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West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Chapter 23
West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Page 3 Chapter 23 Specific Medicaid Requirements
23.3 CHILD SUPPORT REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURES Medical support rights exist as a court order directed to the absent parent to provide monetary contributions or insurance for the benefit of the child. Any monetary contributions will be collected by the Bureau for Child Support Enforcement (BCSE) and then returned to Medicaid. Clients may voluntarily request BCSE services. The client must complete a signed application to be returned to BCSE to process these services. The Worker must explain to the client the process for voluntarily requesting BCSE services. Services provided by BCSE may be found on the WV BCSE website. Federal law mandates that efforts be made to locate absent parents, establish paternity, and obtain medical support for dependent children who receive Medicaid. These services are provided by the BCSE at no charge to the client. The client may apply by submitting a paper application, App-1-Interactive, to the BCSE. Enrollment into Medicaid coverage must not be delayed for an otherwise eligible individual pending cooperation with BCSE. The legally responsible adult included in the case with the dependent child must be offered the opportunity to voluntarily receive BCSE services. The Worker has the following responsibilities: • When the responsible adult, who can legally assign rights, expresses an interest in voluntarily receiving services, provide a BCSE application, the App-1-interactive, and an explanation of where the application is submitted. • To respond to any eligibility system alert indicating health insurance information has been entered by BCSE.. 23.3.1 BCSE REFERRALS Referrals to the BCSE are voluntary, free of charge, and must be made by paper application. The BCSE will ensure that information regarding their services and methods of application will be provided to all applicants. 23.3.2 BCSE CASE CLOSURE OF MEDICAID BCSE closes a case after voluntary referral for reasons such as, but not limited to, the following: