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WV Code § 9-9-9 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 9. Human Services|Article 9. WV Works Act|§9-9-9. Personal Responsibility Contract

(a)(1) Every eligible adult beneficiary and work eligible individual shall participate in a program orientation, family assessments and in the development, and subsequent revisions, of a personal responsibility contract. The contract shall be defined based on the program time limits, support services available, work requirements and family assessments.(2) The participant's contract shall include the following requirements:(A) That the participant develop and maintain, with the appropriate health care provider, a schedule of preventive care for his or her dependent child or children, including routine examinations and immunizations;(B) Assurance of school attendance for school-age children under his or her care;(C) Assurance of properly supervised child care, including after-school care;(D) Establishment of paternity or active pursuit of child support, or both, if applicable and if considered necessary; and(E) Nutrition or other counseling, parenting or family-planning classes.(3) If the participant is a teenage parent, he or she may work, but the contract shall include the requirements that the participant:(A) Remain in an educational activity to complete high school, obtain a general equivalency diploma or obtain vocational training and make satisfactory scholastic progress;(B) Attend parenting classes or participate in a mentorship program, or both, if appropriate; and(C) Live at home with his or her parent or guardian or in some other adult-supervised arrangements if he or she is an unemancipated minor.(4) If the participant is under the age of twenty years and does not have a high school diploma or its equivalent, the contract shall include requirements to participate in mandatory education or training which, if the participant is unemployed, may include a return to high school, with satisfactory scholastic progress required.(b) In order to receive cash assistance, the participant shall enter into a personal responsibility contract. If the participant refuses to sign the personal responsibility contract, the participant and family members are ineligible to receive cash assistance: Provided, That a participant who alleges that the terms of a personal responsibility contract are inappropriate based on his or her individual circumstances may request and shall be provided a fair and impartial hearing in accordance with administrative procedures established by the department and due process of law. A participant who signs a personal responsibility contract or complies with a personal responsibility contract does not waive his or her right to request and receive a hearing under this subsection.(c) Personal responsibility contracts shall be drafted by the department on a case-by-case basis; take into consideration the individual circumstances of each beneficiary; reviewed and reevaluated periodically, but not less than on an annual basis; and, in the discretion of the department, amended on a periodic basis.
WV Code § 9-9-10 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 9. Human Services|Article 9. WV Works Act|§9-9-10. Participation Limitation; Exceptions

The length of time a participant may receive cash assistance through the WV works program may not exceed a period longer than sixty months, except in circumstances as defined by the secretary.
WV Code § 9-9-12 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 9. Human Services|Article 9. WV Works Act|§9-9-12. Diversionary Assistance Allowance in Lieu of Monthly Cash Assistance

(a) In order to encourage at-risk families not to apply for ongoing monthly cash assistance from the state, the secretary may issue one-time diversionary assistance allowances to families in an amount not to exceed the equivalent of three months of cash assistance in order to enable the families to become immediately self-supporting.(b) The secretary shall establish by rule the standards to be considered in making diversionary assistance allowances.(c) Nothing in this section may be construed to require that the department or any assistance issued pursuant to this section be subject to any of the provisions of chapter thirty-one or chapter forty-six-a of this code.
WV Code § 9-9-13 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 9. Human Services|Article 9. WV Works Act|§9-9-13. Subsidized Employment

(a) To the extent that resources are available, an employer may be paid a subsidy by the department to employ a parent or caretaker-relative of an at-risk family if the employer agrees to hire the WV works program participant at the end of the subsidized period. If the employer does not hire the participant at the end of the subsidized period, the program may not use that employer for subsidized employment for the next twelve months.(b) If the department determines that an employer has demonstrated a pattern of discharging employees hired pursuant to the provisions of this section subsequent to the expiration of the subsidized period without good cause, the employer shall no longer be eligible for participation in the subsidized employment program for a period to be determined by the department.
WV Code § 9-9-14 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 9. Human Services|Article 9. WV Works Act|§9-9-14. Transitional Assistance

The WV works program may provide transitional assistance in the form of supportive services.
WV Code § 9-9-15 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 9. Human Services|Article 9. WV Works Act|§9-9-15. Interagency Coordination

