2005 West Virginia Code - §9-9-8. — Exemptions.

§9-9-8. Exemptions.
The secretary shall establish by rule categories of persons exempt, but the exemption applies only to the work requirements of the program: Provided, That a person who is exempt from the work requirements may nevertheless participate voluntarily in work activities. The categories of exemption shall include, but are not limited to, the following:
(a) A parent caring for a dependent child with a life-threatening illness;
(b) Individuals over the age of sixty years;
(c) Full-time students who are less than twenty years of age and are pursuing a high school diploma or its equivalent;
(d) Persons with a physical or mental incapacity or persons suffering from a temporary debilitating injury lasting more than thirty days, as defined by the secretary;
(e) Relatives providing in-home care for an individual who would otherwise be institutionalized; and
(f) Any beneficiary who has a child in his or her at-risk family which has not attained twelve months of age, for a period of six months, and for a period of six months upon the birth of any additional child: Provided, That no more than one beneficiary in an at-risk family may be exempt at the same time.