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West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Chapter 15

West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Page 72 Chapter 15 Noncitizens, Refugees, and Citizenship

• Assets will be treated in the same manner as any other applicant. However, if an asset is located in the asylee’s homeland and is not available to the asylee, then these assets would not be treated as assets available to meet the needs of the applicant. 15.8.6 ELIGIBILITY FOR REFUGEE CASH ASSISTANCE (RCA) AND REFUGEE MEDICAL ASSISTANCE (RMA) The state must determine Medicaid and West Virginia Children’s Health Insurance Program (WVCHIP) eligibility under its Medicaid and WVCHIP state plans for each individual member of a family unit that applies for medical assistance. A state that provides Medicaid to medically needy individuals in the state under its state plan must determine a refugee or asylee applicant’s eligibility for Medicaid as medically needy. A state must provide medical assistance under the Medicaid and WVCHIP programs to all refugees/asylees eligible under its state plan. If the appropriate state agency determines that the refugee/asylee applicant is not eligible for Medicaid or WVCHIP under its state plans, the state must determine the applicant’s eligibility for refugee medical assistance. A determination is made for RCA or RMA following the same guidelines as for AFDC-Related Medicaid. The difference in the Refugee Program is that certain eligibility requirements are waived. 15.8.6.A Eligibility Requirements The following eligibility requirements are waived for individuals. 15.8.6.A.1 Living With a Specified Relative A child does not have to be living with a specified relative in order to be eligible for this program. 15.8.6.A.2 Having an Eligible Child in the Home