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West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Chapter 5
West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Page 11 Chapter 5 Assets
5.2 INTRODUCTION This chapter contains the policies for determining asset eligibility for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), WV WORKS, Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC)- Related Medicaid, and most other Medicaid coverage groups. Instructions for determining the value of assets are included. The following Medicaid coverage groups have no asset test: • Parents/Caretaker Relatives • Pregnant Women • Deemed Parents/Caretaker Relatives • Children Under Age 19 • Transitional Medicaid • Adult Group • Extended Medicaid • Breast and Cervical Cancer • Continuously Eligible Newborns • Former West Virginia (WV) Foster Children • Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) Drug Assistance Program • Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Deemed (SSI) Recipients, except Pickle Amendment Coverage (PAC) and Pass- Throughs In addition, West Virginia Children’s Health Insurance Program (WVCHIP) has no asset test. Social Security Administration (SSA) determines income and asset eligibility for the following Medicaid coverage groups: • SSI Recipients • Deemed SSI Recipients o Disabled Adult Children o Blind, Disabled – Substantial Gainful Activity (SGA) o Essential Spouses of SSI Recipients o Disabled Widows and Widowers o Drug Addicts and Alcoholics (DA&A)