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A WCA is the written agreement between an APRN and a collaborating physician that must be verified and filed with the West Virginia Board of Nursing to obtain and maintain prescriptive authority. It must include mutually agreed-upon prescribing guidelines or protocols, a description of individual and shared responsibilities, provisions for periodic joint evaluation of prescriptive practices, and a plan for coverage during the physician’s absence. We structure compliant WCAs for you — you review and sign.

West Virginia replaced traditional practice agreements for PAs with a Practice Notification system under W. Va. Code § 30-3E-10A. Before a PA can practice, the PA and a healthcare facility must file a Practice Notification with the WV Board of Medicine naming one or more collaborating physicians. The Board must activate the notification before practice begins. The PA must notify the Board within 10 days of termination of any practice notification. We coordinate this process for you.

No. West Virginia law explicitly states that constant physical presence of the collaborating physician is not required for PA collaboration, and that collaboration does not require the physician’s presence at the place where services are rendered. Collaboration can occur entirely by telecommunications — as long as the physician and PA are, or can easily be, in contact. The same remote flexibility applies to NP collaborative agreements, with no geographic proximity requirement.

There is no hard statutory ratio limit in West Virginia law. However, the West Virginia Board of Medicine strongly recommends that physicians do not enter into collaborative agreements with more than 3 NPs or full-time equivalents at any one time. This recommendation is not a legal cap but reflects board guidance on maintaining meaningful collaboration. We help you structure arrangements that are appropriate for your schedule and the board’s expectations.

Yes. Both APRNs and PAs in West Virginia may prescribe Schedule II controlled substances, but only for a maximum 3-day supply. APRNs may not prescribe Schedule I controlled substances. These limits are defined in W. Va. Code § 30-7-15b and the Board of Medicine regulations governing PA prescriptive authority. Prescriptions for controlled substances must also comply with West Virginia’s Controlled Substances Monitoring Program.

For APRNs and PAs: the most reliable way to find a collaborating physician in West Virginia is through a managed matching platform. West Virginia’s framework has several state-specific elements — the WCA must be verified and filed with the WV Board of Nursing before prescriptive authority is valid, the PA Practice Notification must be filed with the WV Board of Medicine and activated before practice begins, and Schedule II prescribing is limited to a 3-day supply, which must be reflected correctly in both agreements. A managed platform ensures these elements are handled before patient care starts. Searching independently through professional directories or social media often results in agreements that lack the Board filing steps or that do not accurately reflect the controlled substance limitations — which can invalidate the APRN’s prescriptive authority entirely if the WCA is not on file. For physicians: if you are evaluating collaborating physician jobs in West Virginia and want to understand what the role requires, the WV Board of Medicine has stated clearly that the collaborating physician does not need to be physically present — they need to be available and responsive. A collaborative physician in West Virginia is a reachable, documented partner in the APRN’s or PA’s practice, and if you want to find collaborating physician positions that are well-structured and compliance-ready, a managed platform is the most efficient route.

Physician collaboration in West Virginia is the legal arrangement that enables an APRN to hold prescriptive authority (through a Written Collaborative Agreement under W. Va. Code § 30-7-15b) and enables a PA to practice medicine (through a Practice Notification under W. Va. Code § 30-3E-10A). A collaborative physician in West Virginia takes on defined obligations in both arrangements: for NPs, the WCA must include mutually agreed prescribing guidelines, shared responsibility descriptions, periodic joint evaluation of prescriptive practices, and an absence coverage plan; for PAs, the Practice Notification must name the physician and describe their role. Beyond these defined elements, the collaborative physician does not manage the APRN’s or PA’s patient load, schedule, or daily clinical decisions. Most physicians holding West Virginia collaboration arrangements structure them as low-overhead remote income that requires a few hours per month per arrangement. This is why collaborating physician jobs in West Virginia attract physicians who want meaningful supplemental income that is stable, clearly defined, and does not disrupt their primary practice.