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West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Chapter 24
West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Page 108 Chapter 24 Long Term Care
24.29 ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION GROUPS 24.29.1 THE ASSISTANCE GROUP (AG) The waiver client is the only person in the AG. 24.29.2 THE INCOME GROUP (IG) Only the income of the waiver client is counted. No income eligibility determination is required for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Deemed SSI recipients. Income is not deemed. 24.29.3 THE NEEDS GROUP (NG) Gross countable income is compared to 300% of the SSI payment level for a single individual. No needs test is applied to SSI and Deemed SSI Medicaid clients. 24.29.4 CASE COMPOSITION Only the waiver client is the primary person in the case, unless he is an SSI recipient with an Essential Spouse. See Section 23.11.