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West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Chapter 18

West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Page ii Chapter 18 WV WORKS Activities/Requirements

18.4 WV WORKS PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS ......................................................... 18 18.4.1 INTRODUCTION .....................................................................................................18 18.4.2 REQUIRED PARTICIPATION .................................................................................19 18.4.2.A All Family Household ........................................................................................19 18.4.2.A.1 Participation Requirement ..........................................................................20 18.4.2.B Two-Parent Family ...........................................................................................20 18.4.2.B.1 Participation Requirement ..........................................................................21 18.4.3 REQUIRED MONTHLY PARTICIPATION HOURS .................................................21 18.4.3.A All Family Household ........................................................................................22 18.4.3.A.1 Single Parent of a Child under Age Six .......................................................22 18.4.3.A.2 Parent under Age 20 ..................................................................................23 18.4.3.B Two-Parent Households ...................................................................................23 18.4.3.B.1 Parent under Age 20 ..................................................................................23 18.4.4 MISSED WORK ACTIVITY HOURS ........................................................................23 18.4.4.A Planned School Breaks ....................................................................................24 18.4.4.B Holidays ...........................................................................................................24 18.4.4.C Absences .........................................................................................................25 18.4.4.C.1 Excused Absences .....................................................................................25 18.4.4.C.2 Tracking Absences .....................................................................................25 18.4.4.C.3 Paid Vacation/Sick Leave ...........................................................................27 18.4.5 PARTICIPANT DOCUMENTATION ........................................................................27 18.4.5.A Methods of Documenting Participation Hours ...................................................27 18.4.5.B Participation Calculation ...................................................................................28 18.4.5.B.1 Self-Employment ........................................................................................28 18.4.5.B.2 Other Allowable Activities ...........................................................................29 18.4.5.B.3 Case Recordings ........................................................................................30 18.4.5.B.4 System Coding of Participation Hours ........................................................30 18.4.6 LIMITATIONS ON COUNTABLE HOURS ...............................................................31 18.4.7 DISABILITY/INCAPACITY – DEFINITION FOR TEMPORARY GOOD CAUSE ......31 18.4.7.A Establishing Disability without a Physician’s Statement ....................................32