{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-16b-15-6","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 16B-15-6","heading":"Provisional employment pending completion of background check.","body":"(a) The department, covered provider, or covered contractor may permit an applicant to work on a provisional basis for not more than 60 days pending notification from the director regarding the results of the criminal background check if:\n(1) The applicant is subject to direct on-site supervision, as specified in rule by the Inspector General, during the course of the provisional period; and\n(2) In a signed statement the applicant:\n(A) Affirms that he or she has not committed a disqualifying offense;\n(B) Acknowledges that a disqualifying offense reported in the required criminal history record information check shall constitute good cause for termination; and\n(C) Acknowledges that the department, covered provider, or covered contractor may terminate the individual if a disqualifying offense is reported in the background check.\n(b) Provisional employees who have requested a variance shall not be required to sign such a statement. The department, covered provider, or covered contractor may continue to employ an applicant if an applicant applies for a variance of his or her fitness determination until the variance is resolved.","path":["CHAPTER 16B. INSPECTOR GENERAL.","ARTICLE 15. WEST VIRGINIA CLEARANCE FOR ACCESS: REGISTRY AND EMPLOYMENT SCREENING ACT."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/16B-15-6/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:23:51Z","sha256":"2fd8cb7b8f8683bde74d2c412514a501f512bca3ff5d5374d4585c4597e9d17f","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-16b-15-5","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-16b-15-7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}