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
22-15 FoodShare Cost of Living Adjustments - Amended 9/9/2022
22-14 Change in Total Overpayment Policy - Amended 8/19/2022
22-13 BadgerCare Plus, Medicaid, and FoodShare Eligibility Change for Certain Ukrainians - Amended 8/19/2022
22-12 USDA Nondiscrimination Updates for FoodShare and FSET - Amended 7/12/2022
22-11 New Fixed Three-Year FoodShare Clock and Other Changes to Time Limited Benefits (TLBs) for Able-Bodied Adults Without Dependents (ABAWDs)
22-10 New Consolidated Notice and Oral Explanation of FoodShare Work Requirements - Amended 8/11/2022
22-08 Reasonable Compatibility Threshold for Health Care
22-09 Adjustment to FoodShare Temporary Absence Policy
22-07 Enhancements to Ethnicity and Race Identity Information Collection
22-06 Verify Self-Reported Income Before Denying FoodShare Benefits
22-05 Spousal Impoverishment Income Allowance Federal Poverty Level Adjustment
22-04 Acknowledged Father Definition for Wisconsin Shares
22-J1 Earned Income, Homestead, and Other Tax Credits
22-03 2022 Federal Poverty Level Changes for ForwardHealth Programs
22-02 2022 Federal Poverty Level (FPL) Changes for Wisconsin Shares
22-01 Changes to FoodShare Employment and Training (FSET) Program Activities
21-J5 Income from the Chafee Program for Successful Transition to Adulthood
21-25 Overpayment Claims Establishment Policy Changes - Amended 9/29/22
21-22 Private Pay Nursing Home and Group B Plus Waivers Rates
21-23 2022 Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) for Medicaid for the Elderly, Blind, or Disabled
21-24 Annual Update to Income Thresholds for Determining Whether a Child or Tax Dependent is Expected to Be Required to File a Tax Return
21-21 FoodShare Able-Bodied Adults Without Dependents Work Requirement Exemptions for Fiscal Year 2022
21-20 FoodShare Cost of Living Adjustments
21-19 State Wage Information Collection Agency (SWICA) Discrepancy and Client Overpayment Procedure Update
21-j4 Updates to Certain Program Requirements for a Valid Signature at Application and Renewal

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Last revised December 29, 2025