Request for Public Comment

Home and Community-Based Settings Rule: Statewide Transition Plan

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) is opening a 30-day public comment period on its updated statewide transition plan to be submitted for final approval to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). This public comment period is in accordance with federal requirements.

The HCBS settings rule requires states to develop a transition plan for reaching and maintaining compliance with the rule. Wisconsin's current plan for meeting the rule's requirements was last posted for public comment in March 2017 and submitted to CMS for review and approval. CMS gave initial approval of the statewide transition plan in July 2017.

CMS then requested that updates and revisions be made and that DHS repost the updated plan for public comment. The updated draft of the statewide transition plan is now available for public comment and reflects the updates and revisions CMS requested. Following this public comment period, the updated statewide transition plan will be resubmitted to CMS for final approval.

Public comment is an opportunity to support or rebut Wisconsin’s statewide transition plan for compliance with the HCBS Settings Rule requirements of the Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services Final Regulation (CMS 2249-F/2296-F). Submit your comments by July 26, 2021.

Find more information about the public comment period, along with the statewide transition plan, on the DHS website.