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A backdate request can be made at any time except when the member is already enrolled and backdating the member’s eligibility would result in a deductible for the backdated period. All pregnant persons, except those eligible under the BadgerCare Plus Prenatal program, may have their eligibility backdated to the first of the month, up to three calendar months prior to the month of application. See SECTION 25.8.2.5 PREGNANT MEMBERS for more information. All former foster care youth that meet the criteria in SECTION 11.2 FORMER FOSTER CARE YOUTH may have their eligibility backdated to the first of the month, up to three calendar months prior to the month of application. Children determined eligible for BadgerCare Plus are eligible for the following periods of backdated eligibility: • Infants less than one-year old may have their eligibility backdated up to the first of the month, three calendar months prior to the month of application for any of the months in which their family income was at or below 306% FPL, • Children ages one through five may have their eligibility backdated up to the first of the month, three calendar months prior to the month of application for any of the months in which their family income was at or below 191% FPL, and • Children ages six through 18 may have their eligibility backdated up to the first of the month, three calendar months prior to the month of application for any of the months in which their family income was at or below 156% FPL. All non-pregnant, non-disabled parents and caretakers may have their eligibility backdated up to the first of the month, three calendar months prior to the month of application for any of the months in which their family income was at or below 100% FPL. Childless adults with assistance group income under 100% FPL are eligible for backdating. See SECTION 16.4.3.4.4 BACKDATED MONTHS for information on counting self-employment income for backdated months. Note Applicants are not eligible for backdated health care benefits while pending for citizenship and/or identity. Applicants who are otherwise eligible must be certified for health care benefits for the 95-day good-faith period within the normal application processing timeframe. Once verification is provided, the applicant’s eligibility must then be determined for backdated health care benefits if they have been requested. See SECTION 4.2 VERIFYING U.S. CITIZENSHIP for more information. 25.8.2.1 Backdated Eligibility Timeframe The backdated eligibility cannot go back further than the first of the month, three months prior to the application month. The member may be certified for any backdate month in which they would have been eligible had they applied in that month. In the case of children, certify the person for any backdate month in which they would have been eligible had they applied in that month and in which their assistance group income was at or below the appropriate FPL level for their age group. 25.8.2.2 Determining Backdated Eligibility Actual nonfinancial information (for example, household composition) and actual income is used to determine eligibility in the backdated months.