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West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Chapter 18

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

18.4.7.B Establishing Disability with a Physician’s Statement .........................................33 18.4.7.B.1 Definition of Physician’s Statement .............................................................34 18.4.7.B.2 Content of the Physician’s Statement .........................................................35 18.4.7.B.3 Making the Determination ...........................................................................35 18.4.7.C Establishing Incapacity .....................................................................................35 18.5 REQUIREMENTS FOR PARENTS UNDER AGE 18 ...................................................... 36 18.6 CHILD SUPPORT REQUIREMENTS ............................................................................. 37 18.6.1 BCSE REFERRALS ................................................................................................37 18.6.2 GOOD CAUSE ........................................................................................................37 18.6.2.A Definition of Good Cause .................................................................................37 18.6.2.B Procedure to Determine Good Cause...............................................................38 18.6.2.C Data System Pending Good Cause ..................................................................39 18.6.3 WHEN THE PARTICIPANT REFUSES TO COOPERATE, OR CLAIMS GOOD CAUSE FOR REFUSAL TO COOPERATE ...........................................................................40 18.6.4 CASE MANAGER RESPONSIBILITIES ..................................................................40 18.6.5 DFA-AP-1, ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF AUTOMATIC ASSIGNMENT OF SUPPORT RIGHTS AND OF COOPERATION REQUIREMENTS ..........................................................41 18.6.5.A Who Is Required to Complete the DFA-AP-1 ....................................................41 18.6.5.A.1 Applicants ...................................................................................................41 18.6.5.A.2 Participants.................................................................................................41 18.6.5.A.3 Minor Parent ...............................................................................................41 18.6.5.B Instructions for Completion ...............................................................................42 18.6.5.C Procedures When the Participant Refuses to Sign ...........................................42 18.6.5.D When the Participant Claims Good Cause for Refusal to Cooperate after a BCSE Referral ...................................................................................................................43 18.6.6 REDIRECTION OF CHILD SUPPORT PAYMENTS ................................................43 18.6.7 REDIRECTION OF SPOUSAL SUPPORT ..............................................................44 18.6.8 REDIRECTION OF CHILD/SPOUSAL SUPPORT IN SPECIAL SITUATIONS ........44 18.6.9 PENALTIES FOR FAILURE TO COOPERATE .......................................................45 18.6.10 COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE CASE MANAGER AND THE CHILD SUPPORT SPECIALIST ........................................................................................................45