Health and Employment Counseling (HEC) Program

Health and Employment Counseling (HEC) is a nine-month, pre-employment program for people with disabilities who are not working but want to enroll or stay enrolled in the Medicaid Purchase Plan (MAPP). MAPP requires members to meet a work requirement through one of these things:

• A job where you earn wages from an employer, with work done at least once per month.
• Self-employment with income at least once per month.
• In-kind work where you provide a service for someone at least once per month in return for something of value like food, goods, or services.
• A temporary exemption as a result of a physical or mental illness that prevents you from working.
• Enrolling in HEC.

If you would otherwise qualify for MAPP but don’t yet meet the work requirement, you can enroll in HEC to meet the work requirement while you look for a job. To enroll in HEC, you must be enrolled in MAPP or awaiting a decision about MAPP benefits.

Eligibility

You may be eligible for HEC if:

• You are enrolled in MAPP benefits.
• You have an been determined eligible for MAPP based on disability.
• You are not currently working but are looking for work.

If you have been enrolled in HEC before:

• You may enroll in HEC twice in a five-year period.
• There must be at least six months between the end of your first and the start of your second enrollment.

For more information on the HEC program or to get application materials, email DHSHECmailbox@wi.gov or call 866-278-6440.