Medicine, which For more information about medical records, should be advised of: (1) the closure of or any refer to the article on page 12. WV BOARD OF MEDICINE DECEMBER 2018 - PAGE 9 New Licensees: June 2018 through Nov. 2018 The West Virginia Board of Medicine issued 441 medical doctor licenses, six podiatric physician licenses and 62 physician assistant licenses for the period of June through November 2018. (* indicates Interstate Medical License Compact pathway for 66 MDs) Congratulations to:

MEDICAL DOCTORS Barsoum, Emad Wagdi Cho, Parina Gupta Fenn, Eric Richmond Basaly, Elmira Sadeghi Chukwuma, Ifeanyichukwu Fenster, Michael Scott A - B Bayraktar, Ulas Darda Gabriel Flaherty, Michael John Abdelsattar, Jad M. Beeravolu, Lakshmi Reddy Clarke, Kerry Ann Guyer Ford, John Pegram Abdul Ghaffar, Yasir Bentley, Claire Marie Coleman, Matthew Scott Frey, Jessica Elizabeth Abel, Matthew Joseph Berchelmann, Kathleen Mary* Conti, Alexander David Bryant Abell, Edward Berdia, Jay Cook, Jodi Paige Gaber Saad, Marian Abou Mrad, Rachel Berger, Evan Michael Cooper, Ruthie Shannon Gardiner, James Estes Abouzelam, Zenoun Omar Berger, Robert Cowher, Michael Garg, Kavita* Abramski, Stanley Francis* Berguer, Alexandra Marie Cox, Marcus Felix Gargodhi, Galal Younis AbuJamra, Lina May Bernstein, Jane Ilana Craig, Matthew Ramey Gelman, Jack Jay Adams, Francis Michael* Berry, III, Wayne Jefferson Crigger, Chad Barrett George, Lynda-Marie Serene Adams, Samuel Schoen Bewley, Christopher Scott Crum, Michael Ray Eunice Aggarwal, Nitin Naresh* Bhat, Vijay Rajendra* Cruz-Schiavone, Sebastian Ghanem, Ammar Aggarwal, Hem Chand* Biglow, Rodney Francis Ghosn, Maha Yehia Aguilar, Kelly Melissa Bird, Richard Earl Cuda, Amanda Sue Gioia, Lauren Victoria Aguilar, Maria Isabel Blatt, Rebecca Jean* Cygan, David Joseph Gladden, Karen Hyatt Ahluwalia, Shamsher Singh Bleyl, Steven Benjamin Dabous, Tamer A. Glener, David Michael Akamangwa, Linus Ngante* Bommasamudram, Goel, Akshay Akbar, Jalal Ud-din* Pavankumar Davis, Kristin Hillari Goldberg, A nna Elizabeth Al-Nassir, Kalil Ibrahim* Bourne, Thomas David Davis, Charles Donavan Goldberg, David Joel* Albandar, Heidar Jasim Brackin, Phillip Snowden Deci, Stephen Ellis Gonzalez Cadavid, Ana Maria Albeiruti, Ridwaan Bradley, Timothy Michael Della Badia,Jr., John Goodwin, Anika Saran* Aldawood, Ali Makki Britt, John Edward* Dhanani, Dili Gopalarathinam, Rajesh Alfaris, Mohamed Brown, Jacqueline Carrie DiCarlo, Christina Marie Gordon, Wayne Houston Alhamoud, Hani Abdulmajeed Buck, Derek Scott Dickey, David Hueglin Grabinski, Michael Stephen Ali, Ayoob* Budwany, Ryan Rahym Dixon, Ronald Fitzjohn Granger, John Kent Aliihnui Atanga, Pascal Burnside, Patrick Russell Dominguez Molina, Nadia Gray, Bradley Wayne Alonso, Pedro Alberto Busis, Neil Amdur Vanessa Greene,II, Michael David Alreshidan, Mohammed Dorsey-Bornfreedom, Lisa Grisez, Brian Thomas Salah R. C - D Maria* Grossman, Jeffrey Wayne Amdemichael, Eden Tsehaye Campo, John Vincent Dosoretz, Arie Pablo Groves, Jeffrey Brooks Amer, Magid Hashim Carlson, Nicole Lynn Dudas, Lauren Marie Groves, Emily Kent Amer, Muhammad Carr, Melissa Dunn, Chad Brian Guerra, Luciana Maria Amin, Saad Muhammad Carroll, Stephen Brent Duvall, Kayla Saunders Guiden, Darrius Patrick Amini, Erin Ashley Carruthers, Katherine Hannah Dye, Brian Schmid Guido, Amy Jo Amireskandari, Annahita Casey, Gregory Dale Guido, John Michael Angeline, Michelle Raney Cassidy, Elaine Ann E - G Guidry, Sandra Abreu Arays, Ruta Castano, Ekaterina Borisovna Echenique, Ana Maria* Gul, Zartash Arevalo Marcano, Casandra Castellani, Jr., Rudolph Joseph Edwards, Cedric Gutierrez Contreras, Jose Arunagiri, Kousalya Catlett, III, Richard Henry Elwood, Douglas Matthew Gutwein, Luke Gregory Ashley, Isaac Vernon Cerone, Monica Maria Emmanuel, Milroy Aubel, Troy Earl Cespedes Rockley, Yvana Saverianayagam H - I Ausi, Rami Mahfouz Chaffin, Jesse Randall End, Bradley Matthew Haarbauer, Kelsey Lynn Aygun, Cengiz Chaker, Zakeih Escuro, Erik Anthony Osin Hajouli, Said Aziz, Muhammad Adnan Chan, Melina Dias Espinal Santos, Miguel Antonio Hall, Samuel George Chaudhari, Parag Narendra Hamam, Hisham Doud* Badami, Varun Mohan Factor, Avi Hanbazazh, Mehenaz Adly Chaudhary, Fahad Faheem, Uzma Shamim Baginski, Scott Garret* Chen, Yi-Wen Hanlon, Sean Matthew Baker, Kenneth John Falah, Nadia A. Hardin, Brock Andrew Cheng, Virginia Pearson* Falcone, Justine Anne Baker Rogers, Janna Elizabeth Chiganos, Jr., Terry Chris* Harrington, Cecilia Velarde Balaraman, Yokesh