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West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Chapter 18

West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Page 155 Chapter 18 WV WORKS Activities/Requirements

o Any other medical cost. • The participant must be enrolled in and attending a substance abuse treatment program conducted by a certified treatment specialist. However, treatment cannot be paid. • Payment limited to costs related to one offense only. All paid costs must be related to the same offense. • Payment for Ignition Interlock is limited to the initial Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) fee and three months of service. This supportive service may also be used to make an up-front payment to work-eligible individuals whose only barrier to obtaining their driver’s license is unpaid fines. This applies to any work-eligible individual with a transportation barrier to attend school or work.

The participant must have accepted a referral for Legal Aid of West Virginia for assistance with fines before payment may be made for this purpose.

The payment must be paid directly to a vendor to ensure the elimination of the fine when possible. The participant may be reimbursed only after a receipt of the fine payment is provided.

Use of this support payment must be to pay for fines and fees related to traffic, moving, and parking violations only.

Once the fine has been paid, the participant must then obtain their driver’s license. For individuals who receive a prepayment of this supportive service and then do not subsequently participate, future prepayments from supportive services must not be made.

Payment may be made for DUI-Related expenses as follows: WV WORKS Activity System Component Limitations College CL $750/One offence Community Service Programs CS Continued Support Services/Job Retention PL CWEP CW Education Related to Employment ED EIP EI Employment: Unsubsidized, Subsidized, Full- or Part-time FU, FV, FB, PU, PV, PB Job Search and Job Readiness JR Job Skills Training Related to Employment JT JOIN JN Other Agency’s OJTs OJ