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West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Chapter 1

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

Section Date of Change Change Number Sub- section(s) Changed Description of Change 12/1/23

3/1/24

5/1/24 9/1/24

2/1/25

3/1/25

4/1/25

6/1/25 844

848

850 854

860

861

862

864 1.2.3.A

1.2.3.F 1.2.3.F.2

1.2 1.2.6.B

1.2.6.C

1.2.3.A

1.2.3.A

1.2.3.A

1.2.2.D Clarified USDA FNS intent that screening and referral process for SNAP E&T is a function and responsibility of eligibility. Updated worker’s responsibility Removed worker must use his best judgment and added the client should self-identify to their race- ethnicity per FNS Final Rule Revision of Civil Rights Data Collection Methods Added the Summer EBT Program Added WV WORKS to list of online applications for WV PATH. Removed reference to SNAP and SCA from Community Partners section. Removed and combined two worker requirements; added a bullet to clarify what it is to screen an adult SNAP applicant/client for work requirements. Added back the requirement to provide the oral explanation of SNAP work requirements. Making a correction to the manual to include WVCHIP’s obligation to provide each applicant with a copy of Notice of Privacy Practices (NOPP) and notify the client of the eligibility decision within the appropriate time frame. Removed sentence requiring Medicaid clients to apply for alternate means of support. Added requirement for Medicaid applicants and clients who qualify for Medicare buy-in program to enroll in Medicare Parts A and B as a condition of eligibility. 1.3 4/1/20

7/1/21 5/1/23

9/1/24 784

806 837

854 1.3.1.B & 2 1.3.4.A.2 1.3.5 1.3.1.A.3 1.3.4.B

1.3.1.B.1 Changed inROADS to WV Path

Clarified that both parents must sign Clarifies the DFA-MA-1 can be used to apply for Qualified Medicare Beneficiaries (QMB), Specified Low-Income Medicare Beneficiaries (SLMB), and Qualified Individuals (QI-1). Add WV WORKS to list of applications to be applied for through WV PATH. 1.4 5/1/19 771 1.4.17.C.2 Revised language for drug felons