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 Memos not available in this library are no longer current and unenforceable.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
20-07 Child Care Background Check Updates, Permanent Rule Update, Monitoring Requirements, Abusive Head Trauma Prevention Training (PDF)
BCD 2020-17 Changes to COVID-19 Reporting Requirements for Wisconsin Hospitals and Health Departments (PDF)
Replaced by:
BCD 2023-05 (PDF)
20-002 CMS 1135 Waiver Provisions – Wisconsin Hospitals
20-001 State Licensure Application for Temporary Expansion Locations during Public Health Emergency related to COVID-19
2020-04 Minimum Contact Standards for Support and Service Coordination: New Requirements Necessitated by the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic (PDF)
Replaced by:
Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Waiver Manual for the Children’s Long-Term Support (CLTS) Waiver Program, P-02 (PDF)
2020-03 Coverage of Nursing Services and Personal Care Services Transitioning From the Children’s Long-Term Support Waiver Program to ForwardHealth (PDF)
Replaced by:
Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services Waiver Manual for the Children’s Long-Term Support Waiver Program, P-02256 (PDF)
BCD 2020-16 Important Guidance for Infection Prevention and Control of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) (REVISED) in Long-Term Care Facilities and Assisted Living Facilities (PDF)
BCD 2020-15 Important Information for Recipients of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) from the Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) (PDF)
BCD 2020-14 Information for Dental Health Care Professionals (DHCP): What You Need to Know about Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) (PDF)
BCD 2020-13 What to do if someone breaks quarantine: Guidance for Local Health Departments (LHDs) (PDF)
BCD 2020-12 Updated guidance for local health departments and government partners about home isolation and quarantine for COVID-19 (PDF)
BCD 2020-11 Adult/Juvenile Correctional Facilities, Local Jails, and Secure Treatment Centers in Wisconsin Guidance for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) (PDF)
BCD 2020-10 Ryan White Part B and Life Care Services Emergency Financial Assistance Policy in Response to COVID-19 (PDF)
BCD 2020-09 Urgent Update – Prioritization of COVID-19 Testing for Hospitalized Patients (PDF)
2020-02 Children’s Long-Term Support Waiver Program and Children’s Community Options Program Incident Reporting (PDF)
Replaced by:
Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Waiver Manual for the Children’s Long-Term Support (CLTS) Waiver Program, P-02 (PDF)
BCD 2020-08 Public Health Guidance for Discontinuation of Home Isolation and Voluntary Home Quarantine for Individuals Infected with or Exposed to COVID-19 (PDF)
BCD 2020-07 Important Recommendations for Prevention of COVID-19 in Long-Term Care Facilities and Assisted Living Facilities (PDF)
BCD 2020-06 Updated Guidance on Infection Control during Specimen Collection for COVID-19 in Outpatient Settings (PDF)
BCD 2020-05 New Mass Gathering Guidance for Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) (PDF)
BCD 2020-04 Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Update: Recommendations on Domestic and International Travel (PDF)
BCD 2020-03 Updates to COVID-19 Testing Procedures (PDF)
20-J1 Earned Income, Homestead, and Other Tax Credits (PDF)
20-06 2020 Federal Poverty Level Changes for the Wisconsin Shares Child Care Subsidy Program (PDF)
20-05 Update to FoodShare Able-Bodied Adults Without Dependents Work Requirement Exemptions - Amended 3/5/2020 (PDF)
BADR 2020-02 Request for Elder Abuse Direct Services Expenditure Report for 2019

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Last revised April 15, 2026