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12.3 Simplified Application

Migrant workers and their families can have their eligibility for BC+ determined using a simplified application A request for BadgerCare Plus coverage. The request may be a signed and dated application form or any other signed and dated request containing the applicant's name and address. The applicant must submit a signed and completed application form to complete the application process. process if they:
 

  1. Have current MA eligibility from another state.  (“Current MA eligibility” means eligibility that includes at least months one and two of the application process.) Or had MA/BC+ eligibility in Wisconsin that was certified through months one and two of the application and that ended only because the family left Wisconsin.
     

  2. And have the same members or fewer in the case as there were when the case had coverage in the other state.
     

 The simplified application procedure is as follows:
 

  1. For applicants with current MA eligibility from another state, verify the eligibility and the end date.  Verify with a copy of the out-of-state MA card or by contacting the other state.
     

  2. For applicants previously eligible in Wisconsin, determine the closure code and review date.
     

  3. Determine if the same members, or fewer, are in the case compared to when the group was eligible in the other state.
     

  4. Collect all non-financial information.
     

  5. Do not collect any financial information.
     

  6. Certify BC+ benefits for the migrant family.

 

Example 1:  A migrant family consisting of dad, mom, and their three children comes to Wisconsin.  On July 3, dad applies for BC+ in Wisconsin for his family.

 

The family has current MA eligibility from Texas with a certification period ending on November 30.  That is, eligibility extends beyond application months one and two.

 

The household has the same five members listed on the MA card.

 

Because the  two conditions described in 12.2 are met, the case should be processed using the simplified application procedure.

 

 

Example 2:  The same migrant family comes in for the November review. Verify all mandatory and questionable verification items.  The family is determined eligible through October 31 of the following year.
 

The family leaves Wisconsin in December.  BC+ closes for failure to reside in the state.  The next March, the family returns.  There have been no non-financial changes and no changes in household composition.  The family should be processed with the simplified application procedure because their case closed only for failure to reside in Wisconsin.

 

 

12.3.1 Review dates for simplified application

For migrant families that have been certified through the migrant simplified application process, the first review coincides with the date out-of-state eligibility ends.  The next review is 12 months from the first review.

 

See example 1 above.  The review date should be set for November since that is the last month of the certification period The period of time for which a member is eligible before the next renewal is due. for the Texas MA.

 

 

This page last updated in Release Number: 07-01

Release Date: 10/29/07

Effective Date: 02/01/08