State of Wisconsin |
HISTORY |
The policy on this page is from a previous version of the handbook.
Migrant workers and their families can have their eligibility for BadgerCare Plus determined using a simplified application process if they:
The simplified application procedure is as follows:
Example 1 |
A migrant family consisting of Dad, Mom, and their three children come to Wisconsin. On July 3, Dad applies for BadgerCare Plus in Wisconsin for his family. The family has current Medicaid eligibility from Texas with a certification period ending on November 30. That is, eligibility extends beyond application months one and two. The household has the same five members listed on the Medicaid card. Because the two conditions described in Section 12.2 Migrant Worker Definition are met, the case should be processed using the simplified application procedure. |
Example 2 |
The same migrant family comes in for the November review. Verify all mandatory and questionable verification items. The family is determined eligible through October 31 of the following year. The family leaves Wisconsin in December. BadgerCare Plus closes for failure to reside in the state. The next March, the family returns. There have been no non-financial changes and no changes in household composition. The family should be processed with the simplified application procedure because their case closed only for failure to reside in Wisconsin. |
For migrant families that have been certified through the migrant simplified application process, the first renewal coincides with the date out-of-state eligibility ends. The next renewal is 12 months from the first renewal.
Example 1 |
See Example 1 above. The renewal date should be set for November since that is the last month of the certification period for the Texas Medicaid. |
This page last updated in Release Number: 13-02
Release Date: 10/24/13
Effective Date: 10/01/13
The information concerning the BadgerCare Plus program provided in this handbook release is published in accordance with: Titles XI, XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act; Parts 430 through 481 of Title 42 of the Code of Federal Regulations; Chapter 49 of the Wisconsin Statutes; and Chapters HA 3, DHS 2 and 101 through 109 of the Wisconsin Administrative Code.
Publication Number: P-10171