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Condition 2 or 3 don't have a time limit. In addition, they do not require the caretaker relative to continue to exercise responsibility for the care and control of the child during these absences, except as described in SECTION 10.1 ELIGIBILITY FOR PARENT OR CARETAKER RELATIVE WHEN CHILD IS REMOVED FROM THEIR CARE and SECTION 10.2 ELIGIBILITY FOR CHILD WELFARE CARETAKERS.. The following children are not considered temporarily absent: • Children who are in an institution for 30 or more days (unless they were placed there by a child welfare agency). • Children who are in an IMD (unless they were placed there by a child welfare agency). Note Children in the above situations are considered temporarily absent if they are receiving residential substance use disorder treatment. 2.4.3 Students When a child younger than 19 years old who is a student living away from their parent’s home applies for BadgerCare Plus, the child and their family can determine whether the student will be on their own case or a temporarily absent individual included in their parent’s case. Students older than 19 years old will need to apply for BadgerCare Plus with their own application. This page last updated in Release Number: 26-02 Release Date: 04/15/2026 Effective Date: 04/15/2026 2.5 BadgerCare Plus Assistance Groups Because of different BadgerCare Plus eligibility requirements, people within the BadgerCare Plus test group are placed into various BadgerCare Plus assistance groups. Every BadgerCare Plus assistance group will have one potentially eligible member. Besides these potentially eligible members, other people may be designated as a person who is counted in the group and whose income may be counted when determining financial eligibility. Some people on the application will not be considered at all when determining eligibility. Placement in BadgerCare Plus assistance groups is dependent on age, tax filing relationships, and family relationships to the individual(s) whose eligibility is being determined. The following are BadgerCare Plus assistance groups: Assistance Group Description MAGY Former Foster Care Youth MAGP Pregnant women, including those who are eligible for the BadgerCare Plus Prenatal Program and those who become eligible after meeting a deductible MAGB Continuously Eligible Newborns