DMS Operations Memos

The Division of Medicaid Services (DMS) issues Operations Memos to the consortia about public assistance policies and procedures and how they should be operationalized.

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Memo number Title Issue date Sort ascending Discontinued date Attachments Edit
24-11 New Requirement for the Oral Explanation of FoodShare Work Requirements
24-10 Changes to Citizenship and Immigration Status Verification for Health Care Programs
24-09 Changes to Medicaid Purchase Plan Premium Policies - Amended 6/3/2024
24-08 Spousal Impoverishment Income Allowance Federal Poverty Level Adjustment
24-07 Changes to Who Can Sign Health Care Applications and Long-Term Care Forms on Behalf of Incompetent or Incapacitated Adults
24-06 Discontinued Requirements for BadgerCare Plus Childless Adults
24-05 Change in Face Value Determinations for Life Insurance Policies for Medicaid
24-04 Reinstatement of and Changes to BadgerCare Plus Premiums for Children
24-j1 Earned Income, Homestead, and Other Tax Credits
24-03 Compromising FoodShare Overpayments
24-02 2024 Federal Poverty Level Changes for ForwardHealth Programs
24-01 2024 Federal Poverty Level (FPL) Changes for Wisconsin Shares
23-45 2024 Policy Changes for Counting Income and Allowing Deductions in Determining BadgerCare Plus Eligibility
23-44 12-Month Continuous Health Care Coverage for Children
23-43 Annual Update to Income Thresholds for Determining Whether a Child or Tax Dependent is Expected to Be Required to File a Tax Return
23-42 2024 Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) for Medicaid for the Elderly, Blind, or Disabled
23-41 Private Pay Nursing Home and Group B Plus Waivers Rates
23-40 Changes to Health Care Administrative Renewals
23-39 Wisconsin Shares Child Care Provider Closures
23-38 FoodShare Work Requirement Time Limit Suspension for High Unemployment Areas
23-37 Updated Policies for Issuing Temporary QUEST Cards
23-36 Lottery and Gambling Requirements - Amended 10/9/2023
23-35 Reinstatement of Medicaid Purchase Plan Policies - Amended 11/13/2023
23-34 Telephonic Applications from Residents of Certain DCTS Facilities
23-33 Wisconsin Shares Handbook Updates

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Last revised December 29, 2025