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WISCONSIN
BLast verified 2026-07-03
Deadlines reflect this state’s rules as researched; they can change — always confirm the current deadline with your state agency or Protection & Advocacy office before relying on it.
HOW TO GET SERVICES & APPEAL IN WISCONSIN
How services are run
State agency
Your service plan
Individualized Service Plan (ISP)
Self-direction
Self-Directed Services
If you get denied
Deadline to appeal
45 days from your Notice of Adverse Benefit Determination / notice of action
- Receive Notice of Adverse Benefit Determination / notice of action
- FFS Medicaid incl. medicaid waiver services: request fair hearing within 45 days of the effective date of the adverse action (HA 3.05(3))
- Managed care (Family Care/IRIS): MCO internal appeal, then request fair hearing within 90 days of MCO adverse-benefit-determination notice
- Hearing before the DOA Division of Hearings and Appeals (DHA)
KEY AGENCIES & RESOURCES
NOTABLE WAIVERS
Children's Long-Term Support (CLTS) Waiver
SourceChildren with developmental, physical, or emotional disabilities.
Waitlist: Wisconsin eliminated the CLTS waitlist statewide — every eligible child must be served.
IRIS (Include, Respect, I Self-Direct)
SourceAdults with disabilities who want full self-direction.
Waitlist: Entitlement for eligible adults — no waitlist.
Family Care
SourceAdults with disabilities and seniors (managed long-term care).
Waitlist: Entitlement statewide — no waitlist.
Katie Beckett Program
SourceChildren with disabilities; parent income not counted for MA eligibility.
Waitlist: No waitlist — statutory entitlement.
