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West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Chapter 15

West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Page 39 Chapter 15 Noncitizens, Refugees, and Citizenship

15.4.2.C Requesting the 40 Qualifying Quarters History When the applicant(s) is approved in the eligibility system, a 40 Qualifying Quarters data exchange is made. • An automatic referral is made to the Social Security Administration (SSA) through the eligibility system. • All responses are sent to the Worker with information regarding the noncitizen’s 40 Qualifying Quarters history. 15.4.2.D Obtaining Consent of Release of Information • The Worker must obtain the Consent for Release of Information forms from individuals not in the assistance group (AG). • To authorize release of Qualifying Quarters, when an individual refuses or cannot be located after reasonable efforts, only the pertinent quarters will be disclosed by the SSA. Therefore, a Request for Quarters of Coverage History Based on Relationship should be used to request this information. • The completed form(s) must be forwarded to the SAVE Coordinator for verification with a cover memorandum. o The information is submitted to the SSA and all responses are sent to the Worker. 15.4.2.E Non-Covered Employment—Applicant Disabled When an applicant does not meet the 40 Qualifying Quarters requirement with the SSA 40 Qualifying Quarters documentation and alleges he had additional work that is not included on the 40 Qualifying Quarters documentation, the following may be used to help establish the existence of earnings. • Review the 40 Qualifying Quarters response with the applicant to determine if Qualifying Quarters are missing from the record. • If Qualifying Quarters are not missing from the response, make a determination based on the information obtained.