13-02 Version of 6.1 SSN Requirements
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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. 

6.1 SSN Requirements

BadgerCare Plus applicants must provide a SSNSocial Security number or be willing to apply for one.  

 

If the caretaker relative is unwilling to provide or apply for the SSN of a minor or 18-year-old, the person who does not have the SSN is ineligible.

 

Do not require an SSN for:

 

  1. Continuously eligible newborns.

  2. Pre-adoptive infants living in a foster home.

  3. Non-qualifying immigrants receiving emergency services.

  4. Someone without an SSN and may only be issued one for a valid non-work reason.

  5. Someone who refuses to obtain an SSN because of well-established religious objections*.

  6. Tax dependents or tax filers living outside of the home.

“Well-established religious objections” means that the applicant/member:

 

  1. Is a member of a recognized religious sect or division of the sect, and
  2. Adheres to the tenets or teachings of the sect or division of the sect and for that reason is conscientiously opposed to applying for or using a national identification number.

 

A person who refuses to apply for or use a social security number due to religious beliefs must provide verification from a church elder or other officiant that doing so is against the church doctrine.

 

 

 

 

 

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