State of Wisconsin |
Release 24-02 |
Except for verification of access to employer-sponsored health insurance (see Section 9.9.7 Access to Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance), Child Welfare parent cooperation (see Section 10.1 Eligibility for Parent or Caretaker Relative of Child Removed from Home), and former Foster Care status (see Section 11.2 Former Foster Care Youth), the applicant or member has primary responsibility for providing verification and resolving questionable information. However, the IM worker must use all available data exchanges to verify information rather than requiring the applicant to provide it, unless the information from the data source is not reasonably compatible with what the applicant or member has reported (see Section 9.12 Reasonable Compatibility for Health Care).
IM agencies must assist the applicant or member in obtaining verification if they request help or have difficulty in obtaining it.
The best information available should be used to process the application or change within the time limit when both of the following conditions exist:
Applicants meeting the health care program eligibility criteria based on this best available information are eligible for benefits. Even after the application or change is processed using best available information, the IM agency is required to continue in their attempts to obtain verification. When the verification is received, benefits may need to be adjusted based on the new information. The agency must explain this to the applicant or member when requesting verification.
This page last updated in Release Number: 23-04
Release Date: 12/18/2023
Effective Date: 12/18/2023
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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