Memos Library

We issue memos to share updates on federal and state policies, procedures, and regulations with partner agencies and service providers. These memos outline actions that must be taken because of new or revised policies, procedures, and regulations.

This library contains six (6) full calendar years of memos, plus the current year. Memos not available in this library are no longer current and unenforceable.

DCTS Memos

The Division of Care and Treatment Services (DCTS) issues memos about mental health and substance use services.

DMS Administrator's Memos

The Division of Medicaid Services (DMS) issues Administrator's Memos to provide direction about policies, program administration, funding, and more.

DMS Information Memos

DMS issues Information Memos to communicate information with its partners and providers.

DMS Numbered Memos

DMS issues Numbered Memos to detail actions that our partners and providers could or should take about the programs they administer.

DMS Operations Memos

DMS issues Operations Memos to the consortia about public assistance policies and procedures and how they should be operationalized.

DPH BADR Memos

The Division of Public Health (DPH) Bureau of Aging and Disability Resources (BADR) issues memos to update providers and interested parties of important information.

DPH BCD Memos

DPH Bureau of Communicable Diseases (BCD) issues memos to update providers and interested parties of important information.

DPH BCHP Memos

DPH Bureau of Community Health Promotion (BCHP) issues memos to inform partners and providers of immediate action required about programs and policies.

DPH BEOH Memos

DPH Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Health (BEOH) issues memos to update providers and interested parties of important information.

DPH EMS Memos

DPH Emergency Medical Services (EMS) issues memos to update providers and interested parties of important information.

DQA Memos

The Division of Quality Assurance (DQA) issues memos to provide policies, information, and interpretation of federal and state regulations and guidelines of the programs they regulate.

Use the filters to search by keyword, memo series, year issued, and/or subject.

Memo number Title Issue date Sort ascending Discontinued date Attachments
2020-02 Children’s Long-Term Support Waiver Program and Children’s Community Options Program Incident Reporting
Replaced by:
Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Waiver Manual for the Childre…
BCD 2020-07 Important Recommendations for Prevention of COVID-19 in Long-Term Care Facilities and Assisted Living Facilities
BCD 2020-08 Public Health Guidance for Discontinuation of Home Isolation and Voluntary Home Quarantine for Individuals Infected with or Exposed to COVID-19
BCD 2020-04 Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Update: Recommendations on Domestic and International Travel
BCD 2020-05 New Mass Gathering Guidance for Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)
EMS 20-02 Interim Guidance for Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems, Practitioners and Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs) Regarding COVID-19
BCD 2020-06 Updated Guidance on Infection Control during Specimen Collection for COVID-19 in Outpatient Settings
BCD 2020-03 Updates to COVID-19 Testing Procedures
20-J1 Earned Income, Homestead, and Other Tax Credits
20-06 2020 Federal Poverty Level Changes for the Wisconsin Shares Child Care Subsidy Program
20-05 Update to FoodShare Able-Bodied Adults Without Dependents Work Requirement Exemptions - Amended 3/5/2020
BADR 2020-02 Request for Elder Abuse Direct Services Expenditure Report for 2019
20-04 Update to Retraction and Voluntary Repayment Agreement Procedures
20-03 Clarification on Educational Grants and Scholarships for Wisconsin Shares Child Care
BCD 2020-02 New Requirements for Reporting Cases and Patients Under Investigation for COVID-19
20-02 2020 Federal Poverty Level Changes for ForwardHealth Programs
EMS 20-01 Interim Guidance for Emergency Medical Service (EMS) Providers in Wisconsin Regarding COVID-19 Associated with the Outbreak in Wuhan, China
20-02 Fraud Prevention and Investigation Program Allocations and Guidelines for CY 2020
20-01 2020 IM Consortia Administrative Allocation
BCD 2020-01 Change in Pharmacy for Tuberculosis (TB) Dispensary
2020-02 Action Medicaid-funded Crisis Intervention Services Regional Designation
20-01 New Requirements for BadgerCare Plus Childless Adults - Amended 2/5/2020
BADR 2020-01 Claiming Federal Medicaid Administrative Funding Reimbursement for Elder Benefit Specialist Services in CY 2020

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Last revised December 29, 2025