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Memo Number	Description	Issue Date	Attachments	Obsolete date
20-23	Wisconsin Shares Child Support Cooperation Requirements for Foster Parents and Kinship Caregivers	October 15, 2020
20-J3	Changes to Wisconsin Residency	October 9, 2020
20-22	Telephonic Six-Month Report Form	October 7, 2020
20-21	Update to FoodShare Able-Bodied Adults Without Dependents Work Requirement Exemptions	September 18, 2020
20-20	FoodShare Cost of Living Adjustments	August 28, 2020
20-19	Counting the Lump Sum Reimbursement of Cost Share or Patient Liability Payments as an Asset for Elderly, Blind, or Disabled Medicaid Eligibility	August 20, 2020
20-14	Wisconsin Shares Child Care Subsidy for the 2020-2021 School Year	August 11, 2020
20-18	Policy Changes for Counting Income and Allowing Deductions in Determining BadgerCare Plus Eligibility	July 27, 2020
20-13	New Supplemental Security Income-Related Categorically Needy Income Limits for Medicaid for the Elderly, Blind or Disabled	June 12, 2020
20-J2	Enhancements to State Wage Information Collection Agency Discrepancy Policies	June 11, 2020	Wisconsin Shares Child Care Policy and Process Handbook Section 1.5.12.3 Verifying Employment Income for a SWICA Discrepancy Wisconsin Shares Child Care Policy and Process Handbook Section 4.3.2 Data Exchanges
20-17	Changes to Overpayments for Long-Term Care and Enhancements to the Total Benefits Paid by Medicaid Report	June 11, 2020
20-16	Changes to Health Care Deductibles	June 10, 2020
20-15	Transition from Wisconsin Shares Child Care COVID-19 Temporary Policies and Processes	June 10, 2020	Parent Letter: Important Information About Your Wisconsin Shares Child Care Subsidy
20-12	Changes to the Medicaid Purchase Plan	June 10, 2020
20-10	Spousal Impoverishment Income Allowance Federal Poverty Level Adjustment	May 22, 2020
20-09	Five Percent Cost Share Limit for Health Care Premiums and Copays	May 22, 2020
20-08	FoodShare Interviews Can No Longer Be Postponed for Expedited Issuance	May 22, 2020
20-07	Child Care Background Check Updates, Permanent Rule Update, Monitoring Requirements, Abusive Head Trauma Prevention Training	April 13, 2020
20-J1	Earned Income, Homestead, and Other Tax Credits	February 28, 2020	2020 Tax Credits Flyer
20-06	2020 Federal Poverty Level Changes for the Wisconsin Shares Child Care Subsidy Program	February 21, 2020
20-05	Update to FoodShare Able-Bodied Adults Without Dependents Work Requirement Exemptions - Amended 3/5/2020	February 20, 2020
20-04	Update to Retraction and Voluntary Repayment Agreement Procedures	February 11, 2020		March 15, 2021
20-03	Clarification on Educational Grants and Scholarships for Wisconsin Shares Child Care	February 7, 2020
20-02	2020 Federal Poverty Level Changes for ForwardHealth Programs	January 31, 2020
20-01	New Requirements for BadgerCare Plus Childless Adults - Amended 2/5/2020	January 2, 2020
19-44	Annual Update to Income Thresholds for Determining Whether a Child or Tax Dependent is Expected to Be Required to File a Tax Return	December 5, 2019
19-43	2020 Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) for Medicaid for the Elderly, Blind, or Disabled	November 26, 2019
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

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