Memos Library

We issue memos to share updates on federal and state policies, procedures, and regulations with partner agencies and service providers. These memos outline actions that must be taken because of new or revised policies, procedures, and regulations.

This library contains six (6) full calendar years of memos, plus the current year. Memos not available in this library are no longer current and unenforceable.

DCTS Memos

The Division of Care and Treatment Services (DCTS) issues memos about mental health and substance use services.

DMS Administrator's Memos

The Division of Medicaid Services (DMS) issues Administrator's Memos to provide direction about policies, program administration, funding, and more.

DMS Information Memos

DMS issues Information Memos to communicate information with its partners and providers.

DMS Numbered Memos

DMS issues Numbered Memos to detail actions that our partners and providers could or should take about the programs they administer.

DMS Operations Memos

DMS issues Operations Memos to the consortia about public assistance policies and procedures and how they should be operationalized.

DPH BADR Memos

The Division of Public Health (DPH) Bureau of Aging and Disability Resources (BADR) issues memos to update providers and interested parties of important information.

DPH BCD Memos

DPH Bureau of Communicable Diseases (BCD) issues memos to update providers and interested parties of important information.

DPH BCHP Memos

DPH Bureau of Community Health Promotion (BCHP) issues memos to inform partners and providers of immediate action required about programs and policies.

DPH BEOH Memos

DPH Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Health (BEOH) issues memos to update providers and interested parties of important information.

DPH EMS Memos

DPH Emergency Medical Services (EMS) issues memos to update providers and interested parties of important information.

DQA Memos

The Division of Quality Assurance (DQA) issues memos to provide policies, information, and interpretation of federal and state regulations and guidelines of the programs they regulate.

Use the filters to search by keyword, memo series, year issued, and/or subject.

Memo number Title Issue date Sort ascending Discontinued date Attachments
25-09 Changes to FoodShare Break In Service Policies (Word)
25-08 Spousal Impoverishment Income Allowance Federal Poverty Level Adjustment (PDF)
25-07 Maintaining Coverage During Redeterminations of Health Care Eligibility (PDF)
25-06 Updates to 12-Month Continuous Health Care Coverage for Children (PDF)
2025-01 Birth to 3 Program: Annual Data Review Process and Issuing Findings of Noncompliance
Replaced by:
2026-03
EMS 25-01 Service Medical Director Course (PDF)
25-001 Background Check Renewals for Entity Operators & Non-Client Residents
25-05 New Overpayment Claim Creation and Processing – Benefit Recovery Investigation Tracking System (BRITS) Phase II Modernization (PDF)
25-J1 Earned Income, Homestead, and Other Tax Credits (PDF)
25-04 Enhancements to Health Care Administrative Renewals (PDF)
25-03 Health Insurance Access No Longer Impacts Eligibility for BadgerCare Plus and BadgerCare Plus Prenatal Program (PDF)
25-02 2025 Federal Poverty Level Changes for ForwardHealth Programs (PDF)
25-01 2025 Federal Poverty Level (FPL) Changes for Wisconsin Shares (PDF)
25-02 2025 Income Maintenance Consortia Administrative Allocation (PDF)
25-01 Fraud Prevention and Investigation Program Allocations and Guidelines for Calendar Year 2025 (PDF)
24-06 Enhanced Federal Funding for Qualifying IM Activities (PDF)
EMS 24-02 Wisconsin EMS Curricula (PDF)
24-05 Estate Recovery Incentive Funds (PDF)
24-35 Annual Update to Income Thresholds for Determining Whether a Child or Tax Dependent is Expected to Be Required to File a Tax Return (PDF)
24-34 2025 Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) for Medicaid
24-33 Update to Good Cause Policy for Not Meeting FoodShare Work Requirement (PDF)
24-32 Private Pay Nursing Home and Group B Plus Waivers Rates (PDF)
24-31 Health Care and FoodShare Eligibility Policy for New Categories of Immigrants (PDF)
24-30 FoodShare Eligibility for Citizens of Compacts of Free Association (COFA) Countries (PDF)
24-29 No Longer Counting Potential Cash Benefits as Available Income (PDF)

Glossary

 
Last revised April 15, 2026