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West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Chapter 26

West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Page ii Chapter 26 Medicaid Work Incentive (M-WIN)

26.3.8 BEGINNING DATE OF ELIGIBILITY .......................................................................11 26.3.9 CLIENT NOTIFICATION .........................................................................................11 26.3.10 REDETERMINATION ..........................................................................................12 26.3.11 THE BENEFIT .....................................................................................................12 26.3.11.A Ongoing Benefits ..........................................................................................13 26.3.11.B Ending Date of Eligibility ...............................................................................13 26.4 COMMON ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS ................................................................14 26.4.1 RESIDENCE ...........................................................................................................14 26.4.2 CITIZENSHIP STATUS ...........................................................................................14 26.4.3 COOPERATION WITH QUALITY CONTROL .........................................................14 26.4.4 LIMITATIONS ON RECEIPT OF OTHER BENEFITS ..............................................14 26.4.5 NON-DUPLICATION OF BENEFITS .......................................................................14 26.4.6 ENUMERATION ......................................................................................................15 26.5 ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION GROUPS ................................................................16 26.5.1 THE ASSISTANCE GROUP (AG) ...........................................................................16 26.5.2 THE INCOME GROUP (IG) .....................................................................................16 26.5.3 THE NEEDS GROUP (NG) .....................................................................................16 26.6 INCOME .....................................................................................................................17 26.6.1 INCOME LIMIT ........................................................................................................17 26.6.2 INCOME SOURCES ...............................................................................................17 26.6.3 BUDGETING METHOD ...........................................................................................17 26.6.4 INCOME DISREGARDS AND DEDUCTIONS .........................................................17 26.6.4.A Unearned Income .............................................................................................18 26.6.4.B Earned Income .................................................................................................18 26.6.5 TRANSFERS OF INCOME .....................................................................................19 26.6.6 DETERMINING ELIGIBILITY ..................................................................................20 26.6.6.A Unearned Income Test .....................................................................................20 26.6.6.B Determining Countable Income ........................................................................20 26.6.7 SPECIAL SITUATIONS ...........................................................................................21