This procedure provides a basis for appropriate removal of Personally Identifiable Information (PII), including Protected Health Information (PHI), before sharing with a third party. The procedure outlines the acceptable method of redaction for PII maintained or disclosed on paper and instructs that employees are responsible for safeguarding PII, whether in paper or electronic documents.
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.