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West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Chapter 1

West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Page 91 Chapter 1 Application/Redetermination Process

The specified relative with whom the child lives must participate in the intake interview. See Chapter 3 for definition of specified relative. When the specified relative with whom the child lives has a legal committee, the committee must be interviewed. If the child is living with only one specified relative and he is unable to participate in the interview, a representative may participate in the intake interview. A written statement, signed by the specified relative, who gives the representative authority to apply on his behalf, is required. However, the specified relative who chooses to be included in the AG must be interviewed about the PRC/SSP and other WV WORKS requirements. 1.5.6 WHO MUST SIGN? The individual(s) who is interviewed must sign the DFA-2. If the child(ren) lives with both parents or a parent and a stepparent, both must sign, even if separate interviews are conducted. 1.5.7 CONTENT OF THE INTERVIEW In addition to the requirements outlined in Section 1.2, the following specific requirements apply. 1.5.7.A Local Services 1.5.7.A.1 Bureau for Child Support Enforcement (BCSE) Explain redirection requirements, good cause, penalties for failure to cooperate without good cause, possible referral to BCSE for signature of paternity acknowledgment, and obtain the signature on the DFA-AP-1 or the DFA-AP-1A of the relative with whom the child lives. 1.5.7.A.2 Medicaid