Board Orders & Sactions
Disciplinary Action Summaries & Board Orders
Official public disclosures of formal Board actions, consent agreements, reprimands, license suspensions, and reinstatements issued by the West Virginia Board of Examiners for Registered Professional Nurses.
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Discipline reports are published and updated on a monthly basis. Prior to taking any employment, privilege, or credentialing action based on these lists, please verify a nurse's real-time license status through our Online Verification Portal or via the NURSYS National Database.
Types of Board Actions
Select a disciplinary category below to view statutory definitions and practice limitations under West Virginia law:
Consent Agreement (Probation)
A Consent Agreement is a formal settlement between the Board and the licensee resulting from an informal disposition of a complaint. Agreements requiring probation generally impose practice restrictions.
Note on Probationary Period: Time is counted toward the required probationary period only while the individual is actively working as a registered professional nurse. If a nurse is not actively practicing, that time does not count toward completing probation.
Reprimand
A Reprimand is the least restrictive formal disciplinary action taken by the Board. A licensee is permitted to continue practicing nursing without restrictions while a reprimand is part of their official record.
Suspension
A Suspension halts a licensee's legal authority to practice nursing, typically resulting from disciplinary action or a violation of a Board order/contract. A nurse cannot practice nursing in West Virginia while their license is suspended.
Summary Suspension
A Summary Suspension is an immediate action taken when the Board determines a licensee poses an immediate threat to public health and safety. The individual must immediately cease practicing and cannot represent themselves as a registered nurse.
Reinstatement
A Reinstatement occurs after a licensee successfully completes all required disciplinary terms. Reinstatement may restore a license to unencumbered status or transition a suspended license into a probationary period.
Annual Discipline Reports (Fiscal Years)
- 📄 Annual Discipline Report: July 2025 – June 2026 (PDF)
- 📄 Annual Discipline Report: July 2024 – June 2025 (PDF)
- 📄 Annual Discipline Report: July 2023 – June 2024 (PDF)
- 📄 Annual Discipline Report: July 2022 – June 2023 (PDF)
- 📄 Annual Discipline Report: July 2021 – June 2022 (PDF)
- 📄 Annual Discipline Report: July 2020 – June 2021 (PDF)
- 📄 Annual Discipline Report: July 2019 – June 2020 (PDF)
- 📄 Annual Discipline Report: July 2018 – June 2019 (PDF)
- 📄 Annual Discipline Report: July 2017 – June 2018 (PDF)
- 📄 Annual Discipline Report: July 2016 – June 2017 (PDF)
- 📄 Annual Discipline Report: July 2015 – June 2016 (PDF)
- 📄 Annual Discipline Report: July 2014 – June 2015 (PDF)
- 📄 Annual Discipline Report: July 2013 – June 2014 (PDF)
- 📄 Annual Discipline Report: July 2012 – June 2013 (PDF)
- 📄 Annual Discipline Report: July 2011 – June 2012 (PDF)
- 📄 Annual Discipline Report: July 2010 – June 2011 (PDF)
- 📄 Annual Discipline Report: July 2009 – June 2010 (PDF)
- 📄 Annual Discipline Report: July 2008 – June 2009 (PDF)
- 📄 Annual Discipline Report: July 2007 – June 2008 (PDF)
- 📄 Annual Discipline Report: July 2006 – June 2007 (PDF)
- 📄 Annual Discipline Report: July 2003 – June 2006 (PDF)
Requesting Certified Copies of Board Orders
To obtain official, certified copies of specific Board Orders or Consent Agreements, submit a written request directly to the Board office. Please include the full name of the nurse, license number (if known), and the mailing address where documents should be sent.
- Document Fee: $3.00 for the first page; $0.25 for each additional page (an invoice will be included with your mailing).
- Email Requests:rnboard@wv.gov
- Mailing Address: WV Board of Registered Nurses, 5001 MacCorkle Ave. SW, South Charleston, WV 25309
- Telephone: (304) 744-0900