40.8 Reporting Changes

Members receiving FPOS only are not required to report changes in income or household composition during the 12-month certification period . However, FPOS members are still required to report all other changes that would result in ineligibility such as moving out of state, incarceration, etc. within 10 days of the change.

Changes in income do not affect FPOS eligibility during the 12-month certification period even if the income exceeds the FPOS income limit. Once eligibility has been established, the increase in income will not be considered until the next annual renewal that was originally set for the FPOS eligibility.

Note	Household composition changes will not affect eligibility as all FPOS assistance groups will only include the member in the household composition, regardless of their living arrangement.

Changes reported in income or household composition may result in eligibility for BadgerCare Plus. If verification is needed for the change, FPOS will be maintained until the eligibility is determined for BadgerCare Plus. If there is a request for BadgerCare Plus on file and the member is otherwise eligible, they will be eligible for BadgerCare Plus as of the month of the change (or the month the change was reported, whichever is later). Eligibility for BadgerCare Plus can overlap with FPOS in this limited situation.

FPOS eligibility ends when a member loses non-financial eligibility. Terminate FPOS eligibility, using adverse action logic, when they:

Move out of state.
Are 19 years or over and no longer cooperating with TPL, Medical Support, or SSNSocial Security number requirements.
Enroll in BadgerCare Plus or become eligible for other full benefit Medicaid.
Become an inmate of a public institution.

This page last updated in Release Number: 25-04
Release Date: 12/10/2025
Effective Date: 12/10/2025

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.

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