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West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Chapter 15

West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Page 70 Chapter 15 Noncitizens, Refugees, and Citizenship

15.8.4.E Work Registration Exemptions The following individuals are exempt from registering for Employment Services: • A child under 16 years of age. • A child 16 – 18 and in school full time. • A person who is ill, disabled, or over 65 years of age. The determination of illness or disability must be verified by a doctor's statement. • A person whose presence in the home is required because of illness or disability of another member of the household. This must be verified by a doctor's statement. • A caretaker who is caring for a child under the age of three. Only one parent or other relative in a case may be exempt. • Any member of the assistance group (AG) who is enrolled and participating in a training program. The training program must be part of an employability plan that has been approved by the Division of Family Assistance (DFA) and/or Migration and Refugee Services and intended to have a definite short-term (less than one year) employment objective. • Spouse of a registrant. The following changes apply to the work registration exemption for the WV WORKS Program: • The age of the child age three or older. • A caretaker under the age of 20 without a high school diploma is mandatory, regardless of the age of the child. • The spouse of a registrant is not exempt. 15.8.4.F Refusal to Register for Employment Service It is a condition of eligibility for AFDC-Related Medicaid that the refugee register with WorkForce West Virginia unless exempt. If a refugee who is a mandatory registrant refuses to register, the refugee is to be sanctioned. NOTE: Inability to communicate in English does not exempt the client from registering.