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Memo Number	Description	Issue Date	Attachments	Obsolete date
19-42	10-Calendar Day Reporting Requirement for a Hardship Request for Wisconsin Shares Child Care	November 6, 2019
19-41	Updates to Wisconsin Shares Child Care Policy and Process Handbook Chapters 1, 2, and 4	October 28, 2019
19-40	Disregard of Private Student Loans as Countable Income for Wisconsin Shares Child Care	October 16, 2019
19-39	Updates to Activity Break Period Policy for Wisconsin Shares Child Care	October 16, 2019
19-38	FoodShare Able-Bodied Adults Without Dependents Work Requirement Exemption for High Unemployment Areas - Amended 11/22/2019	October 7, 2019
19-37	Shelter and Utility Expense Updates	October 7, 2019
19-36	Processing Medicaid Waiver Cost Share Reductions in CARES Worker Web	October 7, 2019	Cost Share Reduction Approval Letter
19-35	FoodShare Cost of Living Adjustments	September 18, 2019
19-34	Emergency Rule – DCF 202 and DCF 13	September 18, 2019
19-33	Discontinuation of the Dually Regulated Licensing Category	September 9, 2019
19-32	Hardship Authorizations During a State of Emergency	September 9, 2019
19-31	Ending Eligibility for Wisconsin Shares Child Care	September 9, 2019
19-30	Authorization Begin Dates for Wisconsin Shares Child Care	August 28, 2019
19-29	Updates to Wisconsin Shares Child Care Confidentiality Policy	August 28, 2019
19-28	Financial Eligibility Rule Changes for Tuberculosis-Related Medicaid	August 19, 2019
19-27	Updates to School Closed Hours for Wisconsin Shares Child Care - Amended 9/30/2019	August 2, 2019
19-26	New Medically Needy Income Limit for Supplemental Security Income-Related Medicaid	August 1, 2019	Eligibility and Lower Deductible Letter Lower Deductible Letter MAPP Letter
19-25	Private Pay Nursing Home and Group B Plus Waivers Rates	June 26, 2019
19-J6	Benefit Recovery Investigation Tracking System (BRITS) Future Cost Savings Formula Update	June 24, 2019
19-24	New Process to Determine Hourly Price for In-Home Care for 15 or More Hours per Week for Wisconsin Shares Child Care	June 17, 2019
19-23	Background Check Requirements	June 10, 2019
19-J7	System Enhancements to Support Self-Employment Policy and Process	June 7, 2019	Updates to Business Types Determining the Number of Months of SEIRFs Sample SEIRF Notice Verification Checklist Pend Codes
19-22	Additional Changes for Ending BadgerCare Plus Extension Premiums	June 6, 2019
19-21	Bureau of Program Integrity Waiver of Administrative Hearing and Client Intentional Program Violation Approval Procedures	May 30, 2019
19-20	Enhancements to CARES Worker Web for the Budgeting of Income for BadgerCare Plus and Family Planning Only Services	May 30, 2019
19-J5	2020 Census Income - Amended 3/9/2020	May 22, 2019
19-19	Spousal Impoverishment Income Allowance Federal Poverty Level Adjustment	May 21, 2019
19-18	Processing a Wisconsin Shares Post Load Benefit Correction (PLBC) and Retro Authorization or Monthly Benefit Load on the Same Day	April 22, 2019
19-17 Operations Memo 20-04, Update to Retraction and Voluntary Repayment Agreement Procedures	Voluntary Repayment Agreement (VPA) Procedure Update	April 16, 2019
19-J4	Corporation Income No Longer Budgeted as Self-Employment Income	April 15, 2019	W-2 manual section 3.2.8.2
19-16	Automated Hardship Denial Notice for Wisconsin Shares Child Care	April 1, 2019
19-15	Confidentiality in Wisconsin Shares’ CSAW System	March 25, 2019
19-14	Treatment of Case Management Follow-Up Plus Payments for FoodShare Eligibility	March 15, 2019
19-13	2019 Copayment Changes for Wisconsin Shares	March 8, 2019
19-12	Medicaid Applicants and Members Who Convert From Social Security Disability to Social Security Retirement Benefits	March 8, 2019
19-11	Limited Early Renewals for Wisconsin Shares Child Care	March 6, 2019
19-10	System Enhancements to Support Wisconsin Shares Applicants in Doubled Up Housing	February 28, 2019
19-J1	Earned Income, Homestead, and Other Tax Credits	February 27, 2019	Participant Handout
19-09	March Updates to Wisconsin Shares Child Care Policy and Process Handbook Chapters 1 and 2 - Amended 2/27/2019	February 21, 2019
19-J3	Enhancements to Citizenship, Identity, Social Security Number, and Immigration Verification - Amended 4/8/2019	February 15, 2019	Acceptable Citizenship Documentation for Health Care Programs W-2 Training Guidance, Agency Action, and Policy Manual Updates Verification Options With Eligibility Outcomes Sample Statement About Immigration Status Form Reasonable Opportunity Letters
19-J2	Update to Ethnicity and Race in ACCESS, CARES Worker Web, and Correspondence - Amended 6/21/2019	February 15, 2019
19-06	Policy Change for Income Reporting Rules and Threshold for FoodShare Members - Amended 2/28/19	February 15, 2019
19-07	Reasonable Compatibility for Assets for Medicaid - Amended 5/31/2019	February 14, 2019
19-08	2019 Federal Poverty Level Changes for the Wisconsin Shares Child Care Subsidy Program	February 5, 2019
19-05	2019 Federal Poverty Level Changes for ForwardHealth Programs	January 31, 2019
19-03	Updated FoodShare Employment and Training Activities	January 25, 2019
19-02	Updates to Wisconsin Shares Child Care Policy and Process Handbook Chapter 4	January 4, 2019
19-01	Air Conditioning Surcharges for FoodShare Utility Allowances - Amended 4/1/2019	January 4, 2019
18-54 22-16	Short-Term Authorizations in Wisconsin Shares Child Care - Amended 06-04-2019	December 18, 2018		September 19, 2022
18-53	Annual Update to Income Thresholds for Determining Whether a Child or Tax Dependent is Expected to Be Required to File a Tax Return - Amended 1/11/2019	December 14, 2018

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