Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services

 

GDForum ID: 2353

Description of Proposed Guidance Document Changes

This WISA Manual provides information about and requirements for the WISA contracted programs and billable services, vocational rehabilitation (VR) counselor procedures, and samples of forms for WISAs and VR counselors. The changes to the WISA Manual include: • Title Page: Updated to current date. • Page 3: Replaced phone number to reflect new number. Also replaced phone number on page 13. Removed reference to rate updates as they are now available via a link to the 2024 SSA rate updates document on the DARS website. • Page 6: Replaced link to the Benefits Planning Query (BPQY) handbook. • Page 7: Removed income and resource limits for 1619(b) Medicaid. These can be found via the SSA website. • Page 7-8: Removed Student Earned Income Exclusion (SEIE) monthly/annual rates. These can be found on the DARS website. • Page 13: Replaced link to Individual Development Account (IDA) question and answer page. • Page 16: Removed references to the annual contribution limit for ABLE and the cumulative limit for clients who receive SSI and who have ABLE accounts. These limits are set by Congress and do not typically change without an act of Congress. • Page 30: Removed Medicaid Works income and resource rates. These can be found through the Department of Medical Assistance Services (DMAS) website. • Page 31: Added link to Virginia’s Medicaid Works information page.

 

Guidance Document(s) for this Comment Forum

Document ID	Document Title	Document in Effect	Proposed Document
6494	Work Incentives Specialist Advocate (WISA) Manual	Document	Proposed Document	Posted with Original Changes on 04/11/2024

 

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