This procedure requires all members of the workforce of Departments within the West Virginia Executive Branch to sign the West Virginia Executive Branch Confidentiality Agreement (Agreement). The Agreement requires the members to handle confidential information in accordance with policy; provides notice of potential disciplinary action, including dismissal; and binds the member to continue the protection of confidential information after termination of the workforce relationship.
West Virginia Executive Branch Privacy policy and procedure is not based on any one federal or state privacy law. This privacy policy/procedure materially addresses the various requirements of the majority of the laws and regulations with which the West Virginia Executive Branch must comply and serves as a foundation or baseline. There are twenty-four related federal laws and twenty-eight state laws that govern various aspects of the West Virginia Executive Branch privacy program.
Summaries of West Virginia’s Privacy Requirements may be found at http://privacy.wv.gov/SiteCollectionDocuments/Legal/2016%20Privacy%20Requirements%20FINAL.pdf
This procedure is not more stringent than similar federal law.
West Virginia Executive Branch Privacy Policy: Execution of Confidentiality Agreements, Procedure No: WVEB-P101.2
Details
Type: PolicyAgency: Risk And Insurance Management
CSR Number: none supplied
Effective Date: April 1, 2012
Summary
Submitter Details
Name: Sue HagaEmail: sue.c.haga@wv.gov
Phone: 304-766-2646