Weirton Medical Center, Inc. v. West Virginia Board of Medicine

This case’s central question is when does W.Va.Code 30-3-14(b) [1986] require a hospital to report to the West Virginia Board of Medicine a hospital’s disciplinary action against a physician.1 The Board of Medicine maintains that a hospital’s report is required within sixty (60) days of the completion of the hospital’s formal disciplinary procedure and the Weirton Medical Center maintains that its report is not required until sixty (60) days after the completion of both the hospital’s formal disciplinary procedure and any resulting legal action. Although we agree with the Board of Medicine’s…