5.05.2 Family Care Partnership

DHA Case No. FCP 197060 (Wis. Div. of Hearings and Appeals February 10, 2020) (DHS) ↓ Download PDF An individual is functionally eligible for Family Care if he or she needs a “nursing home” level of care, as determined by the functional screen. This level of care includes those who cannot safely or appropriately perform […] Read more

DHA Case No. FCP 203537 (Wis. Div. of Hearings and Appeals January 28, 2022) (DHS) ↓ Download PDF Dental implants are listed as a non-covered service under Wis. Admin. Code § DHS 107.07(4)(i). In this case, the petitioner had strong evidence that dental implant-retained dentures were medically necessary and would support her long-term care outcomes. […] Read more

DHA Case No. MPC-13/78330 (Wis. Div. of Hearings and Appeals November 1, 2006) (DHS)  ↓ Download PDF In Community Waivers cases, countable income is first used in eligibility determinations to place an applicant into a group; then the post-eligibility cost share is calculated based on the formula for that group. In this case, the petitioner’s […] Read more

DHA Case No. FCP 197076 (Wis. Div. Hearings and Appeals Feb. 28, 2020) (DHS)  ↓ Download PDF In this case, the petitioner had a life estate in two properties, one in California and one in Wisconsin. Both were rented. But Dane County DHS did not reduce the petitioner’s cost share to allow her to pay […] Read more