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Memo Number	Description	Issue Date	Attachments	Obsolete date
21-15	Update to Treatment of Tax Credits and Refunds	June 10, 2021
21-14	Child Care Subsidy and Technical Assistance Line and Program Integrity Technical Assistance Mailbox Merge	June 7, 2021
21-13	Spousal Impoverishment Income Allowance Federal Poverty Level Adjustment	May 21, 2021
21-12	Client Overpayments During COVID-19 Emergency Declaration	April 12, 2021
21-11	Changes to Wisconsin Shares Child Care Self-Employment Policy	April 12, 2021
21-10	Client Overpayments During the 21% Temporary Rate Increase	April 12, 2021
21-09	Updates to Wisconsin Shares Handbook Chapters 1, 2, and 4	March 23, 2021
21-08	Wisconsin Shares Activity Break Period Policy and Process Changes	March 22, 2021	Wisconsin Shares Handbook Chapter 1 Activity Break Period Eligibility Policy Changes Wisconsin Shares Handbook Chapter 2 Activity Break Period Authorization Policy Changes Wisconsin Shares Handbook Chapter 4 Activity Break Period Overpayment Policy Changes
21-07	Wisconsin Shares Signature Requirements	March 12, 2021
21-06	Consular Identification Document for Wisconsin Shares Identity Verification	March 12, 2021
21-05	Wisconsin Shares Authorizations and Maximum Hours of Care for a Child Per Day	March 12, 2021
21-J2	Earned Income, Homestead, and Other Tax Credits	February 19, 2021	2021 Tax Credits Flyer
21-04	Updated Policy Regarding the Option to Take the Excess Shelter Deduction or Homeless Shelter Deduction	February 19, 2021
21-03	2021 Federal Poverty Level (FPL) Changes for the Wisconsin Shares Child Care Subsidy Program	February 1, 2021
21-02	2021 Federal Poverty Level Changes for ForwardHealth Programs	January 29, 2021
21-01	Wisconsin Shares Child Care Case Comments Policy Changes	January 27, 2021
21-J1	Update to Coverage for Residential Substance Use Disorder Treatment	January 19, 2021
20-29	Annual Update to Income Thresholds for Determining Whether a Child or Tax Dependent is Expected to Be Required to File a Tax Return	December 4, 2020
20-28	2021 Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) for Medicaid for the Elderly, Blind, or Disabled	November 25, 2020
20-27	Private Pay Nursing Home and Group B Plus Waivers Rates	November 24, 2020
20-26	Providing the Child Support Good Cause Notice for Wisconsin Shares Child Care	November 18, 2020
20-25	Child Care Provider Temporary Closures Due to COVID-19	October 30, 2020
20-24	Suspension of Health Care Coverage During Incarceration	October 15, 2020
20-23	Wisconsin Shares Child Support Cooperation Requirements for Foster Parents and Kinship Caregivers	October 15, 2020
20-J3	Changes to Wisconsin Residency	October 9, 2020
20-22	Telephonic Six-Month Report Form	October 7, 2020
20-21	Update to FoodShare Able-Bodied Adults Without Dependents Work Requirement Exemptions	September 18, 2020
20-20	FoodShare Cost of Living Adjustments	August 28, 2020
20-19	Counting the Lump Sum Reimbursement of Cost Share or Patient Liability Payments as an Asset for Elderly, Blind, or Disabled Medicaid Eligibility	August 20, 2020
20-14	Wisconsin Shares Child Care Subsidy for the 2020-2021 School Year	August 11, 2020
20-18	Policy Changes for Counting Income and Allowing Deductions in Determining BadgerCare Plus Eligibility	July 27, 2020
20-13	New Supplemental Security Income-Related Categorically Needy Income Limits for Medicaid for the Elderly, Blind or Disabled	June 12, 2020
20-J2	Enhancements to State Wage Information Collection Agency Discrepancy Policies	June 11, 2020	Wisconsin Shares Child Care Policy and Process Handbook Section 1.5.12.3 Verifying Employment Income for a SWICA Discrepancy Wisconsin Shares Child Care Policy and Process Handbook Section 4.3.2 Data Exchanges
20-17	Changes to Overpayments for Long-Term Care and Enhancements to the Total Benefits Paid by Medicaid Report	June 11, 2020
20-16	Changes to Health Care Deductibles	June 10, 2020
20-15	Transition from Wisconsin Shares Child Care COVID-19 Temporary Policies and Processes	June 10, 2020	Parent Letter: Important Information About Your Wisconsin Shares Child Care Subsidy
20-12	Changes to the Medicaid Purchase Plan	June 10, 2020
20-10	Spousal Impoverishment Income Allowance Federal Poverty Level Adjustment	May 22, 2020
20-09	Five Percent Cost Share Limit for Health Care Premiums and Copays	May 22, 2020
20-08	FoodShare Interviews Can No Longer Be Postponed for Expedited Issuance	May 22, 2020
20-07	Child Care Background Check Updates, Permanent Rule Update, Monitoring Requirements, Abusive Head Trauma Prevention Training	April 13, 2020
20-J1	Earned Income, Homestead, and Other Tax Credits	February 28, 2020	2020 Tax Credits Flyer
20-06	2020 Federal Poverty Level Changes for the Wisconsin Shares Child Care Subsidy Program	February 21, 2020
20-05	Update to FoodShare Able-Bodied Adults Without Dependents Work Requirement Exemptions - Amended 3/5/2020	February 20, 2020
20-04	Update to Retraction and Voluntary Repayment Agreement Procedures	February 11, 2020		March 15, 2021
20-03	Clarification on Educational Grants and Scholarships for Wisconsin Shares Child Care	February 7, 2020
20-02	2020 Federal Poverty Level Changes for ForwardHealth Programs	January 31, 2020
20-01	New Requirements for BadgerCare Plus Childless Adults - Amended 2/5/2020	January 2, 2020
19-44	Annual Update to Income Thresholds for Determining Whether a Child or Tax Dependent is Expected to Be Required to File a Tax Return	December 5, 2019
19-43	2020 Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) for Medicaid for the Elderly, Blind, or Disabled	November 26, 2019

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