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• Be a Wisconsin resident 32.2.3.4 Former Foster Care Youth A Former Foster Care Youth may get temporary enrollment for BadgerCare Plus if they meet all of the following nonfinancial criteria: • Be age 18 through 25. • Had been receiving Foster Care, subsidized guardianship, or court-ordered Kinship Care on the date that they turned 18. It does not matter what state they were residing in when they turned 18 years old. • Meet citizenship or immigration criteria for the population above that applies to them. • Be a Wisconsin resident There is no income limit for Former Foster Care Youth. 32.2.3.5 Inmates Qualified hospitals can make presumptive eligibility determinations for patients who are inmates of public correctional institutions (for example, county jails) as long as those patients are expected to remain in the hospital for 24 hours or more. The presumptive eligibility determination process for these patients is the same as for the populations listed above. Inmates of a state correctional facility are not eligible for temporary enrollment in BadgerCare Plus or Family Planning Only Services. 32.2.4 Temporary Enrollment in Family Planning Only Services Refer to SECTION 40.2 PRESUMPTIVE ELIGIBILITY for information. 32.2.5 Household Size For presumptive eligibility for BadgerCare Plus, the household size must include all members of the household, even if they are not requesting presumptive eligibility and are not listed on the application. Household members include: • Children under age 19. If the child is married, their spouse should also be included. • The biological, adoptive, or stepparents living with the children under age 19. • Spouses. • Caretaker relatives. • For a pregnant individual, the number of babies expected. For presumptive eligibility for Family Planning Only Services, the household size can only be “1” regardless of whether the individual is under age 18, married and/or has children, so this field will be automatically filled with “1.” 32.2.6 Income 32.2.6.1 Monthly Earned Income For presumptive eligibility for BadgerCare Plus, earned income from all household members listed in ACCESS Handbook, Section 12.4.5.1 Household Size should be reported even if they are not requesting presumptive eligibility and are not listed on the application. For presumptive eligibility for Family Planning Only Services, only the earned income of the individual on the application should be reported.