Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, the Insurance Commissioner may:
(1) Exempt no more than 20 positions of the offices of the Insurance Commissioner from the classified service of the state, the employees of which positions shall serve at the will and pleasure of the commissioner: Provided, That such exempt positions shall be in addition to those positions in classified-exempt service under the classification plan adopted by the Division of Personnel; and
(2) Expend such sums for professional services as he or she determines are necessary to perform duties under this chapter. The provisions of 5A-3-1 et seq. of this code relating to the Purchasing Division of the Department of Administration shall not apply to these contracts, and the Insurance Commissioner shall award the contract or contracts on a competitive basis.
Structure West Virginia Code
Chapter 23. Workers' Compensation
Article 1. General Administrative Provisions
§23-1-1. Regulation of the Workers Compensation System by the Insurance Commissioner; Findings
§23-1-1b. Powers and Duties of Insurance Commissioner
§23-1-1c. Payment Withholding; Interception; Penalty
§23-1-1d. Rules of Former Division of Workers Compensation
§23-1-1g. Legislative Intent to Create a Quasi-Public Entity
§23-1-2. Oversight of the Workers Compensation Commission
§23-1-3. Payment of Salaries and Expenses Generally; Manner; Limitation
§23-1-4. Records; Confidentiality; Exceptions
§23-1-4a. Bond for Executive Director and Associate Director
§23-1-5. Office of Insurance Commissioner; Hearings
§23-1-6. Employment of Associate Director and Other Assistants; Compensation and Travel Expenses
§23-1-8. Authority of Insurance Commissioner and Employees as to Oaths and Evidence
§23-1-9. Compelling Compliance With Order or Subpoena
§23-1-10. Fee of Officer Serving Subpoena; Fees and Mileage of Witnesses
§23-1-11. Depositions; Investigations
§23-1-12. Copies of Proceedings as Evidence
§23-1-15. Procedure Before Insurance Commissioner
§23-1-17. Annual Report by the Insurance Commissioner and Occupational Pneumoconiosis Board
§23-1-18. Insurance Commissioner Employees Not Subject to Subpoena for Workers Compensation Hearings
§23-1-20. Employment Preference for Employees in Workers Compensation Litigation Unit
§23-1-21. Authorization to Require the Electronic Invoices and Transfers