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in Wisconsin. Certain migrant workers qualify for a simplified application procedure (see SECTION 12.4.2 SIMPLIFIED APPLICATION PROCEDURE FOR MIGRANT WORKERS). This page last updated in Release Number: 26-02 Release Date: 04/15/2026 Effective Date: 04/15/2026 3.2 Intent to Reside Intent to reside means a person intends that Wisconsin is and will remain their state of residence. The intent to reside requirement applies to any adult age 18 or older who is capable of indicating intent. An adult is incapable of, and thus exempt from, indicating intent when any of the following is true: • They are judged legally incompetent by a court of record. • Their I.Q. is 49 or less or they have a mental age of seven or less, based on tests acceptable to Wisconsin's Department of Health Services (DHS). • They are incapable of indicating intent based on medical documentation obtained from a physician, psychologist, or other person licensed by Wisconsin in the field of developmental disability. If the applicant/member is incapable of indicating intent, the guardian or person acting on behalf of the applicant/member can indicate the applicant's/member's intent to reside. “Intent to reside” does not mean an intent to stay permanently or indefinitely in Wisconsin, nor does it require an intent to reside at a fixed address. This page last updated in Release Number: 26-02 Release Date: 04/15/2026 Effective Date: 04/15/2026 3.3 Determining State Residency For individuals receiving Medicaid based on receipt of Title IV-E assistance or individuals receiving State SSI, see SECTION 3.4 SPECIAL SITUATIONS. For individuals living in Wisconsin as a migrant worker or living with a family member who is a migrant farm worker, see SECTION 3.1.2 MIGRANT WORKERS. For individuals placed in Wisconsin by another state that has legal custody, see Medicaid Eligibility Handbook, Section 6.8 Interstate Placements. For all other applicants and members, use the following subsections to determine state residency. 3.3.1 Under Age 21 Not in an Institution A person under age 21 and not residing in an institution is a Wisconsin resident if they are any of the following: • A person under age 18, not emancipated from their parents, not married, are living in Wisconsin, and any of the following are true: