WV SB807

Authorizes physician assistants to own businesses and hold shares in medical corporations in West Virginia, expanding ownership rights previously limited to licensed physicians and podiatrists

Requires physician assistants who refer patients to clinical laboratories or pharmacies in which they have a proprietary interest to provide written disclosure to patients, allowing patients to choose alternative facilities

Establishes grounds for denying or disciplining physician assistant licenses for improper referrals where the physician assistant has an undisclosed proprietary interest

Amends the Uniform Limited Liability Company Act to designate physician assistants as professionals eligible to form professional limited liability companies for providing medical services

Applies existing professional discipline provisions for physicians and podiatrists to physician assistants, including reporting requirements and grounds for license denial or disciplinary action