The Hope Clinic in Raleigh County and Memorial Rehab Clinic in Wood County received directives to close. Here are five things to know:
1. The pain clinics didn’t meet requirements for licensure, according to the report.
2. The Hope Clinic didn’t have a physician with ownership interest working full time at the site.
3. There were new regulations launched for West Virginia pain clinics in 2012, but the state didn’t have the pain clinic licensing program ready until last year.
4. The pain clinics must notify patients about the closing, according to the state’s new rules.
5. There is an estimated 60 pain clinics operating in West Virginia, according to the report.
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