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Example 2 Risha is incarcerated and enrolled in suspended BadgerCare Plus. Her current certification period started January 1. She was released on April 3, but she doesn't inform the IM agency that she has been released. She continues to be enrolled in suspended BadgerCare Plus. On July 5, she reports to the IM agency that she was released from jail on April 3. The suspension is lifted April 1. The restriction on covered services will be lifted on April 3 (the date Risha was released). The member’s health care certification renewal date will not change. Example 3 Cameron is incarcerated and enrolled in suspended BadgerCare Plus. His renewal date is June 30 of the following year. Cameron is released on December 15. The suspension is lifted effective December 1. The restriction on covered services will be lifted on December 15 (the date Cameron is released). His renewal date remains June 30 of the following year. This page last updated in Release Number: 25-03 Release Date: 08/13/2025 Effective Date: 08/13/2025 45.5 Renewals Members in a health care suspension will go through the normal renewal process at the end of their certification period, including administrative renewals when applicable (see SECTION 26.1 RENEWALS). Members must complete the renewal and continue to meet program eligibility criteria in order to maintain their suspension. If the member does not complete the renewal or no longer meets program eligibility criteria, the member’s suspension will end and BadgerCare Plus eligibility will be terminated. This page last updated in Release Number: 20-04 Release Date: 11/23/2020 Effective Date: 10/24/2020 45.6 Change Reporting Existing change reporting policy applies for members in a suspension (see CHAPTER 27 CHANGE REPORTING). The exception is a suspension may be lifted effective for the first of the month when the person was released from prison or jail, even if the release was reported untimely (see SECTION 45.4 SUSPENSION END DATE). This page last updated in Release Number: 20-04 Release Date: 11/23/2020 Effective Date: 10/24/2020 45.7 Household Composition If the individual who is incarcerated belongs to a household, the person will be considered “temporarily absent” from the household and remain a countable member of the household for BadgerCare Plus during the suspension. The other household members will also be countable members within the incarcerated member’s suspended assistance group. There is no limit to how long inmates can be considered temporarily absent from the BadgerCare Plus household, as long as they continue to meet program rules. Applicants and members are responsible for determining if an individual who is incarcerated is part of their household or not. They will be able to include this information in the application and when reporting a change. IM workers should accept this information that is provided by the applicant or