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West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Chapter 18

West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Page 31 Chapter 18 WV WORKS Activities/Requirements

the eligibility system as soon as possible but no later than the last day of the following month. The Case Manager must be certain to enter the hours of participation for the correct month. Activity component enrollment can be backdated to the date of WV WORKS benefit confirmation and participation hours which are received after the above deadline are entered by the following quarterly deadlines:

New Component Entry Deadline Participation Hours Entry Deadline Jan, Feb, March April 30 May 5 April, May, June July 31 Aug 5 July, Aug, Sept Oct 31 Nov 5 Oct, Nov, Dec Jan 31 Feb 5

The following limits must be used when entering hours of participation for Work-Eligible Individuals in the eligibility system. • Truckers – Limited to entries of 240 hours/month, unless the participant is able to document more hours. • Paid In-Home Care Providers – Limited to entries of 175 hours/month, even when 24- hour care is needed. • All other allowable activities are limited to entry of 240 hours per month as completed.

Disability and incapacity for a Work-Eligible Individual may be established with or without a NOTE: A two-parent family with one parent disabled or incapacitated according to this section is still considered a two-parent family for minimum participation rate requirements. The family may be temporarily granted good cause for not meeting the minimum requirements. See Section 14.9. Meeting either definition does not automatically exempt the family or individual from the 60-month or 24-month time limits described in Sections 18.2 and 18.8.