Farmer, Joseph Christopher* Harris, Bill Herbert Chill, Nicholas Michael Felix, Sherif Albert Balderacchi, Jasminka Lijic Chizmar, Timothy Paul (continued on page 10) WV BOARD OF MEDICINE DECEMBER 2018 - PAGE 10 New Licensees (continued from page 9) Mukand-Cerro, Ian Ranasinghe, Tamra Ishan Mullins, Mary Elizabeth Jayendra Hasan, Muhammad Yousuf Kristen, Nico Dorfling Murphy, Francis Raymond Raslan, Saleem Hashefi, Mandana Kundeti, Bhavani Shankar Myers, Andrew Dolphus Rastgar, Yasha Hegsted, Damian Alexander Prasad Ray Chaudhuri, Nita Henderson, Patrick Glen Kurian, Sara Reddy, Srinivas Parvathareddy* Hermann, Matthew David Kutlu, Mehmet Talha N - O Reilly, David Christopher Hill, Deborah Lynette Nadig, Vishwanatha Subra- Richmond, John Michael Hillman, Todd H. Ladani, Amit Parsottam manya* Riddick, Robert Steven Walter Ho, Hao Chih Lalli, Jusjit Naseri, Hussain Mohammad H. Rill, Velisar Laurian* House, Nina Roberta Lamousin, James Christian Nashar, Khaled Rineer, Scott Kain Howard, Philip Justin Langford, Erin Eaton Ncogo Alene, Inmaculada Roberts, Catherine Celeste* Hussain, Fatima* Lapetina, Joanne Elizabeth Andeme Robinson, Suzette Adele Hutcheson, Grace Autumn Larson, Krista Nicole Neasman, III, Farley Berry Robles, Liliana Hwang, Amy Ketcham Lau, Samuel Chi Hei Graden V. Rodriguez, Alexis Marco Laxson, Leah Carol Negrin, Isabela Victoria Rogers, Lauretha Uzoamaka Ibrahim, John Wagdy William Le, Huy Quang Nelcamp, Gregory Arnold Roohollahi, Anthony Fahim LeMaster, Stephanie Jo Ng, Michael Mohammad Ilagan, Michael Castillo Lee, Mark Robert Nguyen, Elena Yen-Vi Roscoe, Nico Desiree Ishigami, Shoji Leong, King Swee* Nicholls, Chong Hwan Ross, Barbra Aileen Italia, Hirenkumar Damjibhai Li, Jinping* Nikfarjam, Paymon Rostambeigi, Nassir Iyengar, Hari Varda* Liechti, Daniel Jacob Nirdosh, Nilay Roters-Ouyang, Li Lile, Robert Luther* Noyes, Diane Kay Rueda Rios, Carlos Alberto J - M Linger, Nathaniel Shay Ryan, Lunden Liston Jaffe, Thomas Michael Liss, Benjamin Edward Odigwe, Rufina Nwanneka Johnson,III, Roy Lee Little, Patricia Lynn* Olson, Ryan Keith Sakhuja, Ankit Jones, Brendan Adam Liu, Davis* Onugha, Elizabeth Anyaegbu Saldin, Kamaldeen Rizvie Lone, Ahmad Naeem Ordobazari, Atousa Kadura, Suha Muftah Salmeron, Daniel Looper, Robert Aaron Osman, Mohammed Ahmed Samuel, Mathew Kalidindi, Priyanka Lopez, Jorge Ivan Abdel Salam Kanagasabapathy Puthenparampil Lourduraj, Leena Thomas Overbeeke, Cornell Jacobus Sattar, Adil Kannabhiran, Dinesh Lubert, Adam Michael Oxner, Christopher Ryan Kumar Schmidt, Anthony Louis* Lundy, Adam Ozolek, John Anthony Schmidt, Carl Richard Katz, Guy Edward* Ly, Hao Anh Kaump, Geoffrey Randall Schmidt-Krings, Diane Rose Kaur, Sarbjit Mahoney, Patricia Kathleen Schultz,Charles Leroy Frederick P - S Seery, Thomas Joseph Kazim, Salman* Makati, Devan Narendra Paidipaty, Butchi Babu Kendall, Brian Scott Marcus, Charles Vasanth Seshadri, Niranjan* Palo, Alan D. Brownfield Sexton, Sarah Page Kerchner, Angela Marie* Maria, Haytham Ezzat* Park, Samuel Joon* Kerpi, Ermelinda Martin, Andrew Scott Shabbir, Arsalan Qazi Parsons, Terry Eugene* Shaikh, Qudsia W. Kestenbaum, Matthew Guy Masab, Muhammad Patel, Kamal Khan, Safi Ullah Mathis, Jonathan Lee Shalaby, Ehab Mostafa Patel, Visad Bipin Shams, Ali Hussein Khan, Adil Haleem Mauger, Thomas Frederick Paudel, Sunil Darshan Khan, Muhammad Zia Ul Islam Maynard, Steven Robert* Shannon, Kevin James Pearson, Nathan Timothy Shen, Jason Yue Khan, Ahmad Mazur, Teresa Marie Penn, Mark Walter Khraisha, Nesreen Salim McCloy, Thomas Dickson Shippy, Jennifer Catherine Pereira, Keith Edward* Shodikulova, Munira Khurshid, Imtiaz McKellar* Pfaendler, Krista S. Kieffer, Theodore William McCoy, Kristin Renee* Jamoliddinovna Phelan, Daniel Joseph Shrivastava, Arpan Kietrsunthorn, Patrick Sarapol McCurry, Mark William Phillips, Karen Gale Kim, Joseph Hyoung Uk McDermott, David Michael Siddiqui, Imran Mohiuddin Pifer, Rebecca Anne* Singh, Dharampreet Kim, Min Sang* McDougall, Virginia Herbert* Pilika, Asti Kim, Cathy Lee Mehta, Devanshi Singh, Jatinder Pitafi, Ali Asim* Sir Philip, John Kennedy Kirnus, Mikhail Davidovich Michels, Paul Oskar* Popovich, James Kenneth Koebele, Christopher Roman Millan Sanchez, Martha Nelly Sydney Portnoy, Darin Arthur Sklar, Eric Bruce Koepke, James Robert Millin, Michael Gordon Privett, Brian Keith* Komolafe, Grace Iyabo Mishra, Chaitanya Smith, Kevin Sanford Puthawala, Mohamedtauqir Smith, Jr., John F. Koromia, George Kirenga Moore, Tanner Mattson Mohamedyakub