The Legislature encourages the development of a system of coordinated services, shared information and streamlined application procedures between the program and the other agencies within the department to implement the provisions of this article. The secretary shall require the coordination of activities between the program and the following agencies:(a) The child support enforcement division for the purpose of establishing paternity, promoting cooperation in the pursuit of child support, encouraging noncustodial parents to get job search assistance and determining eligibility for cash assistance and support services;(b) The bureau of public health for the purpose of determining appropriate immunization schedules, delivery systems and verification procedures; and(c) The bureau of medical services for the purpose of reporting eligibility for medical assistance and transitional benefits.The secretary may require the coordination of procedures and services with any other agency he or she considers necessary to implement this program: Provided, That all agencies coordinating services with the department shall, when provided with access to department records or information, abide by state and federal confidentiality requirements including the provisions of section twenty of this article.The secretary shall propose any rules, including emergency rules, necessary for the coordination of various agency activities in the implementation of this section.
WV Code § 9-9-16 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 9. Human Services|Article 9. WV Works Act|§9-9-16. Intergovernmental Coordination

(a) The commissioner of the Bureau of Employment Programs and the superintendent of the Department of Education shall assist the secretary in the establishment of the WV works program. Before implementation of this program, each department shall address in its respective plan the method in which its resources will be devoted to facilitate the identification of or delivery of services for participants and shall coordinate its respective programs with the department in the provision of services to participants and their families. Each county board of education shall designate a person to coordinate with the local Department of Health and Human Resources office the board's services to participant families and that person shall work to achieve coordination at the local level.(b) The secretary and the superintendent shall develop a plan for program implementation to occur with the use of existing state facilities and county transportation systems within the project areas whenever practicable. This agreement shall include, but not be limited to, the use of buildings, grounds and buses. Whenever possible, the supportive services, education and training programs should be offered at the existing school facilities.(c) The commissioner shall give priority to participants of the WV works program within the various programs of the Bureau of Employment Programs. The secretary and the commissioner shall develop reporting and monitoring mechanisms between their respective agencies.
WV Code § 9-9-17 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 9. Human Services|Article 9. WV Works Act|§9-9-17. Public-Private Partnerships

The secretary may enter into agreements with any private, nonprofit, charitable or religious organizations to promote the development of the community support services necessary for the effective implementation of this program, including cooperative arrangements with private employers of former program participants for the purpose of obtaining and maintaining employer-based family health insurance coverage for former participants and their spouses and dependent children through direct payments to the employers out of funds appropriated for the cooperative agreements.
WV Code § 9-9-18 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 9. Human Services|Article 9. WV Works Act|§9-9-18. Relationship With Other Law

If any provision of this article conflicts with any other provision of this code or rules, the provisions of this article shall supersede such provisions: Provided, That the provisions of this article shall not supersede any provisions which are required or mandated by federal law.Any reference in this code or rules to "aid to families with dependent children" means "temporary assistance for needy families" or any successor state program funded under Part A, Title IV of the Social Security Act.
WV Code § 9-9-19 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 9. Human Services|Article 9. WV Works Act|§9-9-19. Legislative Oversight

The Legislative Oversight commission on health and human resources accountability is charged with immediate and ongoing oversight of the program created by this article. This commission shall study, review and examine the work of the program, the department and its staff; study, review and examine all rules proposed by the department; and monitor the development and implementation of the WV works program. The commission shall review and make recommendations to the Legislature and the legislative rule-making review committee regarding any plan, policy or rule proposed by the secretary, the department or the program.
WV Code § 9-9-20 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 9. Human Services|Article 9. WV Works Act|§9-9-20. Confidentiality, Fines and Penalties

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this code or rules, all records and information of the department regarding any beneficiary or beneficiary's family members, including food stamps, child support and Medicaid records, are confidential and shall not be released, except under the following circumstances:(1) If permissible under state or federal rules or regulations;(2) Upon the express written consent of the beneficiary or his or her legally authorized representative;(3) Pursuant to an order of any court of record of this state or the United States based upon a finding that the information is sufficiently relevant to a proceeding before the court to outweigh the importance of maintaining the confidentiality established by this section: Provided, That all confidential records and information presented to the court shall after review be sealed by the clerk and shall not be open to any person except upon order of the court upon good cause being shown for the confidential records and information to be opened; or(4) To a department or division of the state or other entity, pursuant to the terms of an interagency or other agreement: Provided, That any agreement specifically references this section and extends its requirements for confidentiality to the other entity receiving the records or information, its agents and employees.(b) Any person who knowingly and willfully releases or causes to be released the confidential records and information described in this section, except under the specific circumstances enumerated in this section, is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not more than $500 or confined in the county or regional jail for not more than six months, or both.
WV Code § 9-9-21 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 9. Human Services|Article 9. WV Works Act|§9-9-21. West Virginia Works Separate State College Program; Eligibility; Special Revenue Account

