The purpose of this memo is to provide information on how to:

• Determine when an entity-operator and/or non-client resident renewal background check is required.
• Submit a background check renewal request to the Division of Quality Assurance (DQA).
• Determine the required date of renewal for persons who completed their last background check during DQA’s 2021 Background Check Renewal drive.

This operations memo provides information on tax credits and tax preparation services available to working families in Wisconsin for the 2024 tax year. It includes a reminder to Wisconsin Works (W-2) and Income Maintenance (IM) agencies of the importance of notifying program participants of the financial advantages of federal and state tax credits, and a reminder on how to count federal and state tax refunds when determining financial eligibility for assistance. 

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

This operations memo announces changes to the eligibility requirements for individuals with access to health insurance applying for or enrolled in BadgerCare Plus and the BadgerCare Plus Prenatal Plan. 

This operations memo provides income maintenance (IM) agencies with information about the 2025 Federal Poverty Level (FPL) income guidelines for the BadgerCare Plus, Medicaid and SeniorCare programs, as well as the updated tables, effective dates, and cross references for these programs.

The purpose of this Operations Memo is to introduce the 2025 Federal Poverty Level (FPL) and State Median Income (SMI) used in determining financial eligibility for the Wisconsin Shares child care subsidy program.

This memo provides final funding notice of the base Income Maintenance Administrative Allocation (IMAA) for Income Maintenance (IM) Programs for the period January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025 (Calendar Year [CY 2025]), for Consortia; and October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025 (Federal Fiscal Year [FFY 25]), for the tribal agencies.

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) has published Administrator’s Memo 25-01 to provide information on calendar year (CY) 2025 Fraud Prevention and Investigation Program (FPIP) operations and funding.

The purpose of this memo is to communicate information about enhanced federal funding for eligibility and enrollment activities under the Income Maintenance (IM) contract between the Department of Health Services (DHS) and Consortia for the period of January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023.