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West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Page 25 Chapter 26 Medicaid Work Incentive (M-WIN)

26.7.3.C Independence Accounts Independence accounts are Department of Human Services (DOHS)-approved separate accounts established with the earned income of an M-WIN client. The funds in the account are used to pay necessary expenses or to enhance or maintain the client’s independence or increase his employment opportunities. Approved expenditures from the funds include, but are not limited to, the following: • Educational expenses. • Home purchase or modification. • Transportation. • Medical expenses. • Assistive technology and related services. • Short-term living expenses during a qualified emergency such as, but not limited to, an illness of the client, spouse, child, or parent that results in a loss of wages and/or causes extra expenses not reimbursable by a third party, or an involuntary loss of employment. The DOHS may approve other expenditures upon request. So long as the account is maintained and used according to the guidelines, and the establishment and expenditures of the account are reviewed and approved by the Worker and/or Supervisor, the funds are excluded. As fund must be reviewed during the six-month financial redetermination. 26.7.4 TRANSFER OF RESOURCES The transfer of resources policy does not apply to M-WIN Medicaid.

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West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Chapter 26

West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Page 25 Chapter 26 Medicaid Work Incentive (M-WIN)

26.7.3.C Independence Accounts Independence accounts are Department of Human Services (DOHS)-approved separate accounts established with the earned income of an M-WIN client. The funds in the account are used to pay necessary expenses or to enhance or maintain the client’s independence or increase his employment opportunities. Approved expenditures from the funds include, but are not limited to, the following: • Educational expenses. • Home purchase or modification. • Transportation. • Medical expenses. • Assistive technology and related services. • Short-term living expenses during a qualified emergency such as, but not limited to, an illness of the client, spouse, child, or parent that results in a loss of wages and/or causes extra expenses not reimbursable by a third party, or an involuntary loss of employment. The DOHS may approve other expenditures upon request. So long as the account is maintained and used according to the guidelines, and the establishment and expenditures of the account are reviewed and approved by the Worker and/or Supervisor, the funds are excluded. As fund must be reviewed during the six-month financial redetermination. 26.7.4 TRANSFER OF RESOURCES The transfer of resources policy does not apply to M-WIN Medicaid.