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Verify the SSN only once. 6.1.2 Social Security Number Exceptions Do not require an SSN for: • Continuously eligible newborns. • Pre-adoptive infants living in a foster home. • Non-qualifying immigrants applying for or receiving emergency services or BadgerCare Plus Prenatal benefits. • Someone without an SSN who may only be issued one for a valid non-work reason. • Tax dependents or tax filers living outside the home. • Someone who refuses to obtain an SSN because of well-established religious objections. ("Well- established religious objections" means that the applicant or member is a member of a recognized religious sect or division of the sect and that the applicant or member adheres to the tenets or teachings of the sect or division of the sect and for that reason is conscientiously opposed to applying for or using a national identification number.) A person who refuses to apply for or use an SSN due to religious beliefs must provide verification from a church elder or other officiant that doing so is against the church doctrine. 6.1.3 Social Security Number Mismatches Refer to Process Help, Section 19.4 Discrepancy Processing, if the SOLQ-I process returns a mismatch record. Inform the applicant or member if the SOLQ-I process returns a different SSN or suggests that another person is using the same SSN. If it appears that an incorrect SSN was provided by the applicant or member, ask the applicant or member to clarify the correct SSN. If it appears that another person is using the same SSN, advise the applicant or member to contact SSA. The applicant or member may request that SSA conduct an investigation. Do not provide the applicant or member with any information that would identify the person who is using the applicant or member's SSN. This page last updated in Release Number: 19-01 Release Date: 04/19/2019 Effective Date: 03/02/2019 7.1 Health Insurance Conditions of Eligibility To prevent the crowd out of private insurance, BadgerCare Plus benefits may be denied or terminated for groups who have certain current health insurance coverage. The following groups are subject to current health insurance coverage policies: • Children ages one through five with household incomes over 191% of the FPL • Children ages six through 18 with household incomes over 156% of the FPL Note If a child qualifies for continuous coverage, their benefits cannot be terminated during the 12-month continuous coverage period because of health insurance coverage. Their benefits can only be denied or terminated during application or renewal. • Pregnant persons eligible under the BadgerCare Plus Prenatal Program at any income level The following groups are exempt from the policies related to current health insurance coverage: