State of Wisconsin
Department of Health Services

Release 24-03
December 18, 2024

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40.5 Financial Requirements

40.5.1 Financial Eligibility Requirements Specific to FPOS

The following specific financial eligibility requirements apply to FPOSFamily Planning Only Services - This plan provides certain services and supplies to people who are of childbearing or reproductive age to prevent unplanned pregnancies. members, regardless of the methodology used to determine their FPOSFamily Planning Only Services - This plan provides certain services and supplies to people who are of childbearing or reproductive age to prevent unplanned pregnancies. income:

  1. Countable income calculated in the applicationA request for BadgerCare Plus coverage. The request must be on the Department's application or registration form and must contain name, address, and a valid signature. The applicant must submit a signed and completed application form to complete the application process. month is used to determine the member's financial eligibility for the entire 12-month eligibility period. Income changes do not need to be reported until the next review. This policy does not apply to backdated months. Backdated months are determined in addition to the 12-month certification period and are not used as the basis for whether someone’s eligibility will be maintained after an increase in income. As with other health care requests, the 12-month certification period will be set based on the filing month, not the first month of backdated eligibility.
  2. Any change in income or household size reported after confirmation for FPOSFamily Planning Only Services - This plan provides certain services and supplies to people who are of childbearing or reproductive age to prevent unplanned pregnancies. during the 12-month eligibility period is only applied if it results in enrollment in BadgerCare Plus with no premium or eligibility for other full benefit Medicaid.
  3. All changes in income or household composition that result in enrollment in BadgerCare Plus with no premium or eligibility for other full benefit Medicaid will result in FPOSFamily Planning Only Services - This plan provides certain services and supplies to people who are of childbearing or reproductive age to prevent unplanned pregnancies. closure prior to the 12th month.
  4. All changes in income will be applied at the 12-month FPOSFamily Planning Only Services - This plan provides certain services and supplies to people who are of childbearing or reproductive age to prevent unplanned pregnancies. eligibility renewal.

40.5.2 Income

Because FPOS eligibility is determined based on a group size of one, the applicant’s taxable earned and unearned income is the only income that should be used when calculating their income for purposes of FPOS eligibility (see Chapter 16 Income). When a child under 19 is applying, their parents’ income is not included in their eligibility determination. If a married individual is applying for FPOS coverage, do not include the income of the spouse, even if they are living with their spouse.

This page last updated in Release Number: 18-03
Release Date: 12/14/2018
Effective Date: 06/23/2018


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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