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West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Chapter 9

West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Page i Chapter 9 Client Notification

Chapter 9

Client Notification

Table of Contents 9.1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................. 1 9.2 NOTIFICATION OF ACTION TAKEN ON AN APPLICATION ........................................ 2 9.2.1 DFA-6, NOTICE OF INFORMATION NEEDED....................................................... 2 9.2.1.A Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) .......................................... 2 9.2.1.B WV WORKS ....................................................................................................... 3 9.2.1.C Medicaid and WVCHIP ....................................................................................... 3 9.2.1.C.1 Evaluation for Non-Modified Adjusted Gross Income (MAGI) Coverage ........ 4 9.2.2 DFA-6A, SPENDDOWN EXPLANATION ................................................................ 4 9.2.3 DFA-NL-6, NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL OF APPLICATION ................................... 4 9.2.4 DFA-NL-A, NOTIFICATION LETTER: ACTION TAKEN ON YOUR APPLICATION 4 9.2.4.A Approvals ............................................................................................................ 5 9.2.4.A.1 SNAP ............................................................................................................. 5 9.2.4.A.2 WV WORKS .................................................................................................. 6 9.2.4.A.3 Medicaid and WVCHIP .................................................................................. 6 9.2.4.B Denials ................................................................................................................ 7 9.2.4.B.1 SNAP ............................................................................................................. 7 9.2.4.B.2 WV WORKS .................................................................................................. 7 9.2.5 DFA-20, APPLICATION NOT ACTED ON LETTER ................................................ 8 9.2.6 DFA-FS-19, NOTIFICATION OF DENIAL OF EXPEDITED SERVICE (SNAP Only)8 9.3 NOTICE OF ACTION RESULTING IN A CHANGE IN BENEFITS .................................. 9 9.3.1 ADVANCE NOTICE REQUIREMENTS .................................................................. 9 9.3.1.A Adverse Actions Requiring Advance Notice .......................................................10 9.3.1.B Adverse Actions Not Requiring Advance Notice .................................................10 9.3.1.C Beginning and Ending of the Advance Notice Period .........................................11 9.3.1.D Date Adverse Action May Be Taken...................................................................11 9.3.1.D.1 Advance Notice Period Expires Before the First of the Following Month .......11