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West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Chapter 24
West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Page 156 Chapter 24 Long Term Care
electronic transmission. When the application is submitted using WV PATH, the date of application is the date the application is submitted. 24.50.1.D INTERVIEW No interview is required. 24.50.1.E WHO MUST SIGN The parent(s) or legal guardian of the child must sign the application. When a complete faxed or scanned application is received, no additional signature is required. 24.50.1.F AGENCY TIME LIMITS The agency must take action to approve, deny, or withdraw the application within 30 days of the date of application. The Worker must give the parent(s) or legal guardian at least 10 days for the information to be returned. 24.50.1.G AGENCY DELAYS When the Department of Human Services (DOHS) fails to request necessary verification, the Worker must immediately send a verification checklist or form DFA-6 to request it. He must inform the client that the application is being held pending. When the verification is received, NOTE: If the applicant completed the interactive interview and there is a technical failure that prevents the printing of the DFA-2, Form DFA-5 must be signed by the applicant and attached and filed in the case record with the subsequently printed DFA-2. Form DFA-RR-1 must also be completed and signed. He must not be required to return to the office to sign the DFA-2 when the DFA-5 has been signed.