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33.4 Match System ERP maintains the Estate Recovery Database. Information you submit on the Estate Recovery Disclosure Form is on the database. The database is compared to the death record files of the Division of Medicaid Services, Vital Records and State Registrar Section. When a match shows a BadgerCare Plus member or their surviving spouse has died, a report record is produced. ERP staff checks the report against new probate proceedings listed on the Wisconsin Circuit Court Access website. This is a back up to the requirement that DHS be notified of the last date for filing claims. This page last updated in Release Number: 15-01 Release Date: 05/15/2015 Effective Date: 05/15/2015 33.5 Notify Members A copy of the Wisconsin Estate Recovery Program Handbook (P-13032) must be provided to every BadgerCare Plus member 54 1/2 years old or older at application and review. CARES is programmed to send this automatically. Have each member or their representative read the notice of liability on the application form ("Recovery of BadgerCare Plus”). They acknowledge understanding of this notice when signing the application. This page last updated in Release Number: 20-01 Release Date: 02/03/2020 Effective Date: 02/03/2020 33.6 Disclosure Form The Estate Recovery Program (ERP) must be provided with asset information whenever a BadgerCare Plus member: 1. Enters or resides in a nursing home, or 2. Enters or resides in an inpatient hospital and is required to pay a Medicaid cost of care liability, or 3. Becomes 55 years old. This information must be provided even if they have zero assets. CARES is programmed to send this information to ERP automatically. This page last updated in Release Number: 20-01 Release Date: 02/03/2020 Effective Date: 02/03/2020 33.7 Estate Recovery Program (ERP) Contacts The ERP address is: Estate Recovery Program Section