9.2 Application

The time period for processing an application for BadgerCare Plus is 30 days from the date the agency receives the application.

For paper applications, this is the date a signed valid application is delivered to the agency or the next business day if it is delivered after the agency’s regularly scheduled business hours.
For phone applications, this is the date a valid signature is received by the agency.
For electronic applications from ACCESS or the Marketplace, this is the next business day if the application is delivered weekdays after 4:30 p.m., on a weekend, or on a holiday.

Note	The date received may be different from the filing date (see Section 25.6 Filing Date).

Eligibility should not be denied for failure to provide the required verification until the later of:

20th day after requesting verification.
30th day after the application filing date.

Advise the applicant of the specific verification required. Give the applicant a minimum of 20 calendar days to provide any necessary verification.

If verification is requested more than 20 days prior to the 30th day, the applicant must still be allowed 30 days from the application filing date to provide the required verification.

This page last updated in Release Number: 23-02
Release Date: 04/17/2023
Effective Date: 02/25/2023

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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