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West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Chapter 1

West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Page 30 Chapter 1 Application/Redetermination Process

cash assistance payments were funded under TANF. Appendix C contains information about when other states converted to TANF funding. 1.2.12.A.3 Medicaid When an individual receiving Medicaid from another state moves to West Virginia and applies for Medicaid, the Worker must determine when payments by the previous state of residence stopped. See Chapter 24 for Long Term Care cases. Medicaid coverage in West Virginia will begin the month the client establishes residence in West Virginia. 1.2.12.B Application Made or Received in the Incorrect County The following procedures are used when an applicant requests, mails, or makes his application in the office of a county in which he does not reside. 1.2.12.B.1 Applications Made by Mail or in-Person When a mail-in application is received in the incorrect county office, it must be mailed to the correct county office the same day it is received. In addition, the correct county office must be notified the same day by electronic mail that the application is being mailed. If the client visits the incorrect office to apply, the application must be accepted, and an intake interview completed. The Worker must: • Complete a system transfer to the correct county office on the date the application is made. The correct county office must be notified by electronic mail that the case is being transferred. • Inform the client of additional requirements he may have to complete in the correct county. • If the client, after explanation of the available programs, wants to apply for SNAP benefits, the contact county screens for Expedited Service eligibility, explains this to the client, and notifies the correct county office that this was done. Expedited benefits are issued by the county of residence.