DHA Case No. MKB 221000 (Wis. Div. Hearings and Appeals Feb. 17, 2026) (DHS) ↓ Download PDF To qualify as disabled for the Katie Beckett program, a child must have an impairment that causes “marked and severe functional limitations.” In this case, the petitioner had autism and ADHD, was in an age-appropriate grade in school, […] Read more

DHA Case No. CWA 220576 (Wis. Div. Hearings and Appeals Feb. 17, 2026) (DHS) ↓ Download PDF DHS has an obligation to ensure the IRIS program meets certain federal standards, such as the requirement that settings where home and community-based services are provided have the qualities listed in 42 C.F.R. §441.301(c)(4). In this case, the […] Read more

DHA Case No. MDV 221203 (Wis. Div. Hearings and Appeals Feb. 9, 2026) (DHS) ↓ Download PDF One exception to the usual divestment rule is if the transfer was made without the intent to qualify for Medicaid. In this case, the petitioner transferred about $110,000 to her son over the five-year look-back, but because he […] Read more

DHA Case No. CWK 221161 (Wis. Div. Hearings and Appeals Feb. 9, 2026) (DHS) ↓ Download PDF Respite care is a service covered by the Children’s Long-Term Support Program (CLTS), but respite care payments are not allowed to a parent or a primary caregiver in the participant’s household. In this case, the agency discovered that […] Read more

DHA Case No. CWK 220881 (Wis. Div. Hearings and Appeals Feb. 6, 2026) (DHS) ↓ Download PDF To be functionally eligible for the Children’s Long-Term Support Program, a child with a developmental disability who needs intermediate care must demonstrate substantial functional limitations in three areas. In this case, the petitioner was a 7-year-old with autism who […] Read more

DHA Case No. BCS 221175 (Wis. Div. Hearings and Appeals Feb. 4, 2026) (DHS) ↓ Download PDF When applying for MAPP, an applicant may be determined presumptively disabled. A presumptive disability decision stands until the DDB makes a final disability determination, at which point IM must send a manual notice. In this case, the petitioner […] Read more

DHA Case No. HMO 220800 (Wis. Div. Hearings and Appeals Feb. 2, 2026) (DHS) ↓ Download PDF Personal care worker (PCW) services for an activity are not medically necessary if the member can perform the activity safely with the use of an assistive device. In this case, the petitioner requested 24.5 hours per week of […] Read more

DHA Case No. CWA 220708 (Wis. Div. Hearings and Appeals Feb. 2, 2026) (DHS) ↓ Download PDF IRIS participants are assigned budgets based on their Long-Term Care Functional Screens, which they must generally stay within (or request a budget amendment). In this case, petitioner received 10 home-delivered meals per week due, in part, to chronic […] Read more

DHA Case No. MGE 220279 (Wis. Div. Hearings and Appeals Jan. 28, 2026) (DHS) ↓ Download PDF To be eligible for Wisconsin Medicaid, a person must be a Wisconsin resident. In this case, the petitioner initially resided in an nursing home in Wisconsin and attempted to exempt more than $1,500 in burial funds. When the […] Read more

DHA Case No. MGE 220385 (Wis. Div. Hearings and Appeals Jan. 26, 2026) (DHS) ↓ Download PDF Enrollment in Family Care may be backdated if an unreasonable delay was caused by agency error. In this case, the petitioner was disenrolled when she failed to complete her renewal, then reapplied and was enrolled again eight months […] Read more

DHA Case No. MGE 220307 (Wis. Div. Hearings and Appeals Jan. 12, 2026) (DHS) ↓ Download PDF To be eligible for Family Care, an applicant must have a long-term care functional screen to determine his or her functional eligibility. In this case, the petitioner submitted an online ACCESS application indicating that she needed help with […] Read more

DHA Case No. MAP 220544 (Wis. Div. Hearings and Appeals Jan. 9, 2026) (DHS) ↓ Download PDF Payment of a monthly premium is a condition of eligibility for MAPP, though a member may ask for a temporary hardship waiver that cannot exceed 12 months “for the same hardship reason.” In this case, the petitioner provided […] Read more

DHA Case No. FCP 220551 (Wis. Div. Hearings and Appeals Jan. 9, 2026) (DHS) ↓ Download PDF MCOs may not deny a service that is reasonable and necessary, and in an amount, scope, and duration needed to cost-effectively support the member’s long-term care outcomes. In this case, the petitioner lived in a 1-2 bed adult […] Read more

DHA Case No. BCS 220537 (Wis. Div. Hearings and Appeals Jan. 9, 2026) (DHS) ↓ Download PDF Neither the administrative code nor the federal regulations include a right to a fair hearing regarding an agency’s failure to close a case promptly when asked to do so by a benefit recipient. In this case, the petitioner […] Read more