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This policy does not apply to work release jobs or other employment an inmate has that pays minimum wage or more. Income from those jobs should be verified and counted according to regular income verification policy. 9.9.6.2 Live-In Care Providers If an applicant or member claims to be a live-in care provider with tax-exempt income, workers must provide the applicant or member with a Verifying Tax-Exempt Income for Live-in Care Providers form (F- 02193) and ask them to complete it to attest to meeting the criteria that makes this income exempt. If there is a reason to question some or all of the information provided on the form, workers may seek additional verification. 9.9.7 Verification of Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance Verification of current health insurance coverage is required at the following times, unless the individual has already verified health insurance coverage with the same employer within the last 12 months: 1. BadgerCare Plus Application and Renewal 2. Person Add - if adult (age 18 or over) is employed and part of the BadgerCare Plus test group 3. When an adult (age 18 or over) in the BadgerCare Plus test group gets a new job 4. When a change is processed causing total household income to exceed the following FPL thresholds: a. Children ages one through five (up to age six), 191% of the FPL b. Children ages six to 18, 156% of the FPL 9.9.7.1 Employer Verification of Health Insurance Database Applicants must report when they are enrolled in other health insurance coverage, but it is not the applicant or member’s responsibility to provide the details needed to verify whether or not employer sponsored health insurance meets the criteria in SECTION 7.4 CURRENT HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE. For the majority of applicants and members the EVHI database will be used to verify health insurance coverage details. Information gathered from employers is stored in the database. The verification will be returned based on the employer details entered on the employment page. It is critical for Income Maintenance workers to enter the correct FEIN number and all other employment details for each employment sequence so that all employers are correctly identified in the EVHI database. If the details of the applicant or member’s employment are not complete, the applicant or member will be sent a letter from the state requesting more information. If the employer has not provided information about the health insurance they offer to their employees, a request will be sent from the State to the employer requesting that the information be provided. BadgerCare Plus will not be terminated or denied due to an employer failure to respond to a request for verification of health insurance coverage. If BadgerCare Plus eligibility begins and an employer later responds to the verification request indicating that the person has current health insurance coverage, BadgerCare Plus eligibility will be terminated with adequate notice of adverse action, except for a child under a continuous coverage period. There will be no overpayment liability for the applicant.