IRIS: Fiscal Employer Agents

What is a fiscal employer agent (FEA)?

If you participate in IRIS (Include, Respect, I Self-Direct), you will work with an FEA. Your aging and disability resource center (ADRC) will offer you options, and then you can choose which agent you want to work with.

The agent:

• Does background checks on workers you hire.
• Processes payroll and pays vendors for services.
• Manages the amount of federal and state taxes to take out of your workers’ checks.
• Helps with other employer tasks.
• Processes any cost share you may owe. This is the amount that you may owe to maintain your Medicaid eligibility.

You are the employer of your worker and agency providers, not your FEA. They are there to assist and support you in your role as an employer. They can also help you with questions and concerns you may have about their employment.

Learn more about IRIS and FEAs. Read the IRIS Participant Handbook, P-01008 and the IRIS Participant Education Manual, P-01704.

Wisconsin's FEAs