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West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Chapter 24

West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Page 132 Chapter 24 Long Term Care

INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES (I/DD) 24.41 APPLICATION/REDETERMINATION PROCESS – I/DD The application process for financial eligibility for Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (I/DD) Waiver begins when the Worker receives a memorandum from the Bureau for Medical Services (BMS) contract agency listed in Appendix E. The memorandum (Notice of Decision Letter for medical eligibility) gives the date that medical necessity for I/DD Waiver services eligibility is established and verifies a funded slot is available. 24.41.1 GENERAL APPLICATION PROCEDURES 24.41.1.A Application Forms Current clients of Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Deemed SSI, Parent/Caretaker Relatives, Children under Age 19, and Pregnant Women must complete only the DFA-LTC-5 to evaluate for annuities, trusts, and/or other potential resources or transfers when determined medically-eligible for I/DD. All other new applicants must apply for I/DD waiver Medicaid using the DFA-MA-1, DFA-2, or DFA-SLA-1 and DFA-SLA-S1. 24.41.1.B Complete Application The application is complete when the client or his representative signs the appropriate application form which contains, at a minimum, the client's name, address, and signature. An interview is not required. 24.41.1.C Date of Application The date of application is the date the applicant submits an appropriate application form in person, by electronic transmission or by mail, which contains, at a minimum, his name, address,