The Department of Health Services (DHS) has revised the Wisconsin Medicaid Standards for Certified 1-2 Bed Adult Family Homes as part of a range of initiatives funded by the federal American Rescue Plan Act. 

You’re invited to review and comment on these updated standards (PDF). These standards help protect and promote the health, safety, and welfare of people who live in these locations.

The standards are being revised to:

• Clarify roles and responsibilities.
• Enhance health and safety provisions.
• Standardize reporting criteria.
• Include home and community-based services settings rule requirements.

Managed care organizations, county human services agencies, and the IRIS (Include, Respect, I Self-Direct) program use these standards to certify 1-2 bed adult family home providers. Providers must be certified under these standards to get Medicaid reimbursement.

Submit your comments by January 31, 2024. You can:

• Email your comments to DHS at dhsltcpubliccomment@dhs.wisconsin.gov.
• Mail your written comments to the address below:

Division of Medicaid Services
Bureau of Programs and Policy
Attn: Public Comments–Wisconsin Medicaid Standards for Certified 1-2 Bed Adult Family Homes
PO Box 309
Madison, WI 53701-0309

You can get a paper copy of the updated standards sent to you in the mail. To request this, call 877-498-9525.