HB4815

Allows community health centers in West Virginia to offer bonuses and incentives to employees.

West Virginia HB4815 allows community health centers, designated as political subdivisions, to provide performance-based bonuses or recruitment and retention incentives to employees. These bonuses must not exceed 10 percent of the employee's annual base salary unless approved by a two-thirds vote of the governing board. The bonuses must be funded using non-state appropriated funds and comply with federal rules for Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs). This provision aims to support the recruitment and retention of qualified health care professionals in rural and underserved areas.