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Appropriate Use of Social Media 1/13/2020

Conflict of Interest Policy 1/8/2018

Corporate Practice of Medicine 3/19/2018

Guidelines for the Chronic Use of Opioid Analgesics in Patient Care 9/11/2017

Loans between Physicians and Patients 5/10/2010

Minimum Requirements and Guidelines for Physicians in Collaborative Relationships for Prescriptive Authority with APRNs 5/7/2018

Pain Management at End of Life 5/10/2010

Procedure for Making Public Comments at Meetings of the Board 1/8/2018

The Presence of Service Animals in Health Care Settings 9/14/2009

The Use of Lasers in Surgery 5/10/2010

The Use of Letters of Protection with Established Patients 11/9/2009

Treatment of Opioid Addiction Within The Medical Office 11/15/2016

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The West Virginia Board of Medicine is the sole authority for the issuance of licenses to practice medicine and surgery, to practice podiatry, and to practice as a physician assistant in collaboration with MDs and DPMs in the State of West Virginia, and is the regulatory and disciplinary body for medical doctors, podiatric physicians and their physician assistants.

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