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WV HB4815
Bill
Status
Introduced
1/26/2026
Primary Sponsor
Roy Cooper
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AI Summary
- Authorizes community health centers designated as political subdivisions to provide performance-based bonuses and recruitment/retention incentives to employees
- Bonuses and incentives must be funded from non-state sources such as federal grants, third-party reimbursements, and program income, and must comply with federal Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) rules
- Limits bonuses to 10 percent of an employee's annual base salary unless a two-thirds vote of the full governing board approves a higher amount with written justification
- Requires bonus policies to be formally adopted by the health center's governing board and incorporated into official personnel policies
- Applies only to community health centers that operate under Section 330 of the Public Health Service Act and are governed by a community-based board with fiduciary responsibility
Legislative Description
Allow community health center to provide sign-on bonus
Health
Last Action
To House Health and Human Resources
1/26/2026
Committee Referrals
Health & Human Resources1/26/2026
Full Bill Text
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