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State of Wisconsin |
HISTORY |
The policy on this page is from a previous version of the handbook.
Children who are eligible for suspended BadgerCare Plus are not required to pay premiums.
If the only parent(s)/caretaker(s) in the household are incarcerated, any children on the case open for BadgerCare Plus will remain eligible for a three-month grace period to allow for eligibility to be determined on another case prior to termination. Eligibility for the children will end after the three-month grace period unless they open for health care on another case.
| Example 1 |
Faye and her 10 year old daughter, Chantelle, are both enrolled in BadgerCare Plus as a household of two. On March 9, 2021, Faye is incarcerated. Faye’s suspended BadgerCare Plus starts April 1, 2021. Chantelle will remain open for full-benefit BadgerCare Plus on Faye’s case for three months. Chantelle’s BadgerCare Plus will end June 30, 2021. Chantelle could re-enroll in BadgerCare Plus as part of the household she now resides in or through another program such as Foster Care Medicaid depending on her situation. |
Childless adults who are suspended are not required to pay premiums or answer the Treatment Needs Question.
Pregnant women who are incarcerated will have their eligibility determined under the BadgerCare Plus Prenatal Program (see the BadgerCare Plus Eligibility Handbook, Section 41.1 BadgerCare Plus Prenatal Program). An incarcerated woman in a suspension who later reports a pregnancy must have her eligibility redetermined under the BadgerCare Plus Prenatal Program and be enrolled if eligible.
When the pregnancy ends, BadgerCare Plus Prenatal Program members must have their health care eligibility redetermined for the next month. If determined eligible for BadgerCare Plus while still incarcerated, the member will open for suspended BadgerCare Plus.
Some inmates may be allowed to leave jail for various reasons under the Huber Law, also known as the Huber Program. Huber Law prisoners who are released from jail to attend to the needs of their families can become or remain eligible for full-benefit BadgerCare Plus if both the following are true:
Huber Law prisoners who are released for a purpose other than attending to the needs of their families are not eligible for full-benefit BadgerCare Plus. They may be eligible for suspended BadgerCare Plus.
If a person is incarcerated in Wisconsin and then involuntarily transferred to a correctional institution in another state, the person is still considered a Wisconsin resident.
| Example 2 |
Oscar resides in Wisconsin. He commits a crime in Wisconsin and is incarcerated in a Wisconsin Department of Corrections facility. Due to a shortage of space, Oscar is transferred to a prison in Minnesota. Oscar remains a Wisconsin resident and may be eligible for suspended BadgerCare Plus while he is residing in the prison in Minnesota. |
If a person has committed a crime outside of Wisconsin and is incarcerated by that state in a correctional facility in that state, the person is considered to be a resident of that state and not Wisconsin.
| Example 3 |
Connor resides in Wisconsin. He commits a crime in Illinois and is incarcerated in an Illinois correctional facility. Connor is an Illinois resident while he is residing in the facility in Illinois. He is not eligible for BadgerCare Plus in Wisconsin since he is not a Wisconsin resident. |
The following is the list of correctional institutions administered by the Wisconsin Department of Corrections.
Brown
Green Bay Correctional Institution (GBCI)
Sanger Powers Correctional Institution (SPCI)
Chippewa
Chippewa Valley Correctional Treatment Facility (CVCTF)
Stanley Correctional Institution (SCI)
Columbia
Columbia Correctional Institution (CCI)
Crawford
Prairie du Chien Correctional Institution (PDCI)
Dane
Oakhill Correctional Institution (OCI)
Oregon Correctional Center (OCC)
Thompson Correctional Center (TCC)
Mendota Juvenile Treatment Center (MJTC)
Dodge
John Burke Correctional Center (JBCC)
Dodge Correctional Institution (DCI)
Fox Lake Correctional Institution (FLCI)
Waupun Correctional Institution (WCI)
Douglas
Gordon Correctional Center (GCC)
Fond du Lac
McNaughton Correctional Center (MCC)
Taycheedah Correctional Institution (TCI)
Grant
Wisconsin Secure Program Facility (WSPF)
Jackson
Black River Correctional Center (BRCC)
Jackson Correctional Institution (JCI)
Kenosha
Kenosha Correctional Center (KCC)
Lincoln
Copper Lake School (CLS)
Lincoln Hills School (LHS)
Milwaukee
Marshall E. Sherrer Correctional Center (MSCC)
Milwaukee Secure Detention Facility (MSDF)
Milwaukee Women’s Correctional Center (MWCC)
Felmers O. Chaney Correctional Center (FCCC)
Racine
Robert E. Ellsworth Correctional Center (RECC)
Racine Correctional Institution (RCI)
Racine Youthful Offender Correctional Facility (RYOCF)
Sturtevant Transitional Facility (STF)
St. Croix
St. Croix Correctional Center (SCCC)
Sauk
New Lisbon Correctional Institution (NLCI)
Sawyer
Flambeau Correctional Center (FCC)
Sheboygan
Kettle Moraine Correctional Institution (KMCI)
Waushara
Redgranite Correctional Institution (RCI)
Winnebago
Drug Abuse Correctional Center (DACC)
Oshkosh Correctional Institution (OSCI)
Winnebago Correctional Center (WCC)
Wisconsin Resource Center (WRC)
This page last updated in Release Number: 20-04
Release Date: 11/23/2020
Effective Date: 10/24/2020
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