Tuberculosis (TB)-Related Services Plan

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The TB-Related Services Plan helps pay some medical costs for the care of tuberculosis (TB) infection or TB disease.

To enroll in this plan, a person must meet income and asset rules and have been infected with TB.  For one person, the monthly income limit is $1,433 (gross) and the asset limit is $2,000 or less.  For a minor, age 18 or younger living at home, some of the parents’ income and assets are counted.

TB-Related Services will cover ONLY services directly related to the care of TB.  These include:

• Physician services,

• Prescription drugs,

• Laboratory test and x-rays,

• Clinic services,

• Services designed to encourage completion of treatment, and/or

• Services needed due to side effects of prescribed drugs for TB care.

Note:  This plan does not pay for hospital stays or room and board.

To see if you may be able to get TB-Related Services, apply online at access.wi.gov or with your local county or tribal agency.  To find your local agency, go to dhs.wisconsin.gov/em/customerhelp or contact Member Services at 1-800-362-3002.

For More Information:

• Contact Member Services at 1-800-362-3002 (voice) or 711 (TTY)  TTY and translation services are free of charge

• Your local county or tribal agency, or

• Your local public health department.

The Department of Health Services (DHS) is an equal opportunity employer and service provider.  If you have a disability and need to access this information in an alternate format, or need it translated to another language, please call (608) 266-3356 (voice) or 1-888-701-1251 (TTY).  All translation services are free of charge.

For civil rights questions, call (608) 266-9372 (voice) or 1-888-701-1251 (TTY).