DHA Case No. MDV 146016 (Wis. Div. Hearings and Appeals Mar. 5, 2013) (DHS) ↓ Download PDF The divestment penalty period for a Family Care applicant begins on the first date the person (1) has applied for Family Care, (2) “meets the appropriate level of care and functional screen criteria,” and (3) meets all other […] Read more
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DHA Case No. FCP 177326 (Wis. Div. Hearings and Appeals Feb. 24, 2017) (DHS) ↓ Download PDF This case supports backdating Family Care eligibility when there is a delay in enrollment due to agency error. “Although there is no retroactive enrollment in the Family Care program, enrollment as of the date established in correction of […] Read more
DHA Case No. MRA 167179 (Wis. Div. Hearings and Appeals Dec. 11, 2015) (DHS) ↓ Download PDF This decision contains the classic “name on the check” rule. If income is paid only to the name of the community spouse, it is not countable as income to the institutionalized spouse—even if the income is from an […] Read more