Kowcheck, Caitlin Marie Mouradian-Al Tawil, Houda Soerries, Scott Russell Kreiter, Laurie Lynn* Elaine Rahman, Sarah (continued on page 11) Moustoukas, John Nicholas* Ramesh, Narayanan WV BOARD OF MEDICINE DECEMBER 2018 - PAGE 11 (continued from page 10) Jackson, Jamie Elizabeth Rosa, Rachel Marie McKay New Licensees Johns, Kayla Marie Sebben, Brittany Ann Spears, Gregory Lee de Zayas, Cheryl Elaine* Kenny, Erin Rae Sebert, Kacey Lynn Spera, Jr., Richard Victor* King, Amber Dawn Shumiloff, Shalee Lynn Sridharan, Srividhya PODIATRIC Kissell, Victoria Danielle Snyder,Jenna Alyse Stillman, Leland Carpenter* PHYSICIANS Stack, Ian Christopher Stooksberry, Timothy Noah Chen, Jacqueline Marie Lantz, Gretchen Danielle Stoner, Jacob Roger Stull, Todd Willis* Grant, Anthony William Laslo, Jillian Mari Stout, Heidi Jo Sullivan, Scott James Majewski, Christopher Eric Lee, Katharine Victoria Sun, YuanYuan Neequaye, Isaac Kwaku Lobert, Sarah Catherine Tomczyk, David Sutcliffe, Joan Hazel* Tuminski, Brian Joseph Turconi, Kayla Marie Yoo, Jungmin Mathis, Kelsey Dawn T - Z Waialae, Laura Alohalani Palmateer, Karen Malee Ward, Elizabeth Virginia Talbot, Timothy Scott* PHYSICIAN Paul, Erica Michelle Warner, Hannah Elizabeth Tashani, Mohamed Abdulkafi ASSISTANTS Pierce, Kate Kennedy Ragab Waseem, Raafeh Ahmed Temesgen, Frehiwot Derbew A - H Reese, Ashley Grace Womack, Peter John Ticknor, Arthur Sterling Abruzzino, Brittany Nicole Rick, Rebekah Ruth Wood, Thomas Wilson Toparli, Ahmet Akinola-Hadley, Saudat Rinchuse, Adele Denise Torosian, Justin Carrick Olayinka Olushola Townsend-Scott, Kimberly* Asbury, Caitlyn Justine Arlene Tseng, James Baldwin, III, Edward Beck Board Continues Turley, Steven Roger Berkhouse, Paige Nicole Bethlehem, Jill Bethany Valdez Arroyo, Sherley Rose Bolduc, Brandon Edouard Outreach Efforts Van Antwerp, Jason Bennard Booth, Heather Lynn As part of its long-term strategic goals, the Vane, Dennis William Bried, Jean Trimble West Virginia Board of Medicine completed seven Varner, Kyle Benton* Brunner, Jon-Michael Varughese, Jayson Francis Burns, Jr., Daniel Thomas major public presentations during 2018, most often Velyvis, John Henry Butler, Emily Jane by Executive Director Mark Spangler or Deputy Di- Venna, Venkat Raghavender rector and General Counsel Jamie Alley. Reddy Camerlengo, Chelsea Marie Verma, Nitin Carag, Brandon Phillip Topics focused on the Board’s role and re- Villa, Xavier Crites, Kaitlyn Nicole sponsibility for medical regulation, licensure and Vu, John Hai Nhu discipline in West Virginia. A recent presentation Dalton, Holli Lucia Wagner, Patrick Louis Delp, Priscilla Gail by Alley at the State Auditor’s annual seminar for Wali, Priyanka Kim Dent, Laura Michelle Chapter 30 licensing boards drilled down more Walker, William Rost Dingess, Amy Leigh specifically to “Best Practices in Managing Com- Walters, Garrett Douglas Domaoal, Peter John Warren, Richard Francis Villanueva plaints” against licensees. Watts, David John Other presentations during the year were made Webster, Ella Mae Eddy, Cristina Lee to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s Weinberg, Daniel Jay Ensminger, Jennifer Lynn Weiss, Lee Edward* Practitioner Diversion Awareness Conference in Whisenant, Kimara Helen Fansler, Allison Marie September; a risk management seminar at the Willeitner, Andrea Caterina Foti, Christopher John Susanne Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Wilson, Charles Richard* Gratchick, Ryan John Medicine in July; a Chronic Pain Coalition meeting Witt, Kathleen DePonte in June; the Joint Committee on Government Or- Wolfe, Gordon Keith Hamrick, Makenzie Taylor ganization / Government Operations in June; West Wu, Judy Yun-Lun* Harman Kerr, Shannon Catherine Liberty University’s physician assistant program in Yacob, Gabriel Elia Hatfield, Casey Shannon June; and the WV State Medical Association in Yangandawele, Tembele Tara Housden, Cara Garrett February. Yim, Joon Hyung Hunter, Kari Rae Ymalay, Ramon Reyes Presentations are posted on the Board’s web- Yoon, Jessica Sonita* J - W site at www.wvbom.wv.gov under the Public tab. Zazzaro, Patrick Francis WV BOARD OF MEDICINE DECEMBER 2018 - PAGE 12 Recommendations Regarding the Retention of Medical Records Creating and maintaining accurate and com- of patient medical records and all associated plete medical records are a fundamental part of fees. professional practice and are integral to the deliv- ery of high-quality medical care to patients in this Record retention policies