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12.3 Financial Eligibility for Migrant Workers For migrant worker households that qualify for the simplified application procedure, the IM agency must not collect financial information nor apply any financial tests at application (see SECTION 12.4.2 SIMPLIFIED APPLICATION PROCEDURE FOR MIGRANT WORKERS). For migrant worker households that do not qualify for the simplified application procedure, regular financial eligibility rules are used, with one exception: annualized earned income must be used at application when determining their financial eligibility for BadgerCare Plus or Medicaid (see SECTION 12.4.3 REGULAR APPLICATION PROCEDURE FOR MIGRANT WORKERS). Annualized earned income is a prospective monthly estimate of earned income based on the estimated total gross annual earnings divided by 12. Annualized income can be based on the past 12 months of the migrant family's income if it is anticipated that last year's income is the best estimate of the current year's prospective income. Annualized earned income must also be used at renewal for all BadgerCare Plus and Medicaid members who are migrant workers (see SECTION 12.5 MIGRANT WORKER RENEWALS). See Process Help Section 11.1.10.1.3 Migrant Eligibility (Financial Processing) for financial processing instructions. This page last updated in Release Number: 24-02 Release Date: 08/22/2024 Effective Date: 08/22/2024 12.4 Migrant Worker Applications

12.4.1 Application Methods for Migrant Workers Migrant workers may apply for BadgerCare Plus or Medicaid using any of the application methods described in SECTION 25.2 APPLICATION METHODS. When an application is received from someone who has indicated that they are a migrant worker, the IM agency must determine whether they qualify for the simplified application processing procedure (see SECTION 12.4.2 SIMPLIFIED APPLICATION FOR MIGRANT WORKERS) or the regular application processing procedure (see SECTION 12.4.3 REGULAR APPLICATION PROCEDURE FOR MIGRANT WORKERS). 12.4.2 Simplified Application Procedure for Migrant Workers Migrant workers and their families can have their eligibility for Medicaid or BadgerCare Plus determined using a simplified application procedure if either of the following conditions are met: • All household members have current Medicaid eligibility in another state. "Current Medicaid eligibility" means they are eligible for Medicaid in another state for at least the month of their application and the following month. Current Medicaid eligibility can be verified with a copy of the out-of-state Medicaid card or by contacting the other state. • For at least two consecutive months within the last 12 months, all household members were eligible for Wisconsin Medicaid or BadgerCare Plus, and their eligibility ended only because they no longer reside in Wisconsin.