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STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA FFY 2024 STATE PLAN FOR TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES

completed a substance abuse treatment and counseling program and job skills program, whichever is shorter.

If the individual fails to complete or refuses to participate in the substance abuse treatment and counseling program and job skills program as required, he is ineligible for WV WORKS. This ineligibility will continue until the time the individual enrolls and is successfully attending a substance abuse treatment and counseling program and job skills program. He may then reapply for benefits six months after the completion of these programs and submit to drug testing. The cost of this drug testing is then the responsibility of the individual being screened. Upon completion of the substance abuse treatment and counseling program and job skills program, the individual is subject to a random post-treatment drug test. During the period of ineligibility due to the second positive drug test, he is considered a non-recipient work-eligible individual and must choose a protective payee for the WV WORKS payment for the other members of the WV WORKS AG; the protective payee must submit to a drug screening questionnaire within seven business days of this choice. The protective payee must satisfactorily complete the drug screening questionnaire and is chosen by the parent. When there are two parents in the home, the second parent may be the payee if the drug screening questionnaire was successfully completed. The designated person shall be an immediate family member, or if an immediate family member is not available or declines the option, another person may be designated. The protective payee must submit a form monthly (Attachment K) documenting how the benefits were spent. Once the period of ineligibility has ended, these individuals are then treated in the same manner as any other WV WORKS participant.

Any individual who tests positive for a third drug test is permanently ineligible for WV WORKS. They are considered a non-recipient work-eligible individual and must choose a protective payee for the WV WORKS payment for the other members of the WV WORKS AG. The protective payee must submit to a drug screening questionnaire within seven business days of this choice. The protective payee must satisfactorily complete the questionnaire and is chosen by the parent. When there are two parents in the home, the second parent may be the payee if the drug screening questionnaire was successfully completed. The designated person shall be an immediate family member, or if an immediate family member is not available or declines the option, another person may be designated. The protective payee must submit a form monthly documenting how the benefits were spent.

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