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West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Chapter 14
West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Page ii Chapter 14 Work Requirements
14.5.1 SNAP CLIENT NOT RECEIVING WV WORKS .....................................................18 14.5.1.A Voluntary Quit and Voluntary Reduction of Hours Penalties ...........................18 14.5.1.B Non-Voluntary Quit Penalties .........................................................................19 14.5.2 WV WORKS CLIENT .............................................................................................20 14.6 WV WORKS REQUIREMENTS: EFFECT OF THE WORK ASPECT ON ELIGIBILITY
22 14.7 WV WORKS EXEMPTIONS .......................................................................................23 14.8 WV WORKS SANCTIONS .........................................................................................25 14.8.1 DEFINITION OF A SANCTION ..............................................................................25 14.8.2 SUBSTANCE ABUSE SANCTION.........................................................................27 14.8.3 ADVANCE NOTICE ...............................................................................................27 14.8.4 CASE STAFFING ..................................................................................................28 14.8.5 BEGINNING OF THE SANCTION PERIOD ...........................................................29 14.8.6 EXPIRATION OF THE SANCTION PERIOD .........................................................29 14.8.7 DETERMINING THE NUMBER OF SANCTIONS AND WHEN THE AG OR NON- RECIPIENT WORK-ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUAL SEPARATES ...................................................29 14.9 GOOD CAUSE FOR FAILURE TO PARTICIPATE FOR WV WORKS .......................32 14.9.1 Good Cause Components .....................................................................................34 14.9.1.A Age of Child (TF) ............................................................................................34 14.9.1.B Sexual Harassment and Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking ....35 14.9.1.C Child Under Six / Unavailable Child Care (TD) ...............................................35 14.9.1.D Additional Parent (AP) ....................................................................................35 14.9.1.E Physical/Mental Incapacity (TI – Physical, TM – Mental Health Issues) ..........36 14.9.1.F Disability/Incapacity – Definition Only for Temporary Good Cause .................36 14.9.1.F.1 Establishing Disability without a Physician’s Statement ..............................37 14.9.1.F.2 Establishing Disability with a Physician's Statement ...................................38 14.9.1.F.3 Definition of Physician's Statement ............................................................39 ➢ Content of the Physician's Statement .................................................................39 ➢ Making the Determination ..................................................................................39 14.10 EFFECT OF WV WORKS SANCTION ON SNAP BENEFITS ....................................41