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§16-55-4. Members of the Advisory Coalition on Palliative Care

WV Code § 16-55-4 (2019) (N/A)
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(a) The Advisory Coalition on Palliative Care consists of the individuals appointed by the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Delegates who are health professionals having palliative care work experience and/or expertise in palliative care delivery models in a variety of inpatient, outpatient, and community settings and with a variety of populations, including pediatric, youth, and adults.

(b) The members include:

(1) A physician who practices palliative care in this state and is licensed pursuant to the provisions of §30-3-1 et seq. of this code, who shall serve as chair of the coalition for the first meeting until a chairman is selected by the Advisory Coalition;

(2) A physician;

(3) A registered professional nurse;

(4) A social worker;

(5) A pharmacist;

(6) A spiritual advisor;

(7) A patient advocate;

(8) A family caregiver advocate;

(9) One additional palliative care practitioner; and

(10) The Executive Director of the Center for End of Life Care, or his or her designee.

(c) The co-chairs of the Joint Committee on Health serve as nonvoting members, ex-officio.

(d) Membership on the coalition shall be distributed among the congressional districts of the state, and each congressional district shall be represented in the membership of the coalition.

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