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West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Chapter 18

West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Page 51 Chapter 18 WV WORKS Activities/Requirements

WORKS families: • Determines initial and ongoing case and individual eligibility. When the WV WORKS family also receives Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and/or Medicaid, eligibility for these programs is also determined and maintained by the same Case Manager. • Negotiates the SSP with the participant to determine the best means to achieve self- sufficiency and accept personal responsibility. The initial SSP is completed on a paper form, the eligibility system must be updated as soon as possible. • Completes the initial SSP within 10 working days of the initial contact when the participant expresses an interest in applying for WV WORKS. The Case Manager may complete Work Program (WP) information after that time but must not require the participant to visit the office again to be present during the WP enrollment process. • When the Case Manager determines that the participant has a potential disability and wishes to participate in the WV WORKS program activities, negotiates the SSP in a way that is appropriate for that individual and his needs to help him move toward self- sufficiency. In these cases, the SSP must be developed to address not only tasks that lead to employment but also considers the disabled individual’s need for health care. Referrals should be made for all services and benefits for which the assistance group (AG) may be eligible, even if those services are available only through other agencies. WV WORKS participants who have a documented disability must be placed in the participant with a documented disability (AD) component in addition to other component codes. o The worker must use the DFA-ADARA-1 (Family Assistance Reasonable Accommodations Report Form) to capture any information about the barrier and the disposition of the reasonable accommodation request. o The worker must honor the right of the client to fair hearings regarding reasonable accommodations and is responsible for sending this information to the Office of Inspector General, Board of Review. • Uses the eligibility system to make changes to the SSP and attaches changes to the initial SSP. All changes must be saved in the case management system. o When the participant requires smaller steps to meet his goal(s), a WV WORKS Goal Action Plan, DFASSP-1a, may be completed in addition to the SSP. • Review the completed WV WORKS Self-Sufficiency Appraisal Form, DFA-WVW-3A at the initial home visit and reviews. Review the Self-Sufficiency Appraisal Addendum and Coaching Guide (DFA-WVW-CCG-2) at subsequent home visits, site visits, case staffing’s and after any reported changes which would change a response. Update the Case Management System and PIN comments each time this form is reviewed.