49.81 Public assistance recipients’ bill of rights. The department of health services, the department of children and families, and all public assistance and relief-granting agencies shall respect rights for recipients of public assistance. The rights shall include all rights guaranteed by the U.S. constitution and the constitution of this state, and in addition shall include: […]
49.82 Administration of public assistance programs. (1) Departments to advise counties. The department of health services and the department of children and families shall advise all county officers charged with the administration of requirements relating to public assistance programs under this chapter and shall render all possible assistance in securing compliance therewith, including the preparation […]
49.823 Public benefit database review. The department of health services and the department of children and families shall, at least once every 3 months, perform a comparison of each department’s respective public benefit database information against nationally recognized databases that contain information on death records, including the federal social security administration’s Death Master File, to […]
49.825 Department administration in Milwaukee County. (1) Definitions. In this section: (a) “County” means Milwaukee County. (b) “Department” means the department of health services. (c) “Income maintenance program” has the meaning given in s. 49.78 (1) (b). (d) “Secretary” means the secretary of health services. (e) “Unit” means the Milwaukee County enrollment services unit. (2) […]
49.826 Administration of child care provider services in certain counties. (1) Definitions. In this section: (a) “County” means a county having a population of 750,000 or more. (b) “Department” means the department of children and families. (c) “Secretary” means the secretary of children and families. (d) “Unit” means the child care provider services unit. (2) […]
49.83 Limitation on giving information. Except as provided under ss. 49.25 and 49.32 (6m), (9), (10), and (10m), no person may use or disclose information concerning applicants and recipients of relief funded by a relief block grant, aid to families with dependent children, Wisconsin Works under ss. 49.141 to 49.161, social services, child and spousal […]
49.835 Statements in applications. A person who makes a statement in a written application for any aid or benefit provided under this chapter is considered to have made an admission as to the existence, correctness, or validity of any fact stated. Such a statement is prima facie evidence against the person who made it in […]
49.84 Verification of public assistance applications. (1) Any person who applies for any public assistance shall execute the application or self-declaration in the presence of the welfare worker or other person processing the application. This subsection does not apply to any superintendent of a mental health institute, director of a center for the developmentally disabled, […]
49.845 Fraud investigation and error reduction. (1) Fraud investigation. From the appropriations under s. 20.435 (4) (bn), (kz), (L), and (nn), the department of health services shall establish a program to investigate suspected fraudulent activity on the part of recipients of medical assistance under subch. IV, food stamp benefits under the food stamp program under […]
49.846 Jurisdiction of the department of justice. (1) In this section, “public assistance program” means any program administered by the department of health services or the department of children and families under this chapter under which the department administering the program provides services, benefits, or other assistance to individuals or families. (2) The department of […]
49.847 Recovery of incorrect payments under certain public assistance programs. (1) Subject to ss. 49.497 (1) and 49.793 (1), the department of health services, or a county, multicounty consortium, as defined in s. 49.78 (1) (br), or elected governing body of a federally recognized American Indian tribe or band acting on behalf of the department, […]
49.849 Recovery of correct payments under certain public assistance programs. (1) Definitions. In this section: (a) “Decedent” means a deceased recipient or a deceased nonrecipient surviving spouse, whichever is applicable. (b) “Department” means the department of health services. (c) “Nonrecipient surviving spouse” means any of the following: 1. A person who was married to a […]
49.85 Certification of certain public assistance overpayments, payment recoveries, and delinquent loan repayments. (1) Department notification requirement. If a county department under s. 46.215, 46.22, or 46.23 or a governing body of a federally recognized American Indian tribe or band determines that the department of health services may recover an amount under s. 49.497, 49.793, […]
49.852 Delinquent support payments; pension plans. (1c) In this section, “department” means the department of children and families. (1m) The department may direct the department of employee trust funds, the retirement system of any 1st class city, any retirement system established under chapter 201, laws of 1937, or the administrator of any other pension plan […]
49.853 Financial record matching program. (1) Definitions. In this section: (a) “Account” means a demand deposit account, checking or negotiable withdrawal order account, savings account, time deposit account or money market mutual fund account. (am) “County child support agency” means the county child support agency under s. 59.53 (5). (b) “Department” means the department of […]
49.854 Liens against property for delinquent support payments. (1) Definitions. In this section: (a) “Department” means the department of children and families. (b) “County child support agency” means the county child support agency under s. 59.53 (5). (c) “Levy” means all powers of distraint and seizure. (d) “Obligor” means a person who is obligated to […]
49.855 Certification of delinquent payments. (1) (a) If a person obligated to pay child support, family support, maintenance, or the receiving and disbursing fee under s. 767.57 (1e) (a) is delinquent in making any of those payments or owes an outstanding amount that has been ordered by the court for past support, medical expenses, or […]
49.856 Notification of delinquent payments. (1) In this section: (a) “Agency” means the county child support agency under s. 59.53 (5). (b) “Department” means the department of children and families. (c) “Obligor” means a person who owes a delinquent child support, family support or maintenance payment or who owes an outstanding amount that has been […]
49.857 Administrative enforcement of support; denial, nonrenewal, restriction and suspension of licenses. (1) In this section: (a) “Child support agency” means a county child support agency under s. 59.53 (5). (b) “Credential” has the meaning given in s. 440.01 (2) (a). (c) “Credentialing board” means a board, examining board or affiliated credentialing board in the […]
49.858 General provisions related to administrative support enforcement. (1) Definition. In this section: (a) “Department” means the department of children and families. (b) “Support” has the meaning given in s. 49.857 (1) (g). (2) Rules. For the procedures under this subchapter for the administrative enforcement of support obligations, the department shall promulgate rules related to […]
