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West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Chapter 18
West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Page 52 Chapter 18 WV WORKS Activities/Requirements
• Complete a Bridge to Stronger Families, DFA-WVW-Bridge during home visit and in conjunction with 12/24/36/48-month evaluation meetings. • Complete a DFA-WVW-CCG-2 in conjunction with 12/24/36/48-month evaluation meetings. • Establishes, for the participant only, reasonable and appropriate requirements related to the participant’s capability to perform the tasks on a regular basis, including physical capacity, psychological fitness, maturity, skills, experience, family responsibilities and place of residence. In addition, reasonable and appropriate requirements take into account the participant’s proficiency and childcare and other support services needs. • Monitors compliance with the PRC and SSP. • Provides continuous assessment of the participant’s needs and goals and negotiates adjustments to the SSP as necessary. • Determines which participants are temporarily exempt from meeting the work requirement and assists the participant in becoming able to participate. • Determines good cause for failure to comply with the PRC and SSP. • Applies sanctions as appropriate. • Develops employment and other work activity opportunities for the participant within the community. • Makes referrals to other community services. • Provides payment for support services, as appropriate. • Identifies potential resources and makes appropriate referrals to secure them. • Conducts a home visit or a work/activity-site visit a minimum of once each 12 months for all Work-Eligible Individuals requiring a PRC and SSP. Records results of these visits in the eligibility system.
Referrals for this program of assistance must have a dependent child in the home. The Case Manager is to assist the caretaker in developing opportunities for him and the children in his care. This case management process provides for substantial flexibility to tailor the referrals and supports to the needs and goals of each family. Therefore, there are no mandatory procedures or processes that must be applied to each family. Instead, the Case Manager’s reasonable and appropriate guidance and discretion are used to assist the caretaker.