This database is currently sponsored by the Elder Law & Special Needs Section of the State Bar of Wisconsin, the Wisconsin chapter of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, and Krause Financial. I thank them for their support!
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- Currently covers all decisions from 2020 to date, plus select decisions going back to 2000; I am continually adding more (725 decisions published as of 08/14/2026)
- Only decisions relevant or useful to elder law attorneys are included
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Introduction: How to Research and Use Fair Hearing Decisions
Recently Published
- MDV 135429 (11/09/2011) Life estate valued under IRC was less than FMV
- MDV 47/87892 (01/07/2008) Life estate ended upon admission to nursing home, was a divestment
- MDV 38/87937 (03/26/2008) Life estate holder divested by paving a dirt driveway
- MDV 67/60174 (02/03/2004) Life estate not transferred automatically upon admission to nursing home
- MDV 40/39925 (07/20/1999) Life estate value must be considered in calculating divested amount
- MDV 40/18587 (12/16/1997) Life estate holder did not divest by paying for property repairs
- MDV 171354 (03/28/2016) Contract required for services but not room and board
- MDV 156359 (05/09/2014) Contract required only if payments to an individual exceed 10% CSAS
- MDV 138130 (06/27/2012) Reimbursements, payments to POA agents not divestment
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Decisions by Issue
Note: This outline is loosely based on the Medicaid Eligibility Handbook and will be tweaked as this database matures. For now, many entries will have no related fair hearing decisions.
1 / Applications and Renewals +
2 / Nonfinancial Eligibility +
3.4 / Spousal impoverishment +