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152 Begin Date. The new Begin Date is the first of the month following the new renewal date established when the newly eligible child is added.

Example 3: Gabriella is receiving Wisconsin Shares for her foster child, Rome who has an authorization using the Foster (FOS) copayment type. Gabriella’s renewal is due June 30. In February, Gabriella reports she has adopted Rome and the agency worker updates her copayment type in CSAW to Regular (REG) with a Begin Date of July 1, the month following the next renewal date.

On April 12, Gabriella reports the birth of her son Riley and a new renewal date of May 31 the following year is established for all eligible children on the case. Rome’s copayment type needs to be updated to REG; however, since the renewal date has been extended to May 31, the new Begin Date is June 1 the following year, which is the first of the month following the new renewal date.

For more information about using copayment types in CSAW, see the CSAW User Guide – Authorizations.

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Section 18.4 Copayment Periods There are two (2) Copayment Periods that help stabilize a family’s subsidy amount during the eligibility period. After CWW determines initial eligibility for the Assistance Group (AG), CSAW will assign the AG to one (1) of these two (2) Copayment Periods based on their Federal Poverty Level (FPL).

CSAW will automatically determine which Copayment Period to assign the AG based on the AG’s FPL at application and renewal. Agency workers must continue to enter reported changes that may affect eligibility or the authorization into CWW and CSAW. CSAW will automatically determine whether the changes entered should impact the copayment per hour. The two (2) Copayment Periods are:

Copayment Period Assistance Group FPL Copayment Per Hour Status During Eligibility Period Copayment Stabilization At or below 200% FPL Will not increase Exit Above 200% FPL May increase

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Section 18.4.1 Copayment Stabilization If an Assistance Group’s income is at or below 200% FPL at any time, CSAW will assign the Assistance Group (AG) to the Copayment Stabilization period. During the Copayment Stabilization period, CSAW will not allow increases in income to increase the AG’s copayment per hour until the AG’s next eligibility renewal. Once CSAW has