Emergency Rules

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Title/Series	61-1
Agency	Agriculture
Rule Name	Animal Disease Control
Filed	July 6, 2012
Effective	August 9, 2012

Title/Series	61-16
Agency	Agriculture
Rule Name	Inspection of Meat and Poultry
Filed	April 25, 2013
Effective	ERD by June 6, 2013

Title/Series	61-28 Emergency Amendment 61-28
Agency	Agriculture
Rule Name	Poultry Litter and Manure Movemement into Primary Poultry Breeder Rearing Areas
Filed	July 11, 2012 Emergency Amendment Filed September 13, 2012
Effective	August 9, 2012 Emergency Amendment Effective October 17, 2012

Title/Series	208-1
Agency	Broadband Deployment Council
Rule Name	Broadband Deployment Grants Program
Filed	May 14, 2012
Effective	May 24, 2012

Title/Series	135-53
Agency	Community and Technical College Education
Rule Name	Human Resources Administration
Filed	February 19, 2013
Effective	February 19, 2013

Title/Series	5-10 Emergency Amendment 5-10
Agency	Dental Examiners
Rule Name	Practitioner Requirements for Accessing the West Virginia Controlled Substances Monitoring Program Database
Filed	July 26, 2012
Effective	August 17, 2012 Emergency Amendment Effective October 2, 2012

Title/Series	64-18 (Section 64-18-6 Only)
Agency	Health
Rule Name	General Sanitation
Filed	April 5, 2012
Effective	April 23, 2012

Title/Series	69-7
Agency	Health and Human Resources
Rule Name	Opioid Treatment Programs
Filed	July 31, 2012
Effective	August 9, 2012

Title/Series	65-28
Agency	Health Care Authority
Rule Name	West Virginia Health Information Network
Filed	February 8, 2012
Effective	February 26, 2012

Title/Series	133-53
Agency	Higher Education Policy Commission
Rule Name	Human Resources Administration
Filed	February 19, 2013
Effective	February 19, 2013

Title/Series	179-1 179-1 Emergency Amendment
Agency	Lottery
Rule Name	State Lottery Rules
Filed	February 27, 2012 Amendment filed May 11, 2012
Effective	March 1, 2012 Emergency Amendment Effective May 24, 2012

Title/Series	11-10 Amendment
Agency	Medicine
Rule Name	Practitioner Requirements for Accessing the West Virginia Controlled Substances Monitoring Program Database
Filed	June 8, 2012 Amendment filed June 26, 2012
Effective	July 5, 2012 Amendment Effective July 5, 2012

Title/Series	56-19
Agency	Miners' Health, Safety and Training
Rule Name	Rules Governing Substance Abuse Screening, Standards and Procedures
Filed	Emergency Amendment Filed April 8, 2013 December 27, 2012
Effective	Emergency Amendment ERD by May 20, 2013 February 6, 2013

Title/Series	48-7
Agency	Miner Training Education and Certification
Rule Name	Rules Governing the Standards for Certification of Coal Mine Electricians
Filed	July 13, 2012
Effective	August 23, 2012

Title/Series	58-47
Agency	Natural Resources
Rule Name	Prohibitions when Hunting and Trapping
Filed	May 30, 2012
Effective	June 6, 2012

Title/Series	24-7 24-7 Emergency Amendment
Agency	Osteopathic Medicine
Rule Name	Practitioner Requirements for Controlled Substances Licensure and Accessing the West Virginia Controlled Substances Database
Filed	June 29, 2012 Amendment filed July 13, 2012
Effective	Amendment Effective August 24, 2012

Title/Series	15-8
Agency	Pharmacy
Rule Name	Controlled Substances Monitoring
Filed	June 8, 2012
Effective	July 5, 2012

Title/Series	15-11
Agency	Pharmacy
Rule Name	Ephedrine and Psuedoephedrine Control
Filed	June 8, 2012
Effective	July 5, 2012

Title/Series	19-14 Emergency Amendment 19-14
Agency	Registered Professional Nurses
Rule Name	Practitioner Requirements for Accessing the West Virginia Controlled Substances Monitoring Program Database
Filed	June 22, 2012 Amendment filed August 1, 2012
Effective	July 27, 2012 Emergency Amendment Effective August 8, 2012

Title/Series	153-44
Agency	Secretary of State
Rule Name	Regulation of Late Voter Registration
Filed	August 3, 2012
Effective	August 20, 2012

Title/Series	29-1
Agency	Speech Pathology and Audiology
Rule Name	Licensure of Speech-Pathology and Audiology
Filed	April 2, 2012
Effective	April 23, 2012

Title/Series	47-2
Agency	Water Resources, Div. of Water & Waste Mgmt.
Rule Name	Requirements Governing Water Quality Standards
Filed	January 30, 2013
Effective	March 12, 2013