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 Memos not available in this library are no longer current and unenforceable.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
2023-02 County Allocation Methodology for Wisconsin Birth to 3 Program
BCD 2023-05 Changes to COVID-19 Reporting Requirements in Wisconsin
BCD 2023-04 Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)-Associated Hospitalizations and RSV-Associated Pediatric Deaths are Now Reportable Conditions in Wisconsin
BCD 2023-03 Vancomycin-Intermediate Staphylococcus aureus (VISA) and Vancomycin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (VRSA) as Reportable Conditions in Wisconsin
23-35 Reinstatement of Medicaid Purchase Plan Policies - Amended 11/13/2023
23-33 Wisconsin Shares Handbook Updates
23-34 Telephonic Applications from Residents of Certain DCTS Facilities
23-003 Construction Requirements for New 'Class-C' CBRF Structures
Replaced by:
25-002
23-32 Wisconsin Shares Full-Time/Part-Time Subsidy Changes
23-002 Fire Watch, Fire Plan, and Fire Reporting Update
23-30 New Class of Admission Codes for Parolees From Cuba, Haiti, Venezuela, and Nicaragua to Establish Applicants’ Qualifying Immigration Status for Health Care Programs and FoodShare - Amended 11/17/2023
23-31 Wisconsin Shares Registration Fees - Amended 11/17/2023
23-29 FoodShare Fraud Replacement Benefits
23-28 FoodShare Cost of Living Adjustments
23-27 Caretaker Supplement (CTS) Benefit Increase
BCD 2023-02 Clinical and Laboratory Guidance for Suspected Treatment Failure Among Patients Treated for Gonorrhea Infection
23-26 Changes to FoodShare Work Requirement Exemptions and Age Range Based on the 2023 Fiscal Responsibilities Act
23-25 Removal of Education Work Requirement for Wisconsin Shares
23-24 FoodShare Expungement Period Changes
23-23 Interview Requirements for Wisconsin Shares
23-22 Travel Time Verification for Wisconsin Shares
23-21 Changes to FoodShare Overpayment Policy Following the End of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
23-20 Reinstatement of FoodShare Work Requirement
23-19 Good Cause Hours for Not Meeting the FoodShare Work Requirement
23-18 Updates to SSI Caretaker Supplement (CTS) Signature and Filing Date Policy

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Last revised December 29, 2025