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West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Chapter 9

West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Page 12 Chapter 9 Client Notification

mailed by the eligibility system on October 10. The 13-day advance notice period starts on October 10 and ends October 22. Since the advance notice period ends before November 1, the change is effective November 1. 9.3.1.D.2 Advance Notice Period Expires the First of the Following Month or Later If the 13-day advance notice period does not expire until the first day of the following month or later, the change is not effective until the month following the end of the 13-day advance notice period. Advance Notice Expires the First of the Following Month or Later Example: A DFA-NL-C is dated and mailed on December 27. The 13-day advance notice period expires January 8. The change is effective February 1. The client is eligible to receive January benefits at the previous level. 9.3.1.D.3 Fair Hearing Requested after Receipt of DFA-NL-C ➢ Requesting within Advance Notice Period When the client requests a Pre-Hearing Conference or a Fair Hearing before the date of proposed closure or reduction, benefits are restored or reinstated immediately, whether or not the client requests reinstatement. If the client specifically requests benefits not be reinstated— verbally, by checking the appropriate section of the DFA-FH-1, or in some other written manner—no reinstatement action will be taken. No change is made in AG status or benefit levels related to the current issue until a final decision is made as a result of a Pre-Hearing Conference or Fair Hearing. Other changes may occur during the Hearing process. If this happens, the client must receive proper notification of these other changes. If the client does not request a Pre-Hearing Conference or a Fair Hearing on these subsequent changes, the changes are made, even though the first change is in Pre-Hearing Conference or Hearing status. If the client requests a Pre-Hearing Conference or a Fair Hearing on the subsequent changes, the Worker must take action depending on whether the client requests a Pre-Hearing Conference or a Fair Hearing only. ▪ Pre-Hearing Conference Is Requested