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West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Chapter 7

West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Page 27 Chapter 7 Verification

Program When to Verify Possible Sources of Verification received from Workforce WV. 76. COVID-19 Pandemic-related Disaster Assistance Medicaid Prior to initial approval, at redetermination, and when funds reported as received. Bank statements, award letters, other sources to identify funds.

Assume, due to the length of time since the COVID-19 pandemic- related disaster assistance has been received, that the funds have been exhausted. If it is reported funds are retained, thorough documentation of the client’s allegation is required. Compare current account balances to COVID-19 funds received with provided verification.

In the event it is reported funds are still available, always assume when withdrawals are made from an account with commingled funds in it, that the non-excluded funds are withdrawn first, leaving as much of the excluded COVID-19 pandemic- related disaster funds in the account as possible.

Note: COVID-19 pandemic-related funds are permanently excluded as an asset for Medicaid. See: 5.5.12 Disaster Assistance.