WV HB5458

Establishes a new Genetic Counselors Practice Act requiring licensure through the West Virginia Board of Medicine, including criminal background checks for all applicants and continuing education requirements

Restructures Board of Medicine membership requirements, specifying that physician and podiatrist members must maintain active clinical practice for at least 50% of their professional work and reside in West Virginia

Removes provisions for radiologist assistants and repeals sections related to endorsement licensure, temporary licensure, and administrative medicine licenses under previous regulations

Creates new "practice credential" category separate from full licensure, allowing the board to issue permits, certifications, and registrations for practitioners to treat West Virginia patients within specified limits

Establishes that violations of the prohibition against genetic counselors or active candidate status permittees representing themselves as licensed physicians constitutes a felony punishable by 1-2 years imprisonment, fines up to $2,000, or both