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STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA FFY 2024 STATE PLAN FOR TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES
the board. The Chairman of the Board has the responsibility to supervise the state fair hearing officers.
The state fair hearing officer shall be an impartial official who has not been directly involved in any determination of the action in question. A copy of the hearing procedures will be made available to all interested parties.
(iv) Not later than one year after the date of enactment of this Act, unless the chief executive officer of the State opts out of this provision by notifying the Secretary, a State shall require a parent or caretaker receiving assistance under the program who, after receiving such assistance for two months is not exempt from work requirements and is not engaged in work, as determined under section 407 (c), to participate in community services employment, with minimum hours per week and tasks to be determined by the State.
Under West Virginia’s policy, a Work-Eligible Individual who has received two months of TANF benefits is required to participate for the appropriate number of hours in one of the approved work activities as a condition of eligibility. The participant may only be temporarily exempt from this requirement if it is determined by the State that the individual has good cause for not meeting participation requirements at that time. The client’s situation will be re-evaluated monthly to ensure that the participant continues to meet the requirements to be temporarily excused from meeting the program participation requirements.
(v) The document shall indicate whether the State intends to assist individuals to train for, seek, and maintain employment as covered by Title VI, Subtitle H, Sections 6701-6703 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (PPACA) contains the "Elder Justice Act of 2009." Section 6703(a)(2) of the PPACA amends section 402(a)(1)(B) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 602(a)(1)(B)) to add the following new clause to the state plan requirements: (I) providing direct care in a long-term care facility (as such terms are defined under section 1397j of this title); or
(II) in other occupations related to elder care determined appropriate by the State for which the State identifies an unmet need for service personnel, and, if so, shall include an overview of such assistance. Page 51