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West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Chapter 1

West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Page 93 Chapter 1 Application/Redetermination Process

Before the case is approved, the Worker must determine if there is a WV WORKS, Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC), or AFDC-Related Medicaid claim outstanding against any member of the AG or the non-recipient Work-Eligible Individual. If so, the Worker must initiate appropriate repayment procedures prior to approval. If the client has been making voluntary payments, he must be informed that repayment must be made, when possible, from his monthly benefit, i.e., recoupment. 1.5.7.D WV WORKS Eligibility The worker must discuss the following: • Explain beginning date of eligibility and the importance of establishing eligibility as soon as possible. • PRC – Explanation and completion of the PRC is not required to be part of the intake interview, but it may be done at the same time. See Personal Responsibility Contract (PRC) below for details about the PRC requirements. • SSP – List the goals of each participant and the tasks necessary to accomplish those goals. See Section 1.5.21, Self-Sufficiency Plan (SSP), for details about the SSP requirements. • The Worker must explain that WV WORKS orientation is required if one has not been completed. • The Worker must explain that work-eligible applicants must complete a mandatory drug screening questionnaire, penalties for failure to cooperate, penalty for providing false information and possible referral to Children & Adult Services. The Worker must explain referrals to a substance abuse treatment and counseling program and a job skills program may be made. • When the applicant is a Caretaker Relative, the Worker must explain the option of being included or excluded from the AG and answer the client’s questions about the consequences of each choice. 1.5.7.E WV WORKS TRANSITIONAL BENEFIT Discuss the two types of transitional benefit options