13-02 Version of 3.1 Residence
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Health Services

HISTORY

The policy on this page is from a previous version of the handbook. 

3.1 Residence

A person must be a Wisconsin resident to be eligible for BC+.  S/he must:

 

  1. Be physically present in Wisconsin.  (There is no minimum requirement for the length of time the person has been physically present in Wisconsin.) and

  2. Express intent to reside in Wisconsin. (3.2). Effective January 1, 2014, an individual can also be considered a resident of Wisconsin if they are physically present in the State and have entered Wisconsin with a job commitment or seeking employment, whether or not they are employed at the time of application.

 

Example:  This is George's first day in Wisconsin.  He states that he intends to reside in Wisconsin.  For BC+ purposes, George is a Wisconsin resident.

 

 

Migrant Farm Worker

 

A migrant who meets the following conditions is a Wisconsin resident:  

 

  1. His/her primary employment in Wisconsin is in the agricultural field or cannery work,

  2. S/he is authorized to work in the US,

  3. S/he is not related (immediate family) by blood or marriage to the employer (as distinguished from a "crew leader"), and

  4. S/he routinely leaves an established place of residence to travel to another locality to accept seasonal or temporary employment.
     

See  (12.3) for Special Migrant Laborer Processing Instructions.

 

 

 

 

 

This page last updated in Release Number: 13-02

Release Date: 10/25/13

Effective Date: 10/01/13

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.

Publication Number: P-10171