should take into con- state. West Virginia Board of Medicine licensees sideration a variety of factors appropriate to the are required to maintain legible and coherent med- licensee’s practice, including: ical records that justify the course of treatment in a Patient need/practice specialty: The lodestar manner that makes the records accessible to the for record retention should be patient health patient, licensee and/or subsequent health provid- and safety. If patient care memorialized in er for as long as necessary to facilitate patients’ a medical record is likely to be critical to the current and prospective health care needs. patient’s future health care needs, err on the Maintaining patient medical records for an ap- side of preserving the record. Certain special- propriate length of time is important for several ties, including but not limited to oncology and reasons: hematology, should factor these concerns into Patient medical records are an important the standard retention period. source of current health information when care Patient age/capacity: At a minimum, records is transferred; for minor patients, including immunization re- Historical medical records can provide critical cords, should be maintained at least until the information and historical context for current statute of limitations passes for all claims that medical treatment and assessments; and may arise from the care. Records for patients Well-developed and carefully documented with disabilities which may affect cognition or medical records may provide crucial evidence legal capacity should be maintained for twenty for licensees who are faced with malpractice al- years to ensure availability of medical records legations. should a legal dispute arise. Payer or contract requirements: Some payers, West Virginia is one of many states that does including CMS, require that records be retained not have clear statutory guidelines for how long a for a certain period after the last entry into the physician must retain patient medical records. To record. The average minimum requirement is determine the appropriate length of time to main- five years; however, some Medicare/Medicaid tain records, the Board recommends that licens- audits and/or actions can occur up to ten years ees develop and implement a medical record re- after treatment and/or billing has occurred. tention and production policy in concert with legal Statutory or Regulatory Requirements: Sev- counsel. Appropriate policies should address: eral state and federal regulations and rules The categories of documents to be retained may affect medical record retention periods. (i.e. entire electronic health record (“EHR”), test For example, HIPAA requires the retention of results, patient encounter notes, immunization records for a minimum of six years after the last records; billing records); date of treatment. The Board’s legislative rules The specific time frame for medical record re- implementing the professional practice require- tention; ments of the West Virginia Medical Practice Act A procedure for providing notification of the li- authorize the Board to impose discipline upon censee’s retention policy to all patients; and licensees who do not maintain complete medi- Information concerning how to request copies (continued on page 13) WV BOARD OF MEDICINE DECEMBER 2018 - PAGE 13 West Virginia Board of Medicine Staff Staff Member Title E-Mail Address Ext. Mark Spangler Executive Director [email protected] 70005 Jamie Alley Deputy Director / General Counsel [email protected] 70009 Diane Callison PA Licensure Analyst [email protected] 70002 Greg Foster Board Attorney [email protected] 70017 Jamie Frame Executive Administrative Assistant [email protected] 70001 Sarah Loftus Paralegal [email protected] 70000 Patrick Muncie Investigator [email protected] 70015 Angela Scholl Licensure Analyst (Last Names A-L) [email protected] 70007 Deborah Scott Fiscal Officer [email protected] 70010 John (Brad) Smith Complaints Coordinator [email protected] 70008 Sheree Thompson Supervisor / Licensing, Certifications [email protected] 70011 & Renewals Division Leslie Thornton Supervisor / Investigation, [email protected] 70003 Complaints & Compliance Joshua Waine Receptionist / Administrataive Assist. [email protected] 70004 Carmella Walker Licensure Analyst (Last Names M-Z) [email protected] 70021 Andrew Wessels Director Intragoverment Relations [email protected] 70013 Scott Wilkinson Information Systems Coordinator [email protected] 70006