(a) There is established the West Virginia Works Separate State College Program. The program shall provide funding for participants who are enrolled in post-secondary courses leading to a two- or four-year degree. There is created within the state Treasury a special revenue account to be known as the West Virginia Works Separate State College Program Fund. Expenditures from the fund shall be for the purposes set forth in this section and are not authorized from collections but are to be made only in accordance with appropriations by the Legislature and in accordance with the provisions of article three, chapter twelve of this code and upon fulfillment of the provisions of article two, chapter eleven-b of this code. Necessary expenditures include wage reimbursements to participating employers, temporary assistance to needy families, payments for support services, employment-related child care payments, transportation expenses and administrative costs directly associated with the operation of the program.(b) All eligible adults attending post-secondary courses leading to a two- or four-year degree and who are not participating in vocational education training, as that term is defined in this article, shall be enrolled in the West Virginia Works Separate State College Program. Participants in the program shall not be required to engage in more than ten hours per week of federally defined work activities. The work, education and training requirements of this article are waived for any qualifying participant with a child under six years of age if the participant is unable to obtain appropriate and available child care services. All other requirements of West Virginia Works apply to program administration for adults enrolled in the program.(c) The Department of Health and Human Resources shall work with the Higher Education Policy Commission, as set forth in article one-b, chapter eighteen-b of this code, and the Council for Community and Technical College Education, as set forth in article two-b, chapter eighteen-b of this code, to develop and implement a plan to use and expend funds for the programs available at the state's community and technical colleges and colleges and universities to assist participants who are enrolled, or wish to become enrolled, in two- and four-year degree programs of post-secondary education to meet the work requirements of this article.
WV Code § 9-9-22 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 9. Human Services|Article 9. WV Works Act|§9-9-22. West Virginia Works Separate State Two-Parent Families Program

(a) There is established the West Virginia Works Separate State Two-Parent Families Program. The program shall provide funding for participants who are a two-parent family as that term is defined in this article. There is created within the state Treasury a special revenue account to be known as the West Virginia Works Separate State Two-Parent Program Fund. Expenditures from the fund shall be for the purposes set forth in this section and are not authorized from collections but are to be made only in accordance with appropriations by the Legislature and in accordance with the provisions of article three, chapter twelve of this code and upon fulfillment of the provisions of article two, chapter eleven-b of this code. Necessary expenditures include wage reimbursements to participating employers, temporary assistance to needy families, payments for support services, employment-related child care payments, transportation expenses and administrative costs directly associated with the operation of the program.(b) All eligible two parent families, as that term is defined in this article, shall enroll in the West Virginia Works Separate State Two-Parent Families Program. All requirements of West Virginia Works shall apply to program administration for two-parent families enrolled in the program.
WV Code § 9-10-1 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 9. Human Services|Article 10. West Virginia Traumatic Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Fund|§9-10-1. Definitions

As used in this article, the term:(1) “Secretary” means the Secretary of the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources or his or her designee.(2) “Fund” means the West Virginia Traumatic Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Fund.(3) “Traumatic brain injury” means an acquired injury to the brain, including brain injuries caused by anoxia due to near drowning. “Traumatic brain injury” does not include brain dysfunction caused by congenital or degenerative disorders, nor birth trauma.(4) “Spinal cord injury” means a traumatic injury to the spinal cord that results in a permanent loss of sensation and voluntary movement below the level of the lesion.
WV Code § 9-10-2 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 9. Human Services|Article 10. West Virginia Traumatic Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Fund|§9-10-2. Fund Continued Under Department of Health and Human Resources

