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West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Chapter 1

West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Page 26 Chapter 1 Application/Redetermination Process

time limits established in Section 1.4, the client must not be made to complete a new application if the information is returned within 60 days of the original application date. However, if the application was denied due to income or any other circumstances other than requested verification, the applicant must reapply.

1.2.10.B WV WORKS and Medicaid If an applicant AG fails to provide the verifications requested on the DFA-6 or verification checklist within the specified time limit and the application is denied, the AG must be given an opportunity to have its eligibility established for up to 60 days from the date of application without completion of a new form. If the client brings in the verifications before the 60-day period has expired, the Worker determines the AG's eligibility based on the original application, noting in Case Comments any changes which have occurred since the form was completed. If the application is approved, WV WORKS benefits are not retroactive to the date of application because the approval delay was the fault of the client. Benefits are issued from the date the client provides the verification. The Worker provides benefits using information reported during the original application and any other pertinent information provided prior to approval when the following conditions are met: • The reapplication occurs no later than the end of the second month following the month of the most recent AG closure; • The AG was closed for reasons other than failure to complete a redetermination, and a redetermination was not due the effective month of closure; • The AG, Needs Group, Income Group composition, income, and other eligibility factors have not changed significantly; • The category of relatedness has not changed (not applicable for WV WORKS); • The information provided by the client is not questionable; and, • The latest application form contains the appropriate signatures.