Relating to authorizing the Board of Medicine to promulgate a legislative rule relating to continuing education for physicians and podiatric physicians.
HB 4293 authorizes West Virginia's Board of Medicine to implement a specific continuing education rule (11 CSR 06) for physicians and podiatric physicians. The bill formally approves a legislative rule the Board had already proposed, which outlines continuing education requirements for these healthcare professionals. This procedural bill does not change the education standards themselves but grants the Board the legal authority to enforce the existing rule. It directly affects licensed physicians and podiatric physicians who must meet these continuing education requirements to maintain their licenses.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 14, 2026
Last action Jan 30, 2026
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Jan 30, 2026
Committee
To House Judiciary
lower
Jan 30, 2026
Committee
Do pass, but first to Judiciary
lower
Jan 14, 2026
Committee
To House Government Organization
lower
Jan 14, 2026
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
Jan 14, 2026
Committee
To Government Organization then Judiciary
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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Doug Smith
RRepublican
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