This policy requires that each department assign roles and responsibilities to ensure application of privacy principles to Personally Identifiable Information. It also requires workforce training, confidentiality agreements, sanctions, incident reporting and response, and compliance.
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 policy is not more stringent than similar federal law.
West Virginia Executive Branch Privacy Policy: Accountability, Policy No: WVEB-P101
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