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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/ |
The fiscal test group ( FTG ) includes:
The non-financially eligible household member, and
Her spouse, and
Her minor natural or adoptive children.
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Example: Cheryl and Eric are not married, and have a child together, Alex. Cheryl is only requesting FPW for herself, and is requesting MA for Alex.
Alex is found eligible for Healthy Start. In building the FPW FTG, Alex is a counted child. Eric is not part of the FPW FTG, because he is only legally responsible for a counted child in the FPW FTG. The FPW FTG is a group size of two. |
Do not include Supplemental Security Income Income is anything you receive in cash or in kind that you can use to meet your needs for food, clothing, and shelter. ( SSI ) recipients in the FPW test or FTG. Do not count their income.
Increase the FTG size by one for each fetus a pregnant woman in the FTG is carrying.
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Example: Samantha and Howard are married, and have two minor daughters, Shannon and Colleen. Shannon is pregnant. Samantha is only requesting FPW for herself, and is requesting MA for her two daughters.
Shannon and Colleen are found eligible for Healthy Start. In building the FPW FTG, Shannon, Shannon’s fetus, and Colleen are counted children. Howard is part of the FPW FTG, because he is legally responsible for Samantha. The FPW FTG is a group size of five for Samantha. |
For minors that are applying for FPW, the FTG only includes the minor unless she is married and/or has children of her own. Do not include her parents in her FTG.
This page last updated in Release Number: 03-02
Release Date: 04/01/03
Effective Date: 04/01/03