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15 Section 3.5.1 Eligibility Determination When a Child is Added When a newly eligible child (see 4.3) is timely added to an ongoing case, verification requirements are completed and eligibility is confirmed, CWW will establish a new eligibility period and a new renewal date to be the first month following the eligibility determination month plus 12 additional months. Existing eligible children on the case can have their renewal date extended to align with the newly added child’s eligibility period. The agency worker must document in case comments, the eligibility determination details of when an eligible child is added and the renewal date is extended (see 12.1). An eligible child who turned 13 or 19 (with a verified disability and not physically or mentally capable of caring for themselves) during the eligibility period (see 4.3), will not have their renewal date extended when an eligible child is added to the case and will become either an Included Child (IC) or an Excluded Child (XC) after the original renewal date.

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Section 3.6 Front-End Verification Front-End Verification (FEV) is a method of fraud prevention. FEV provides additional scrutiny of cases that display characteristics of potential program violations or errors. FEV focuses on elements or circumstances of a specific case, as defined by a local agency’s Error Prone Profile (EPP).

FEV can occur during any application, renewal, or change if three (3) or more EPP characteristics are present.

An EPP is a list of characteristics that result in common case errors. Local agencies must use an EPP to determine which criteria meet the requirements for an FEV investigation. Local agencies must measure all cases against the EPP in a consistent manner to avoid biased selection for FEV. Cases demonstrating three (3) or more of these characteristics should be referred for FEV.

See Appendix IV – Error Prone Profiles and Front-End Verification for FEV processes and EPP resources.

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Section 3.7 Reapplying Parents must reapply for Wisconsin Shares if: • Wisconsin Shares eligibility is closed for one (1) calendar month or longer • The parent does not provide all required verification by the 30th calendar day from the filing date or renewal date