Long-Term Care Health Planning Areas (HPA) Map

Nursing home bed transfers must meet all requirements of Wis. Stat. § 150.345(1), including:

• The receiving nursing home is within the same area for allocation of nursing home beds as is the transferring nursing home or is in a county adjoining that area.
• The transferring nursing home and the receiving nursing home are owned by corporations that are owned by the same person.

Please contact the Bureau of Rate Setting at dhsdmsbrs@dhs.wisconsin.gov with questions or to request approval of a bed transfer.

Health planning areas (HPAs) by county