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West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Chapter 18

West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Page 68 Chapter 18 WV WORKS Activities/Requirements

purpose of this meeting is to complete a mandatory case staffing which must include the participant, other parent in the household (even if the other parent is excluded from the AG), the Case Manager, the Supervisor, other DOHS staff as needed, any community resource person(s) directly working with the participant, and a representative of the participant’s choosing. At this meeting, any additional barriers to self-sufficiency should be identified and solutions to overcome those barriers explored. The participant should be encouraged to make decisions regarding those barriers and the solutions. At this meeting, the Case Manager must review the SSP and DFA-WVW-3A must be reviewed and updated as needed. The SSP must be printed for the updates to be saved and for the eligibility system generated report to be updated. Any initial doctor’s statement that indicates the participant is disabled longer than six months must result in a referral to the MRT. If the Case Manager receives a medical statement indicating the participant is disabled six months or less, an MRT referral must be made if the participant is still claiming he is disabled at the time the statement expires. Staff must not wait until the 24 months PSSE to refer an individual to the MRT. This should be done any time the participant claims a disability lasting longer than six months from the application date forward. 18.7.8.B 24-Month PSSE A face-to-face evaluation or Supervisor/Case Manager meeting to review the case must be completed during the 24th or 25th month of receipt of WV WORKS following the same procedure as the 12-month evaluation. 18.7.8.C 36-Month PSSE Another face-to-face evaluation or Supervisor/Case Manager meeting to review the case must be completed after the participant has received WV WORKS for 36 months. This evaluation must occur during the 36th or 37th month of WV WORKS receipt. It will serve NOTE: WV WORKS participants who have a documented disability must be placed in the AD component in Work Programs in addition to other component codes. NOTE: If the requirements in Section 14.9.1.E regarding submitting a MRT application are not met by this time, it must be completed as necessary during the 24 month evaluation.