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West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Chapter 1

West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Page 183 Chapter 1 Application/Redetermination Process

1.18.4 DUE DATE OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Additional information related to medical bills is due 30 days from the date of application. 1.18.5 AGENCY TIME LIMITS 1.18.5.A Application Processing Limits • SSI Age-Related Medicaid: Eligibility system action to approve, deny or withdraw the application must be taken within 30 days of the date of application. • SSI Blind-Related Medicaid: Eligibility system action to approve, deny or withdraw the application must be taken within 60 days of the date of application. • SSI Disability-Related Medicaid: Eligibility system action to approve, deny or withdraw the application must be taken within 90 days of the date of application. Information related to medical bills in cases that meet spenddown should be entered in the eligibility system in the 30-day application period. 1.18.5.B MRT Time Limits To ensure that the 90-day processing limit is met for MRT cases, the time limits in the table below apply to the MRT process. Required Action Time Limit Request medical records and reports By the 7th day after application NOTE: When an applicant, age 65 or over, wishes to have his eligibility evaluated as a blind or disabled person and the process of establishing disability or blindness will result in a delay, his application is approved based on age. If at a later date his blindness or disability is established, the deprivation factor is changed.