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H. B. 3020


(By Delegates White, Campbell, Perry and Shook)

[Introduced March 10, 2009; referred to the

Committee on Government Organization.]





A BILL to amend and reenact §5-16-12a of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to the requirement that employers provide reasonable documentation to the Director of the Public Employees Insurance Agency.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

That §5-16-12a of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended and reenacted to read as follows:

ARTICLE 16. WEST VIRGINIA PUBLIC EMPLOYEES INSURANCE ACT.

§5-16-12a. Inspections; violations and penalties.

(a) Employers participating in any of the Public Employees Insurance Agency plans shall provide, to the director, upon request, all documentation reasonably required for the director to discharge the responsibilities under this article. This documentation shall include, but not limited to, employment records sufficient to verify actual full-time employment of the employer's employees who participate in the Public Employees Insurance Agency plans.

(a) (b) Upon a determination of the director or his or her designated representative that there is probable cause to believe that fraud, abuse or other illegal activities involving transactions with the agency has occurred, the director or his or her designated representative is authorized to refer the alleged violations to the Insurance Commissioner for investigation and, if appropriate, prosecution, pursuant to article forty-one, chapter thirty-three of this code. For purposes of this section, "transactions with the agency" includes, but is not limited to, application by any insured or dependent, any employer, or any type of health care provider for payment to be made to that person or any third party by the agency.

(b) (c) Any person who violates any provision of this article for which no other penalty is specifically provided is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, is subject to a fine of not less than $100 but not more than $500, or imprisonment for a period of not less than twenty-four hours but not more than fifteen days, or both.




NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to require that employers participating in the Public Employees Insurance Agency plans provide, upon request, all reasonable documentation required for the director of the Public Employees Insurance Agency to operate the plans, including certain employment records.

Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from the present law, and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.
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