State of Wisconsin
Department of Health Services

Release 26-02
April 15, 2026

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25.6 Filing Date

The application filing date helps determine when an applicant can start getting benefits if they meet program rules (see SECTION 25.8 BEGIN DATES). 

Paper applications are date stamped on the business day they are received.

25.6.1 In Person/Mail/Fax

The filing date is the day a signed, valid application (F-10101 or F-10182) or registration form (F-10129) is received by the IM agency or the next business day if it is received after the agency's regularly scheduled business hours.

25.6.2 By Telephone

When a request for assistance is made by telephone, the filing date is set when a telephonic signature or signed application/registration form is received by the agency.

25.6.3 By ACCESS

The filing date on an ACCESS application is the date the application is electronically submitted.

25.6.4 Federally Facilitated Marketplace

The filing date for applications received from the Federally Facilitated Marketplace (FFM) is the date the application was submitted to the FFM.

This page last updated in Release Number: 26-02
Release Date: 04/15/2026
Effective Date: 04/15/2026


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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