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West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Chapter 9
West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Page 3 Chapter 9 Client Notification
If information involving an eligibility factor is not provided by the date indicated, and the client has not contacted the Worker to explain the delay, the application is denied using a DFA-NL-A. If eligibility is established, but the client does not provide proof of entitlement to a deduction, the deduction is not allowed, but the assistance group (AG) is approved. The DFA-NL-A is used for notification of approval. Federal regulations require that the DFA-6 be given to the client no later than 30 days after the date of application. He must also be allowed 10 days to respond to the DFA-6. The Worker must issue benefits retroactive to the date of application if the client supplies the needed information within the 30-day time limit. The section following the Worker's signature must be completed for SNAP AGs only. The Worker enters the date that is 60 days from the date of application. When the AG is denied for failure to provide information required to determine eligibility and subsequently provides the requested information within 60 days of the original application, a new DFA-2, Application for Benefits, is not required. If the information is not provided by the date requested, a DFA-NL-A must be sent for denial of eligibility. 9.2.1.B WV WORKS The Worker and the applicant must agree upon the date entered in the DFA-6. If the form is mailed to the client, the Worker must use his judgment about a reasonable amount of time required for the client to provide the information. The date entered must be at least 10 days from the date of issuance and no later than 30 days from the date of application. If the information is not provided by the date indicated, and the client has not contacted the Worker, the application is denied. The client must be notified by a DFA-NL-A. If eligibility is established, but the client does not provide proof of entitlement to a deduction, the deduction is not allowed. The AG is approved, and the client is notified by a DFA-NL-A. 9.2.1.C Medicaid and WVCHIP The date entered in the DFA-6 must be at least 10 days from the date of issuance or a time agreed upon with the applicant. See Due Date of Additional Information in Section 1.6.4.