BadgerCare Plus Handbook
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Health Services

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

18.3 Increase in Spousal Support or Family Support Income Extensions

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  1. 18.3.1 Support Extensions
    1. 18.3.1.1 Four-Month Extensions
    1. 18.3.1.2 Twelve-Month Extensions

 

18.3.1 Support Extensions

If a parent, caretaker, or pregnant woman’s countable income increases above 100% FPL and all or part of the excess income consists of spousal support income, grant an extension of either four months or 12 months depending on the case circumstances.

 

Note: For cases that receive family support, only the spousal support or alimony portion of the family support is considered for support extensions. See Section 16.5 Other Income for more information on counting spousal support and family support.

18.3.1.1 Four-Month Extensions

The four-month BadgerCare Plus extension only applies if:

  1. The income increase which caused the countable income to exceed 100% FPL must be due solely to:

    1. Increased spousal support income, or

    2. Increased spousal support income along with other unearned income (changed or unchanged).

  1. There has been no increase in earned income.

  1. He or she is an eligible BadgerCare Plus member with income at or below 100% FPL, at the time the income increased to over 100% FPL.

  2. He or she must have been enrolled in BadgerCare Plus with income that was at or below 100% FPL for at least 3 of the 6 months immediately preceding the month in which the income went above 100% FPL.

  3. He or she otherwise meets the BadgerCare Plus eligibility criteria for persons with income below 100% FPL

18.3.1.2 Twelve-Month Extensions

The 12-month BadgerCare Plus extension applies only if:

  1. Earned income increased but child support income remained the same or both earned income and child support income increased.

  2. He or she is a BadgerCare Plus member with income at or below 100% FPL, at the time the income increased to over 100% FPL.

  3. He or she must have been enrolled in BadgerCare Plus with income that was at or below 100% FPL for at least 3 of the 6 months immediately preceding the month in which the income went above 100% FPL, and

  4. He or she otherwise meets the BadgerCare Plus eligibility criteria for persons with income below 100% FPL.

 

 

 

This page last updated in Release Number: 19-01

Release Date: 04/19/2019

Effective Date: 01/01/2019

 

 

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