Introduced Version
House Bill 2811 History
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H. B. 2811
(By Delegate Perry (By Request))
[Introduced March 4, 2013; referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary.]
A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by
adding thereto a new article, designated §21-16-1, relating to
prohibiting convicted felons from holding employment positions
that provide them with access to medical, financial or other
confidential information of clients or patients of the
employer; and authorizing rule-making.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended
by adding thereto a new article, designated §21-16-1, to read as
follows:
ARTICLE 16. EMPLOYMENT OF CONVICTED FELONS.
§21-16-1. Employment of felons prohibited; rule-making.
__________(a) An employer, as that term is defined by section two,
article one-a of this chapter, is prohibited from employing convicted felons who have, or might have, access to financial,
medical or other confidential information relating to patients or
clients of that employer.
__________(b) A person, as that term is defined by section two, article
one-a of this chapter, who is a convicted felon is prohibited from
holding employment in a position that gives, or might give, him or
her access to financial, medical or other confidential information
relating to patients or clients of his or her employer.
__________(c) The Commissioner of Labor is authorized to propose rules
for legislative approval in accordance with article three, chapter
twenty-nine-a of this code necessary to effectuate this section.
__________
__________NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to
prohibit convicted felons
from holding employment positions that provide them with access to
medical, financial or other confidential information of clients or
patients of the employer. The bill authorizes rule-making.
This article is new; therefore, it has been completely
underscored.