DHA Case No. MAC 208599 (Wis. Div. of Hearings and Appeals July 19, 2023) (DHS) ↓ Download PDF A Medicaid appeal must be filed with the Division of Hearings and Appeals, not a different agency, by the deadline. In this case, the petitioner apparently mailed his appeal to the county agency (i.e., DHS) rather than […] Read more

DHA Case No. MTI 208493 (Wis. Div. of Hearings and Appeals July 14, 2023) (DHS) ↓ Download PDF To be recoverable, an overpayment must be caused by the recipient’s error—overpayments caused by agency error are not recoverable. In this case, the petitioner misread a notice of FoodShare benefits ending, believing all her benefits were ending. In fact, […] Read more

DHA Case No. MTI 207782 (Wis. Div. of Hearings and Appeals April 12, 2023) (DHS) ↓ Download PDF A party has 30 days from the date of a tax intercept notice to file an appeal; the filing date is the postmark date or the date of actual receipt by DHA, whichever is earlier. In this […] Read more

DHA Case No. MGE 207580 (Wis. Div. of Hearings and Appeals April 14, 2023) (DHS) ↓ Download PDF An institutionalized spouse may allocate income to the community spouse up to a certain amount, and an ALJ may increase that if the petitioner shows “exceptional circumstances resulting in financial duress.” In this case, the petitioner appealed […] Read more

DHA Case No. MGE 207488 (Wis. Div. of Hearings and Appeals April 7, 2023) (DHS) ↓ Download PDF An appeal must be filed within 45 days of a Medicaid application denial for the Division of Hearings and Appeals to have jurisdiction. In this case, the petitioner’s denial notice was dated December 7, 2022 and identified […] Read more

DHA Case No. BCS 207395 (Wis. Div. of Hearings and Appeals March 28, 2023) (DHS) ↓ Download PDF A Notice of Proof Needed must advise the applicant of the specific verification required. In this case, the petitioner received a notice requesting proof of “TUITION: Amount of student loan or grant funds and how they are […] Read more

DHA Case No. CWA 207083 (Wis. Div. of Hearings and Appeals April 5, 2023) (DHS) ↓ Download PDF When the agency reduces supportive home care (SHC) hours and the member appeals, the burden of proof is on the agency to justify the reduction. In this case, the agency reduced SHC hours after a supplemental functional […] Read more

DHA Case No. BCS 207050 (Wis. Div. of Hearings and Appeals February 8, 2023) (DHS) ↓ Download PDF A Medicaid appeal must be filed within 45 days of a negative action. In this case, the petitioner’s mother contacted the agency in May 2020 to report getting a job and ask for her BadgerCare Plus benefits […] Read more

DHA Case No. MAC 206795 (Wis. Div. of Hearings and Appeals February 8, 2023) (DHS) ↓ Download PDF To prevail at an appeal regarding an Order to Compel Payment of MA/BCP Liability, the agency must show, to begin with, that it provided proper notice of the underlying overpayment. Proper notice must include both the right […] Read more

DHA Case No. MGE 196927 (Wis. Div. of Hearings and Appeals January 28, 2020) (DHS) ↓ Download PDF The Department must give applicants adequate notice when requesting verification. In this case, the agency requested verification of a third-party discretionary trust but gave only 9 days to provide it and was not specific about the kind […] Read more

DHA Case No. FCP 197394 (Wis. Div. of Hearings and Appeals March 9, 2020) (DHS) ↓ Download PDF Benefits cannot be denied for lack of verification unless the member had adequate notice and the ability to produce the required verification. In this case, the petitioner, an incapacitated woman with dementia, moved to a CBRF. The […] Read more

 DHA Case No. 197019 (Wis. Div. of Hearings and Appeals March 17, 2020) (DHS) ↓ Download PDF The Division of Hearings and Appeals must receive notice of a Medicaid appeal within 45 days of the negative decision or the date it went into effect, and DHS must generally receive verification by its due date to […] Read more

DHA Case No. MAP 199545 (Wis. Div. of Hearings and Appeals December 17, 2020) (DHS) ↓ Download PDF Medicaid applicants must have adequate notice of the proof needed to verify their assets. In this case, the agency issued a Notice of Proof Needed after finding additional accounts in the Asset Verification System (AVS), but the […] Read more

DHA Case No. MDV 200210 (Wis. Div. of Hearings and Appeals January 21, 2021) (DHS) ↓ Download PDF An appeal must be filed within 45 days of an agency action for the ALJ to have jurisdiction to review it. In this case, the petitioner established an irrevocable trust, divested, and applied for Medicaid in May […] Read more