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West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Chapter 4

West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Page 239 Chapter 4 Income

o Office visits to a physician o Inpatient and outpatient hospital services o Emergency room services o Prescriptions o Over-the-counter drugs prescribed by a physician o Eye examinations o Eye glasses o Dental services o Therapy prescribed by a physician o Chiropractic services o Prosthetic devices o Durable medical equipment prescribed by a physician o Rental of sickroom supplies o Cost of in-home care o Services of other licensed practitioners of the healing arts Do not deduct any expenses that are included in a package of services, prior to the date services are rendered, such as charges for prenatal care and delivery services or orthodontia. • Expenses for personal care services defined as: services provided in a client's home that are prescribed by a physician, delivered in accordance with a plan of treatment and provided by a qualified person who is not a member of the client's family, under the supervision of a registered nurse. For these purposes, home is defined as the client's full-time residence, but does not include a hospital, nursing facility, intermediate care facility, or any other setting in which nursing services are, or could be, made available. o Family member for these purposes is defined as: ▪ A spouse ▪ A parent or stepparent of a minor child ▪ A parent of an adult child ▪ An adopted child or adoptive parent of a client ▪ An adult sibling or stepsibling of a minor child ▪ An adult sibling residing with an adult sibling client ▪ An adult child of an adult client The services must fall into any of the following general groups. Each general group shown below is further defined by examples but is not limited to only the examples shown.