Understanding Us

The links provide information about how to understand information contained on the Department's website; how to request public records from the Department; how to provide comment on Department rules, policies and programs; how the Department protects personal health and medical information; and the policies and procedures that are in place to prohibit discrimination in employment and service delivery of both the Department and the entities it contracts with.

Acronym Glossary

This glossary provides a quick reference to the terms, acronyms and abbreviations commonly used by this Department.

Civil Rights Compliance Information

The Department works to ensure its contractors, grantees, sub-grantees and other providers prohibit discrimination in employment and service delivery.

State of Wisconsin Email Encryption - Reference Guide

Working with encrypted email from our agency? Find out how to use it.

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA)

HIPAA protects the privacy of an individual’s health information under state and federal law. DHS assists governmental entities with HIPAA compliance.

Open Records - Wis. Stat. §§ 19.31 - 19.39

Learn how to request Department of Health Services public records, as authorized under Wisconsin public records law, Wis. Stat. §§ 19.31-19.39.

Request for Public Comment

View Administrative Rules, Waiver Submissions, and Block Grant expenditures, among others, that are currently available for public review and comment.

Last Revised: February 17, 2015