Medical Records (continued from page 12) cal records for at least three years after the last should take care to review this law and ensure date of treatment. that their practices and policies comply with these Statute of Limitations for Medical Profession- legal requirements. al Liability: Medical records should always be Electronic health records can help alleviate maintained beyond all applicable statutes of some storage issues associated with traditional limitation which may apply to claims arising paper medical records. However, EHRs raise a from the treatment provided. number of other concerns that a physician must be Pending Claims: All records related to pending aware of, including privacy issues and record own- claims should be retained until all aspects of ership. When using an EHR, a physician should the litigation are concluded, irrespective of the ensure that appropriate security safeguards are in age of the medical record. place to protect a patient’s protected health infor- mation. Likewise, a physician should ensure that At a minimum, the Board recommends that li- he or she has the ability to access patient EHRs, censees retain records for at least 10 years after even if the contract with the EHR company ends the last entry into the record or last date of service, or is not renewed. whichever is longer. Licensees should have an operational under- West Virginia Code §16-29-1 sets forth a pa- standing of the medical records archiving and tient’s right to access his or her own medical re- retrieval processes for their practice. Office staff cords, and West Virginia Code §16-29-2 establish- should also be knowledgeable of such processes es the cost-based fees a practitioner may charge and be aware of their responsibility in the transfer a patient for copies of medical records. Licensees or provision of medical records to patients. WV BOARD OF MEDICINE DECEMBER 2018 - PAGE 14 Conference Recognized Regionally, Nationally The sixth annual Appalachian Addiction & Pre- Dr. James Berry, medical director of the scription Drug Abuse Conference, held Oct. 18- Chestnut Ridge Center, believes MAT represents 20 in Charleston, drew attendance of nearly 400 a comprehensive, evidence-based approach to physicians, physician assistants, nurses, dentists, opioid addiction. He disputes the notion of MAT psychologists, lawyers, pharmacists, counselors, as simply a “replacement addiction,” but rather social workers and interested others, and contin- described MAT as a tool that works to increase ues to grow in recognition regionally and nation- function, quality of life and extension of life. ally as one of the premiere conferences of its kind. The 2019 Appalachian Addiction and Prescription Many presentations focused on the use of opi- Drug Abuse Conference is tentatively scheduled oids for acute and chronic pain (and the difference for Oct. 17-19 at the Marriott at Waterfront Place between them) and medication-assisted treatment in Morgantown. or MAT when addiction raises its ugly head. The conference is recognized by both the Dr. Don Teater, a North Carolina family physi- West Virginia Board of Medicine and the West cian, was lead facilitator of an expert panel dur- Virginia Board of Osteopathic Medicine, and sat- ing the development of the Centers for Disease isfies the licensing boards’ three-hour continuing Control (CDC) and Prevention’s Guidelines for medical education requirement on Best Practices Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain. As he noted Prescribing of Controlled Substances and Drug during an Oct. 20 presentation, the Diversion Training. Continuing education credits has 4.6 percent of the world’s population, yet uses for several other disciplines are available as well. 80 percent of the world’s opioids. West Virginia continues to lead the nation in opioid prescriptions and opioid-related overdose deaths. IMLC Pathway to Licensure Teater believes that physicians must continue The West Virginia Board of Medicine has is- the trend of prescribing fewer opioids for acute sued 70 licenses to physicians through the Inter- pain. While the CDC guidelines recommend initial state Medical Licensure Compact Commission prescriptions of three days or less, he said most (IMLCC) pathway since July 2018. Additionally, outpatient pain can be treated without any opioids there have been nine Letters of Qualification is- at all; a combination of ibuprofen and acetamino- sued. phen is the best treatment with the fewest side The IMLCC now has 26 participating member effects. He also told conference participants that states, territories or districts with the recent ad- there is no evidence that opioids are effective for dition of the District of Columbia. It appears that long-term treatment of chronic pain, and actually eight states are considering introducing legislation result in decreased quality of life. in 2019 to their