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
22-22 Date of Death Verification Through State Vital Records
22-21 FoodShare Employment and Training (FSET) Component Update
22-20 Clarification of Residential Care Apartment Complexes FoodShare Policy
22-18 Updates to Reporting Requirements for Wisconsin Shares
22-19 Updates to Authorization Policies for Wisconsin Shares - Amended 3/2/2023
22-16 Short-Term Authorizations and Wisconsin Shares Subsidy Proration
22-17 Authorizing School Closed Hours When Continuity of Care is Maintained - Amended 10/12/2022
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

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Last revised December 29, 2025