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• Former Foster Care Youth, unless the youth is also a parent of an eligible child in the household. • People residing in domestic abuse shelters. The referral is sent to the CSA after the person moves out of the domestic abuse shelter. This page last updated in Release Number: 26-03 Release Date: 08/12/2026 Effective Date: 06/01/2026 5.2 Medical Support/Child Support Agency Cooperation 5.2.1 Introduction Unless the person is exempt or has good cause for refusal to cooperate (see SECTION 5.2.2 EXEMPTIONS FROM COOPERATION and SECTION 5.3 CLAIMING GOOD CAUSE), each member that is referred must, as a condition of eligibility, cooperate in both of the following: • Establishing the paternity of any child born out of wedlock for whom BadgerCare Plus or Medicaid, including Medicare Savings Programs, is requested or received • Obtaining medical support for the member and for any child for whom BadgerCare Plus is requested or received Cooperation includes any relevant and necessary action to achieve the above. As a part of cooperation, the member may be required to: • Provide verbal or written information known to, possessed by, or reasonably obtainable by the member • Appear as a witness at judicial or other hearings or proceedings • Provide information, or attest to the lack of information, under penalty of perjury • Pay to the CSA any court-ordered medical support payments received directly from the absent parent after support has been assigned • Attend office appointments as well as hearings and scheduled genetic tests 5.2.2 Exemptions from Cooperation The parent or caretaker relative is exempt from the requirement to cooperate and from any sanction for non-cooperation if: • The child under their care is eligible for benefits funded under any source other than Title 19, such as Title 21 (Separate CHIP) or General Purpose Revenue (that is, state funds). Information on children's categories funded by Separate CHIP or state funds is available in SECTION 51.1 BADGERCARE PLUS CATEGORIES. The CSA will monitor the child's BadgerCare Plus funding source. • The child under their care receives SSI. • The parent or caretaker relative is one of the following: ◦ Eligible for the BadgerCare Plus Extension. ◦ A pregnant person, until the end of the 12-month postpartum period. ◦ Under 18 years old. ◦ Aged 18 and receiving CHIP coverage under BadgerCare Plus (income is over 156% FPL). • Both absent parents are now living in the home with the child. • The absent parent is deceased. • Paternity has been established and the father is living in the home with the mother and child. • The only parent absent from the home is absent because of military service.