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West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Chapter 3

West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Page 41 Chapter 3 Eligibility Determination Groups

▪ Individuals who are violating a condition of probation or parole that was imposed under federal or state law. ▪ Parents or other included caretakers who do not report that a child is, or will be, out of the home for at least 30 consecutive days. The parents or other caretakers must report the absence within five calendar days of the date that it becomes known to the parents or other caretakers that the child will be absent for at least 30 consecutive days. The individuals who fail to report are permanently removed from the WV WORKS benefit and become non-recipient Work-Eligible Individuals. ▪ Any individual who has a positive drug test and fails to complete or refuses to participate in the substance abuse treatment and counseling program and job skills program as required is ineligible for the WV WORKS benefit. Ineligibility will continue until the time the individual enrolls and is successfully attending a substance abuse treatment and counseling program and job skills program. ▪ Any individual who tests positive on a second drug test will be ineligible for the WV WORKS benefit for a period of 12 months or until they have completed both a substance abuse treatment and counseling program and job skills program, whichever is shorter. ▪ Any individual who tests positive for a third drug test is permanently ineligible for WV WORKS. They must choose a protective payee for the WV WORKS payment for the other members of the WV WORKS AG. NOTE: Any individual who refuses a Drug Use Questionnaire or a drug test is ineligible for WV WORKS assistance. He becomes a non-recipient work-eligible individual and may still receive WV WORKS for the other members of the household who are otherwise eligible. During the period of ineligibility, he must choose a protective payee who has successfully completed the DFA-WVW-DAST-1 for the WV WORKS benefit for the other members of the WV WORKS AG. Any individual that has had their benefits suspended and has not designated a protective payee for the benefits must be referred to Children & Adult Services. Exception: Individuals who have been convicted of a drug related offense within the last three years and have a negative drug test must be added to the WV WORKS AG.