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West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Chapter 1

West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Page 29 Chapter 1 Application/Redetermination Process

When an applicant states that he is or has been receiving SNAP benefits, cash assistance, and/or Medicaid from another state and presents a letter that shows the last date for which he received benefits, contact with the other state is usually necessary only to inquire about repayment of benefits in that state, if the issue is not addressed in the letter. The Worker must obtain the following information by telephone from the other state. • Date on which the client last received or will receive his last benefits; • Effective date of the termination of benefits; • The individuals included in the benefit; • Whether or not any of the client's last benefits were returned to the agency; and, • Whether or not the client owes a repayment to any program. The American Public Human Services Association (APHSA) Directory contains current telephone numbers for other states. This information may also be found on state websites on the internet. Each program has specific requirements related to receipt of benefits from other states. Refer to Date of Application under each program section below. 1.2.12.A.1 SNAP Cases Containing ABAWDs The Worker must contact the other state to determine and record how many months of his three-month limit without meeting the work requirement he has used since the start of the 36- month period in West Virginia. 1.2.12.A.2 WV WORKS The Worker must determine how many months the client received TANF payments in the other state. States had until July 1997 to convert from AFDC/U to a TANF-funded program. Therefore, for benefits received prior to July 1997, the Worker must also determine how many months of the NOTE: The effective date of benefit closure in West Virginia is the month for which the client last received benefits. This may not be true in other states.