This operations memo provides updates to the institutional cost of care values. These values include the daily average private pay nursing home rate used to determine a divestment penalty period. They also include the monthly average private pay nursing home rate and monthly rate for state centers for persons with developmental disabilities, which are used to calculate income limits for Home and Community-Based Waiver (HCBW) Group B Plus eligibility.

This operations memo announces changes to the health care administrative renewals to comply with new federal requirements.

This memo describes how Community Support Programs can request a waiver to use an advanced practice nurse prescriber as outlined in Wis. Admin. Code DHS § 63.05. This memo replaces the expired DMHSAS Action Memo 2015-10/DQA Memo 15-012 that repealed a statewide waiver for Community Support Programs to use advanced practice nurse prescribers.

This memo describes how Community Support Programs can request a waiver to use an advanced practice nurse prescriber as outlined in Wis. Admin. Code DHS § 63.05. 

This memo explains facility types and certification requirements for crisis stabilization facilities that provide emergency mental health services for youth or adults in residential settings under Wis. Admin Code ch. DHS 34. 

This memo explains facility types and certification requirements for crisis stabilization facilities that provide emergency mental health services for youth or adults in residential settings under Wis. Admin. Code ch. DHS 34.

This memo announces changes to the Wisconsin Shares child care provider closure policy.

This operations memo announces the suspension of the FoodShare work requirement time limit for able-bodied adults without dependents (ABAWDs) who live in geographic areas experiencing unemployment at higher rates than the national average.

This operations memo announces updated policy requirements for Income Maintenance (IM) and Tribal IM agencies issuing temporary QUEST cards, also known as vault cards.