respective legislative bodies in an His position was supported by Dr. Chester effort to join the compact. Buckenmaier, a retired colonel who is now pro- The IMLCC met in November in Denver, where gram director of the Defense and Veterans Center new officers were elected and two new rules were for Integrated Pain Management. A self-described adopted. The first rule addresses a coordinated “pain-iac,” Buckenmaier said opioid prescribing information system, and joint investigations and has become a national security issue. A Defense disciplinary actions. Secondly, a rule detailing and Veterans Pain Rating Scale that he advo- membership compliance and enforcement was cates focuses on patient function, rather than pain established. intensity. Measures of activity, sleep, mood and You can find this and other helpful information stress ultimately lead to alternative treatment op- on the commission’s updated website at www. tions and better outcomes. imlcc.org. WV BOARD OF MEDICINE DECEMBER 2018 - PAGE 15 2019 Licensure, Certification and Permit Renewals Announced ATTENTION: PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS Schedule III or IV controlled substance since April Licensure renewal for physician assistants will 1, 2016, you must provide proof that you have ob- begin on Wednesday, Feb. 6, and will conclude at tained and maintained access to the West Virginia 4:30 p.m. EDST on Friday, March 29. The renewal Controlled Substance Monitoring Program (WVC- application will be available on the Board’s website SMP). The WVCSMP is maintained and operated during this time period. All renewal applications and by the West Virginia Board of Pharmacy. Informa- fees must be received prior to 4:30 p.m. EDST on tion on how to register and/or gain a certificate of Friday, March 29 to avoid expiration of your license. registration may be found at www.wvbop.com. If your license expires, please expect an interruption A list of 2019 Frequently Asked Questions will be in your practice while your reinstatement application available on the Board’s website in January. Please is processed. review the FAQs prior to submitting a renewal ap- Renewal notices will be sent via electronic mail plication. to the email address that the Board has on file for each physician assistant (PA); therefore, please ATTENTION: MDs (LAST NAMES M-Z) AND ALL promptly apprise the Board of any contact informa- PODIATRIC PHYSICIANS tion changes. Licensure renewal for medical doctors (with last Certification by the National Commission on the names M-Z) and all podiatric physicians will begin Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) is no on Wednesday, May 1, and conclude at 4:30 p.m. longer a requirement for licensure renewal. Howev- EDST on Friday, June 28. The renewal application er, you will need to report your NCCPA status. If you will be available on the Board’s website during this are not NCCPA-certified, you must use the profes- time. All renewal applications and fees must be re- sional designation PA instead of PA-C. ceived prior to 4:30 p.m. EDST on Friday, June 28 When renewing your license, you must attest that to avoid expiration of your license. If your license ex- you have completed all required continuing medi- pires, please expect an interruption in your practice cal education (CME). Additionally, if you have pre- while your reinstatement application is processed. scribed, administered or dispensed any controlled Renewal notices will be sent via electronic mail substance between April 1, 2017 and the date that to the email address that the Board has on file; your renewal application is submitted, you are re- therefore, please promptly apprise the Board of any quired to complete three hours of Board-approved contact information changes. CME in drug diversion and best practices prescrib- In accordance with W. Va. Code 29-12D-1a(a), ing of controlled substances. the Board of Medicine is required to collect a bienni- A list of the courses that have been approved by al assessment of $125 from medical doctors in each the Board to satisfy the three-hour requirement is licensure renewal cycle through 2021. All proceeds available on the Continuing Medical Education sec- from the assessment go directly to the West Virginia tion of the website. Board of Risk and Insurance Management to satisfy Please note: This is not a one-time-only require- the outstanding liability of the Patient Injury Com- ment. You are required to complete this training bi- pensation Fund (PICF). annually; therefore, the training for this renewal cy- There are a few exemptions with regard to pay- cles must be completed between April 1, 2017 and ing the PICF fee, which can be accessed by visit- the date that you renew your license, which can be ing the PICF assessment fee section on the no later than 4:30 p.m. EDST on Friday, March 29. Board’s website. Please note that the Board is