(a) The special revenue account in the State Treasury known as the “West Virginia Traumatic Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Fund,” which was previously authorized by §18-10K-1 et seq. of this code, is continued.(b) Effective July 1, 2018, all powers and duties of the West Virginia Traumatic Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Fund Board are transferred to the Secretary.(c) Effective July 1, 2018, all powers and duties of the West Virginia Division of Rehabilitation Services related to administration of the West Virginia Traumatic Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Fund are transferred to the Secretary.
WV Code § 9-10-3 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 9. Human Services|Article 10. West Virginia Traumatic Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Fund|§9-10-3. Administration of Fund; Administrative Fees; Fund Use

(a) The West Virginia Traumatic Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Fund is subject to the annual appropriation of funds by the Legislature. The West Virginia Traumatic Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Fund may receive any gifts, grants, contributions or other money from any source which is specifically designated for deposit in the Fund.(b) All moneys collected, received and deposited into the State Treasury and credited to the West Virginia Traumatic Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Fund shall be expended by the Secretary exclusively in accordance with the uses and criteria set forth in this article. Expenditures from this Fund for any other purposes are void.(c) The Fund shall be administered by the Department of Health and Human Resources: Provided, That the Department may not charge a fee to administer the Fund.(d) Nothing in this article may be construed to mandate funding for the Fund or to require any appropriation by the Legislature.(e) Moneys in the Fund shall be used to pay for services that will increase opportunities for and enhance the achievement of functional independence, and a return to a productive lifestyle for individuals who have suffered a traumatic brain injury or a spinal cord injury.(f) Services that are eligible for payment by the Fund shall include, but not be limited to:(1) Case management;(2) Rehabilitative therapies and services;(3) Attendant care;(4) Home accessibility modifications;(5) Equipment necessary for activities; and(6) Family support services.(g) Funds shall be expended according to the priorities and criteria for disbursement established by the secretary under section four of this article, and pursuant to legislative rules authorized in section five of this article.
WV Code § 9-10-4 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 9. Human Services|Article 10. West Virginia Traumatic Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Fund|§9-10-4. Criteria and Priorities for Use of Fund

(a) The Secretary shall establish priorities and criteria for the disbursement of moneys in the Fund by conducting at least one annual public meeting in each of the state’s three congressional districts in existence on January 1, 2018, to identify the needs of citizens with traumatic brain injuries and spinal cord injuries, and to identify the gaps in services to these citizens. Public meetings held pursuant to the requirements of this section shall be noticed and advertised as public meetings, and the Secretary shall accept public comments for not less than thirty days following each public meeting. (b) On or before December 31 of each year the Secretary shall issue an annual report to the Governor and to the Legislative Oversight Commission on Health and Human Resources Accountability, with recommendations for meeting the identified needs within the existing programs, proposing statutory changes to facilitate the delivery of services, improving coordination of services and summarizing its actions during the preceding year.(c) Moneys expended for services described under section three of this article shall be as a payer of last resort and only for citizens of this state. An individual shall use comparable benefits and services that are available prior to the expenditure of moneys available to that individual through the Fund.
WV Code § 9-10-5 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 9. Human Services|Article 10. West Virginia Traumatic Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Fund|§9-10-5. Promulgation of Legislative Rules

(a) The Secretary may propose legislative rules for promulgation, in accordance with the provisions of §29A-3-1 et seq. of this code, necessary for the transaction of its business or to carry out the purposes of this article. The rules shall include priorities and criteria for the disbursement of moneys in the Fund.(b) The rules of the West Virginia Traumatic Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Fund Board previously promulgated pursuant to section three, §18-10K-1 et seq. of this code shall remain in force and effect until the promulgation of new or additional rules by the Secretary.
WV Code § 9-10-6 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 9. Human Services|Article 10. West Virginia Traumatic Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Fund|§9-10-6. Legislative Audit

(a) On or before July 1, 2020, the Legislative Auditor shall conduct a post audit of the West Virginia Traumatic Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Fund and report its findings and recommendations to the Joint Standing Committee on Government Organization.(b) The post audit required by this section shall include, but not be limited to, a review and comprehensive report upon the following subjects:(1) The Department of Health and Human Resources’ compliance with statutes and legislative rules governing administration of the Fund.(2) The adequacy of oversight controls for expenditures from the Fund.(3) The extent to which the Department of Health and Human Resources administers the Fund to maximize the number of eligible individuals served.(4) The effectiveness of the Department of Health and Human Resources’ efforts to provide community education and outreach to eligible individuals regarding the availability of assistance from the Fund.(5) The extent, if any, to which the functions of the Fund unnecessarily duplicate the functions of other state programs.