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West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Chapter 7

West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Page i Chapter 7 Verification

Chapter 7 Verification Table of Contents 7.1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................. 1 7.2 VERIFICATION PROCESS ............................................................................................. 2 7.2.1 WHEN VERIFICATION IS REQUIRED ................................................................... 2 7.2.2 WHEN VERIFICATION IS NOT REQUIRED .......................................................... 2 7.2.3 CLIENT RESPONSIBILITIES ................................................................................. 3 7.2.4 WORKER RESPONSIBILITIES .............................................................................. 4 7.2.5 REASONABLE COMPATIBILITY – MEDICAID COVERAGE GROUPS AND WVCHIP ONLY ...................................................................................................................... 5 7.2.5.A Definitions ........................................................................................................... 5 7.2.5.B Reasonable Compatibility Policy ......................................................................... 6 7.2.5.C Applying Reasonable Explanation ....................................................................... 7 7.2.5.D Applying Reasonable Compatibility to Income .................................................... 7 7.2.5.E Applying the Reasonable Compatibility Test ....................................................... 8 7.2.5.F Reasonable Compatibility Examples ................................................................... 9 7.3 VERIFICATION REQUIREMENTS .................................................................................10 7.4 CITIZENSHIP AND IDENTITY REQUIREMENTS FOR MEDICAID AND WVCHIP .......28 7.4.1 ESTABLISHING U.S. CITIZENSHIP AND IDENTITY ............................................28 7.4.2 EXEMPTIONS .......................................................................................................28 7.4.3 DOCUMENTS WHICH ESTABLISH U.S. CITIZENSHIP AND IDENTITY ..............29 7.4.3.A Primary Documents to Establish U.S. Citizenship ..............................................29 7.4.3.B Secondary Documents to Establish U.S. Citizenship .........................................31 7.4.3.C Third Level Documents to Establish U.S. Citizenship .........................................33 7.4.3.D Fourth Level Documents to Establish Citizenship...............................................34 7.4.3.E Evidence of Identity ............................................................................................36 7.4.4 COLLECTIVE NATURALIZATION .........................................................................37