Also, if you have prescribed or dispensed any prohibited (continued on page 16) WV BOARD OF MEDICINE DECEMBER 2018 - PAGE 16 Renewals (continued from page 15) from renewing a license if you do not pay the PICF tion with instructions to each company that currently fee. Additionally, if a license expires, it may not be holds a valid certificate of authorization issued by reinstated until the PICF assessment has been paid the Board of Medicine. To avoid expiration of your in full. Medical doctors who are not exempt may pay certificate of authorization, the Board must receive the assessment on the Board of Medicine website your complete application and renewal fee of $100 beginning Jan. 2. prior to 4:30 p.m. EDST on Friday, June 28. When renewing your medical license, you will need to attest that you have completed all required CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE DISPENSING continuing medical education (CME). You may re- PRACTITIONER REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE view CME requirements on the Continuing Medical If you engage in office-based dispensing and/ Education section of the Board’s website. or administering of controlled substances, including If you have prescribed, administered or dis- free samples of controlled substances, you must be pensed any controlled substance between July 1, registered with the Board as a controlled substance 2017 and the date that your renewal application is dispensing practitioner. Controlled substance dis- submitted, you must complete three hours of Board- pensing practitioner registration certificates are site approved CME in drug diversion and best practices specific; therefore, you must hold a valid dispensing prescribing of controlled substances. A list of the certificate for each location at which you administer courses that have been approved by the Board to or dispense controlled substances. satisfy the three-hour requirement is available on Certificates for PAs expire on March 31, unless the Continuing Medical Education section of the successfully renewed during the Board’s upcoming website. renewal period, which will begin on Wednesday, Please note: This is not a one-time-only require- Feb. 6, and will conclude at 4:30 p.m. EDST on Fri- ment. You are required to complete this training bi- day, March 29. Applications will be available on the annually; therefore, the training for this renewal cy- Board’s website beginning Feb. 6. cles must be completed between July 1, 2017 and Likewise, certificates for physicians (last names the date that your renewal application is submitted, M-Z) and all podiatric physicians will expire on which can be no later than 4:30 p.m. EDST on June June 30, unless successfully renewed during the 28. Board’s upcoming renewal period, which will begin Also, if you have prescribed or dispensed any on Wednesday, May 1, and conclude at 4:30 p.m. Schedule II, III or IV controlled substance, you must EDST on Friday, June 28. Applications will be avail- provide proof that you have obtained and maintained able on the Board’s website beginning May 1. access to the West Virginia Controlled Substance Monitoring Program (WVCSMP). The WVCSMP is EDUCATIONAL PERMITS FOR POSTGRADU- maintained and operated by the West Virginia Board ATE TRAINING PARTICIPANTS of Pharmacy. Information on how to register and/ Pursuant to the Board’s emergency rule 11 CSR or gain a certificate of registration may be found at 12, which became effective on Sept. 18, 2018, be- www.wvbop.com. ginning July 1, 2019, all allopathic postgraduate A list of 2019 Frequently Asked Questions will training participants must hold either a West Virginia be available on the Board’s website in April 2019. medical license or an educational permit. Please review the FAQs prior to submitting a renew- As mentioned in the Letter from the President al application. (see page 2), the Board has been issuing educa- tional permits since October 2018 to postgraduate PLLC CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORIZATION training participants who elected to opt in early. All On April 24, the Board will mail a Professional permits that have been issued to date will expire on Limited Liability Company (PLLC) renewal applica- (continued on page 17) WV BOARD OF MEDICINE DECEMBER 2018 - PAGE 17 MD Map

