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to other benefits if they meet program rules, but otherwise, they will remain enrolled in BadgerCare Plus as a pregnant member through April 30, 2028. If the pregnant child turns 19 during the pregnancy or postpartum period, they remain entitled to their continuous coverage as a pregnant member. Example 5 Lynn and her children, Bailey and Taylor, are open for BadgerCare Plus. A pregnancy is reported for Taylor, and they are transitioned to BadgerCare Plus for a pregnant member as of September 2026. The pregnancy ends due to miscarriage on December 5, 2026. Taylor turns 19 on January 2, 2027. They remain eligible for BadgerCare Plus as a pregnant member for the rest of the 12-month postpartum period until December 31, 2027. This page last updated in Release Number: 26-03 Release Date: 08/12/2026 Effective Date: 06/01/2026 8.2 Continuously Eligible Newborns Newborn children are automatically eligible for BadgerCare Plus as Continuously Eligible Newborns (CEN) from the date of birth through the end of the month in which they turn one year old if both the following are true: 1. They are younger than 13 months old. 2. The mother who gave birth was determined eligible in the state of Wisconsin for the month of the birth for one of the following programs: a. BadgerCare Plus b. Other full-benefit Medicaid (see Medicaid Eligibility Handbook, Section 21.2 Full-Benefit Medicaid) c. Emergency Services BadgerCare Plus d. Emergency Services Medicaid (see Medicaid Eligibility Handbook, Section 34.1 Emergency Services) e. BadgerCare Plus Prenatal Program as a nonqualifying immigrant There is no income or resource test for these children while they are eligible under CEN status; therefore, they are not required to provide any income tax filing information for their BadgerCare Plus eligibility to be determined. Note Children born to incarcerated mothers who are eligible for the BadgerCare Plus Prenatal Program (and not eligible for any other type of BadgerCare Plus or Medicaid) on the date of the child’s birth are not eligible as CENs. A child qualifies as a CEN if they are born to a mother whose eligibility for one of the programs listed above was determined either prior to the date of delivery or retroactively to cover the date of delivery. Example 1 Sasha gave birth on April 15. On June 15, she applied for BadgerCare Plus. Her eligibility was backdated to March 15. Her infant son is eligible as a CEN from April 15 through April 30 of the following year, the end of the month in which he turns one year old. The newborn child does not receive this automatic eligibility as a CEN if the mother who gave birth was temporarily enrolled in BadgerCare Plus (see CHAPTER 32 PRESUMPTIVE ELIGIBILITY). A newborn is not required to reside with the mother who gave birth to be eligible as a CEN. This is true even if the newborn is being placed in foster care, adoption, or is residing with a caretaker relative. A