This memo announces changes to the Wisconsin Shares child care provider closure policy.

This operations memo announces the suspension of the FoodShare work requirement time limit for able-bodied adults without dependents (ABAWDs) who live in geographic areas experiencing unemployment at higher rates than the national average.

This memo states the eligibility categories and standards for the 2024 Social Services Block Grant. It supersedes Memo Series DLTC 2018-03/Numbered and DSP Memo Series 2016-27.

This memo explains the methodology used by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) to allocate federal and state funding to county Birth to 3 Programs. The methodology accounts for county Birth to 3 Program enrollment rates and population size of children age birth to 3 residing in each county to proportionately fund county Birth to 3 Programs.

Starting November 1, 2023, reporting of COVID-19 cases to public health is no longer required in Wisconsin, unless a confirmed or probable case is associated with a hospitalization or pediatric death.

Starting November 1, 2023 RSV-associated hospitalizations and RSV-associated pediatric deaths among Wisconsin residents are reportable to DHS. This change will bring RSV surveillance in alignment with influenza virus surveillance.