HANCOCK 50 (22) Number of Active Medical Doctors

BROOKE by County of Practice 37 (17) ( ) = MDs Retiring Within 10 Years 226 (111)

MARSHALL 25 (8)

MONONGALIA WETZEL 994 (225) 8 (4) MORGAN MARION 12 (5) PRESTON TYLER 64 (31) BERKELEY 7 (3) 32 (12) MINERAL 213 (67) PLEASANTS 21 (8) 3 (3) TAYLOR HARRISON 9 (3) HAMPSHIRE JEFFERSON DODDRIDGE 208 (73) 17 (11) 69 (33) 3 (0) WOOD RITCHIE 160 (65) BARBOUR 2 (1) 12 (7) GRANT TUCKER 14 (8) 4 (3) HARDY WIRT LEWIS 6 (2) 1 (0) 33 (17) GILMER 2 (0) UPSHUR CALHOUN JACKSON 20 (5) RANDOLPH 8 (7) 6 (3) 55 (22) MASON 31 (13) ROANE BRAXTON 13 (5) PENDLETON 7 (3) 4 (3)

PUTNAM WEBSTER 68 (26) CLAY 6 (1) 6 (2) CABELL 596 (199) KANAWHA 752 (296) NICHOLAS POCAHONTAS 22 (15) 4 (1) 0 WAYNE 28 (11) LINCOLN 1-25 3 (1) BOONE FAYETTE 26-50 15 (9) 32 (15) GREENBRIER 58 (30) 51-75 MINGO LOGAN 13 (7) 47 (19) RALEIGH 76-100 204 (83) SUMMERS Greater than 100 WYOMING 6 (3) MONROE 5 (3) 3 (1)

MERCER MCDOWELL 122 (65) 20 (16)

Renewals (continued from page 16) June 30. Permits may be renewed on an annual ba- verify the accuracy of a renewal applicant's sis for the period of July 1 through June 30 of each certification of continuing education." year and cost $100. An initial educational permit In just a few weeks, the Board will conduct its application and additional information is available annual CME audit. If you renewed your license in here. 2018, you attested that you successfully completed Educational permit renewal applications will be all continuing education requirements for the CME available on the Board’s website beginning April 2. cycle of July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2018. If you CME AUDIT are randomly selected for a CME compliance audit, W.Va. Code R. 11-6-5.2 authorizes the Board you will need to submit written documentation which to "conduct such audits and investigations as it supports your renewal attestation. considers necessary to assure compliance with continuing medical education requirements and to WV BOARD OF MEDICINE DECEMBER 2018 - PAGE 18 DPM Map

HANCOCK 2 (1) Number of Active Podiatric Physicians

BROOKE by County of Practice 2 (1) ( ) = DPMs Retiring Within 10 Years OHIO 6 (0)

MARSHALL 1 (0)

MONONGALIA WETZEL 7 (0) 1 (1) MARION MORGAN 2 (0) PRESTON TYLER BERKELEY MINERAL 5 (2) PLEASANTS TAYLOR HARRISON HAMPSHIRE JEFFERSON DODDRIDGE 5 (1) 1 (0) 2 (2) WOOD RITCHIE BARBOUR 4 (4) GRANT TUCKER HARDY WIRT LEWIS GILMER CALHOUN JACKSON UPSHUR 2 (0) RANDOLPH 1 (0) 3 (2) MASON ROANE BRAXTON PENDLETON

PUTNAM WEBSTER 1 (0) CLAY CABELL 10 (0) KANAWHA 10 (3) NICHOLAS POCAHONTAS No podiatric physicians WAYNE LINCOLN One or more

BOONE FAYETTE 2 (1) GREENBRIER 1 (1)

MINGO LOGAN 2 (17) 2 (0) RALEIGH 7 (2) SUMMERS WYOMING MONROE

MERCER MCDOWELL 4 (1) WV BOARD OF MEDICINE DECEMBER 2018 - PAGE 19 PA Map

HANCOCK 11 (1) Number of Active Physician Assistants

BROOKE by County of Practice 7 (2) ( ) = PAs Retiring Within 10 Years OHIO 60 (8) • Listed by Primary Practice Setting • Total PAs = 974 • 130 PAs were Without Practice Agreements as of 6/30/18 MARSHALL • Some PAs may Practice in Multiple Counties 5 (0)

MONONGALIA WETZEL 157 (13) 2 (2) MORGAN MARION 1 (1) PRESTON TYLER 13 (4) BERKELEY 3 (0) 9 (1) MINERAL 43 (5) PLEASANTS 11 (7) TAYLOR HARRISON 6 (2) HAMPSHIRE JEFFERSON DODDRIDGE 38 (5) 4 (1) 32 (6) WOOD RITCHIE 34 (2) BARBOUR 7 (4) GRANT TUCKER 2 (1) 6 (1) HARDY WIRT LEWIS 12 (2) 4 (0) 12 (1) GILMER UPSHUR CALHOUN JACKSON 12 (2) RANDOLPH 3 (1) 3 (2) 34 (9) MASON 2 (0) ROANE BRAXTON 4 (1) PENDLETON 2 (1) 4 (1)

PUTNAM WEBSTER 12 (0) CLAY 3 (1) 2 (0) CABELL 72 (8) KANAWHA 157 (17) NICHOLAS POCAHONTAS 14 (2) 1 (0) 0 WAYNE 1 (0) LINCOLN 1-25 4 (0) BOONE FAYETTE 26-50 6 (0) 18 (3) GREENBRIER 7 (1) 51-75 MINGO LOGAN 3 (1) 10 (1) RALEIGH 76-100 45 (3) SUMMERS Greater than 100 WYOMING 1 (0) MONROE

MERCER MCDOWELL 28 (2) 5 (2)