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West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Chapter 1
West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Page 69 Chapter 1 Application/Redetermination Process
1.4.17.B Mail-In SNAP Applications If the client calls to request an application be mailed to him, the Worker must screen the client for Expedited Service over the telephone and advise him of his potential eligibility. If the client is eligible for Expedited Service, the Worker may complete the interview over the telephone and mail the completed application to the client for signature. The days the application is in the mail to and from the household and the days the application is in the household’s possession pending their signature will not be included in the Expedited Service period. Case comments will need to be made stating the day the application is mailed and the date it is received in the office with a signature. If the client is eligible for Expedited Service and cannot complete a telephone interview or is not eligible for Expedited Service, the Worker will mail the application. The Worker schedules an interview no later than five working days after the DFA-2 or DFA-SNAP-1 is received. The interview may be scheduled by telephone or by letter. If the applicant keeps the appointment for the interview, procedures for the intake interview and application processing apply. See Section 1.4.4.A, Procedures for Missed Scheduled Interviews. 1.4.17.C Categorical Eligibility Categorical Eligibility may be determined at any time as long as the eligibility requirements are met. 1.4.17.C.1 Who Is Eligible? ➢ AGs Authorized to Receive a TANF-Funded Benefit When an AG has at least one member who is authorized to receive benefits from TANF-funded programs or is authorized to receive information and referral services about TANF and other department programs, the AG is categorically eligible. Authorized to receive means the AG is coded in the eligibility system as active for a benefit whether they are receiving it or not. Those authorized to receive include individuals who have