ICA Toolkit for Adult Long-Term Care Provider Enrollment
All providers and vendors of home and community-based services under an adult long-term care (LTC) waiver program must enroll with Wisconsin Medicaid through the ForwardHealth Portal by January 1, 2026. Providers and vendors who do not enroll by the deadline will not be able to deliver Medicaid services and their Medicaid claims will be denied. IRIS consultant agencies (ICAs) and IRIS consultants are key partners to communicate this new requirement to IRIS participants so they are empowered to talk with their vendors about it.
We need your help. 2026 is closer than it seems, and time is running out to process enrollment applications and authorize services by January 1. IRIS consultants are required to talk with IRIS participants about this new enrollment process during their in-person visits. You must use the following resources to talk with participants and give them materials to share with their vendors.
Enrollment progress tracker
Partners across Wisconsin are working together to enroll all adult LTC waiver services providers by the January 1, 2026, deadline. DHS is sharing enrollment progress so everyone knows how close to 100% enrollment the state is. Numbers are updated monthly.
Providers already enrolled: 2,400
Providers not yet enrolled: 5,600 (estimated)
Total providers expected to enroll: 8,000 (estimated)
Materials you're required to share
How to use it
- Add a link to it on your website or vendor portal
- Share it in an email or newsletter
- Give printed copies of it to IRIS participants during in-person visits
How to use it
- Add a link to it on your website or vendor portal
- Link to it in an automatic response message for email addresses frequently used by vendors
- Share it in an email or newsletter
- Include a printed copy when sending direct mail to your vendors
How to use it
Use during your conversation with IRIS participants to explain the new enrollment process
How to use it
- Add a link to it on your website
- Share it in an email or newsletter
- Give printed copies of it to IRIS participants during in-person visits
How to use it
- Add a link to it on your website
- Share it in an email or newsletter
- Give printed copies of it to IRIS participants during in-person visits
Please do not download and save the materials in the table above. Make sure to access these materials using the links above each time you want to use them! DHS will refresh the content throughout the year, so providers are always seeing something new and fresh.
If you have questions, feedback, or other ideas for increasing early enrollment, email us at LTCProviderEnrollment@wisconsin.gov. We also encourage you to sign up for the Adult LTC Waiver Provider email list to get news and resources.