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West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Chapter 1

West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Page 202 Chapter 1 Application/Redetermination Process

1.22 NON-QUALIFIED NONCITIZENS This coverage group provides emergency support to certain individuals with severe medical conditions. 1.22.1 WHO MUST SIGN? The applicant or his authorized representative must sign the application. 1.22.2 PAYEE The client who is the noncitizen or his authorized representative is the payee. 1.22.3 BEGINNING DATE OF ELIGIBILITY Eligibility for emergency Medicaid coverage begins the date that the applicant’s emergency medical situation starts. 1.22.4 REDETERMINATION The case is opened when treatment for the medical emergency begins and closed at the end of the medical emergency. When the client has an ongoing emergency, the Worker must check periodically to determine if the emergency has ended. If a Medical Review Team (MRT) decision was part of the client’s eligibility determination, MRT redetermination requirements apply.