1. (1) The agency shall verify citizenship through a data match with the Social Security Administration. If citizenship cannot be verified through a data match with the Social Security Administration, the agency must verify citizenship through satisfactory documentary evidence as specified in s. 49.84 (6) (d), Stats., except that any of the following are exempt from the requirement to verify citizenship:

   1. (a) Individuals receiving supplemental security income benefits under 42 USC 1381-1383f.
   2. (b) Individuals entitled to or enrolled in any part of Medicare.
   3. (c) Individuals receiving disability insurance benefits under 42 USC 423 or monthly benefits under 42 USC 402, based on the individual’s disability.
   4. (d) Individuals who are in foster care and who are assisted under 42 USC 621-629m, and individuals who are beneficiaries of foster care maintenance or adoption assistance payments under 42 USC 670-679c.
   5. (e) Individuals who are or were deemed eligible for MA in Wisconsin on or after July 1, 2006, based on being born to a pregnant woman eligible for MA.
2. (2) The agency shall not re-verify or require an individual to re-verify citizenship at a renewal of eligibility or upon a subsequent application following a break in coverage.
3. (3) If citizenship cannot be promptly verified, a reasonable opportunity period of 95 days shall be provided to applicants during which efforts must continue to obtain verification or, if necessary, request documentation. Benefits may not be delayed, denied, reduced, or terminated during the reasonable opportunity period if the individual is otherwise eligible for MA. A reasonable opportunity period shall only be granted once for verification of an individual’s U.S. citizenship.

History

History: CR 23-046: cr. Register April 2024 No. 820, eff. 5-1-24.