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West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Chapter 2

West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Page 15 Chapter 2 Common Eligibility Requirements

2.5 NON-DUPLICATION OF BENEFITS A client may only receive benefits in one county and state except as specified below. In some cases, involving county transfers, different types of benefits may legitimately be received in different counties due to a delay in transferring the case. The Worker must try to avoid this, but the application must not be delayed an unreasonable amount of time. 2.5.1 SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP) No person may receive SNAP benefits in more than one assistance group (AG) for the same month. 2.5.2 WV WORKS No person may be included in more than one WV WORKS AG for the same month. 2.5.3 MEDICAID AND WVCHIP No person can receive Medicaid coverage in more than one AG concurrently, unless he receives coverage in one AG and is payee-representative or responsible party only for another AG.

EXCEPTION: Residents of shelters for battered persons. See Section 16.2.3.