3.2 Intent to Reside

The intent to reside requirement applies to any adult age 18 or older who is capable of indicating intent. An adult is incapable of, and thus exempt from, indicating intent when any of the following is true:

They are judged legally incompetent by a court of record.
Their I.Q. is 49 or less or they have a mental age of seven or less, based on tests acceptable to Wisconsin's Department of Health Services (DHS).
Medical documentation obtained from a physician, psychologist, or other person licensed by Wisconsin in the field of developmental disability supports a finding that they are incapable of indicating intent.

“Intent to reside” does not mean an intent to stay permanently or indefinitely in Wisconsin, nor does it require an intent to reside at a fixed address.

This page last updated in Release Number: 13-02
Release Date: 10/25/13
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.

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