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West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Chapter 3

West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Page 5 Chapter 3 Eligibility Determination Groups

o Impaired renal function due to chronic renal disease, documented by persistent adverse objective findings, resulting in severely reduced function that may require dialysis or kidney transplant o Amputation of a limb, current age 55 or older ____________________________________________________________________________ NOTE: Refer to the Social Security Administration website for the updated list of conditions for disability. ____________________________________________________________________________ 3.2.1.A.7 Individuals or Groups of Individuals Who Purchase and Prepare Separately Individuals or groups of individuals living with others, but who customarily purchase food and prepare meals separately, are separate AG’s. “Customarily” means purchasing food and preparing meals more than 50% of the time. An occasional shared meal does not interfere with his separate AG status. 3.2.1.B Who Cannot Be Included? The following individuals who reside with an AG are not considered AG members or are ineligible to be included in the AG. See The Income Group (IG) below for treatment of these individuals’ income. 3.2.1.B.1 Clients in Another State Individuals may only receive SNAP from one state in any month. Therefore, individuals who have already received or will receive SNAP in another state are ineligible to be included in a SNAP AG in West Virginia for that same month. Exceptions for those in a shelter for battered persons can be found in Chapter 16. 3.2.1.B.2 Enumeration