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West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Chapter 10

West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Page 76 Chapter 10 The Case Maintenance Process

denial of these AGs due to the COLA increase. The eligibility system uses the begin MM/YY to determine whether to enter a COLA disregard amount for Social Security income using a calculation based on the percentage of the COLA increase, unless a COLA Disregard Amount other than zero is entered manually. For procedures regarding Pickle Amendment Coverage (PAC) AGs, see below. Any AG that becomes ineligible for a benefit because of the update will not receive that benefit after February 2026. The appropriate notice is mailed. Workers must evaluate Medicaid AGs that fail for all other coverage groups. These AGs appear on WRMC182A – Assistance Groups Affected by Mass Change, which is described in A.2. If the current benefit is not confirmed, and there is no previously confirmed passing benefit for the AG, the individual’s information is not updated, and the case is skipped by Mass Change. These AGs are shown on WRMC182U – Mass Changes Pending AG Listing. When the Social Security Administration (SSA) file indicates the customer is receiving RSDI or SSI and the amount is zero, the information in eligibility system is not updated. This amount may not be accurate by the time of the COLA Mass Change and an error message displays this information on the COLA Match Report. The actual SSA benefit amount can be determined on State On-Line Query (SOLQ). The WRMC 206A COLA Match Report – Match Result contains the same information as the WRMC202A RSDI/SSI/Medicare COLA Match Report – Last Name. On the 206A, the individuals within a Worker’s caseload are sorted by match result message. On the 202A, the individuals within a Worker’s caseload are sorted by last name. By using the 206A, Workers can identify particular match results that require immediate attention. Mass Change report, WRMC216A – Post Mass Change Participation Status Report, identifies individuals whose participation status changed as a result of the Mass Change. Workers must determine if the change is valid. A.2 REPORTS AND WORKER ACTION Reports identifying individuals who have been affected by the COLA update became available on MOBIUS on January 26, 2026. Manual updates must be completed by the February deadline, effective March 2026.