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Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services Obsolete Medicaid Eligibility Handbook For the current MEH, see http://www.emhandbooks.wi.gov/meh-ebd/ For the current BC Plus Handbook, see http://www.emhandbooks.wi.gov/bcplus/ |
Kinship Care is a public child welfare payment to the non-parental relative who is caring for a minor child. Kinship Care children are not categorically eligible for Medicaid ( MA ).
An non-legally responsible relative ( NLRR ) A non-legally responsible relative (NLRR) caretaker is a caretaker who has no legal responsibility for the minor or 18 year-old under his/her care. of children placed in their homes may be eligible for MA as a caretaker of a deprived child. This would include children receiving Kinship Care.
The client applies for Kinship Care at the Child Welfare Agency ( Maximus in Milwaukee ). The case is then referred to the local child support agency. When approved, a Kinship Care payment is made. S/he applies for MA through the Income Maintenance agency. Run the case through regular eligibility testing for MA.
This page last updated in Release Number : 02-03
Release Date: 07/01/02
Effective Date: 07/01/02