ICA/FEA/IRIS SDPC Administrators

IRIS Waiver
This waiver is a federal application that specifies obligations for DHS in implementation of the IRIS program with programmatic, quality, and stakeholder responsibilities.

Service Definition Manual
This manual details definitions of IRIS-allowable goods, services, and supports, and service codes.

Policy Manual
This manual provides IRIS program policies for all contractors (ICAs, FEAs, IRIS SDPC) as determined by DHS.

Work Instructions
These instructions detail IRIS program policies and procedures, including business rules, system requirements, required forms, and designation of responsible party for each task.

Addenda to Policy Manual and Work Instructions

• IRIS Remote Services Policy
  This policy details the criteria for authorizing remote services in a participant’s plan.
• Critical Incident and Immediate Reportable Reporting Policy
  This policy defines critical incidents and immediate reportables, as well as the process for reporting them.
• Electronic Visit Verification in IRIS
  This document details the parameters for providers to follow for electronic visit verification in IRIS.
• Fiscal Employer Agent Enrollments and Transfers
  This policy outlines the steps by which participants enroll in and transfer between fiscal employer agents.
• Vulnerable and High Risk Participant Policy
  This policy defines vulnerable and high risk statuses as they apply to IRIS participants and outlines the steps for providers to document and report vulnerable and high risk status.
• Guidelines for Assistive Technology – Service Dogs
  This document defines service dogs and details what is and is not covered for them in IRIS.

Participant Handbook
This is an introductory handbook for newly enrolled participants and those considering enrollment to understand the IRIS program, the program’s approach to self-direction, and the key role to be played by an enrolled participant.

Participant Education Manual
This manual provides information to IRIS participants about program policies, procedures, and their responsibilities in self-directing their goods, supports, and services.

Participant Education Acknowledgement
This form is designed to capture participant demographics, initials, and signature(s) for initial and annual review of the IRIS Participant Education Manual.

Budget Amendments Participant Education
This educational form is required for IRIS participants pursuing an amendment to their IRIS budget.

One-Time Expense Participant Education
This educational form is required for IRIS participants pursuing a one-time expense request.

IRIS SDPC
This educational form is required for participants pursuing enrollment in IRIS SDPC.

FEA Transfer Schedule
This is a schedule of quarterly FEA transfer deadlines, effective dates, and impacted timesheet or pay dates.

Payroll and Vendor Schedule
This is an annual detailed schedule of payroll and vendor processing weeks for funding files received by FEAs to pay for goods, supports, or services rendered to IRIS participants.

Naming Conventions Document
This document is a reference for IRIS contractors in the naming and retention of participant, provider, worker, or agency-specific documents in WISITS.

Transition of Care Between Medicaid Programs or Medicaid Agencies
This is the DHS guide to the transfer and transition of participants or members between adult long-term care (LTC) programs.

Enrollment and Disenrollment Process Desk Aid for Publicly Funded LTC Programs
This DHS desk aid documents the steps taken in the enrollment, disenrollment, and transfer between publicly funded LTC programs.

Adult LTC Programs: Enrollment and Disenrollment Resource Guide
This DHS resource guide describes the roles of the different agencies responsible for providing accurate, efficient, and timely eligibility determinations and enrollments into Wisconsin’s publicly funded LTC programs.

Incontinence Supplies Guide
This guide is a resource that provides information regarding incontinence supplies.

Accessibility Assessment Guide
This guide is a resource that provides information regarding accessibility assessments.

Employment Contact Information for the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR)
This provides contact information at the Department of Workforce Development, DVR for employment.

Elder Abuse/Adults at Risk/Adult Protective Services Guide for IRIS Consultants
This resource is for IRIS consultants regarding collaboration and information sharing with elder abuse (EA)/adults at risk(AAR)/adult protective services(APS) agencies, as well as understanding EA, AAR, and APS.

Restrictive Measures Guidelines and Standards
These are DHS guidelines and standards for the use, identification, implementation, reporting, and tracking of restrictive measures.

Standards for Certified 1-2 Bed Adult Family Homes
These are DHS guidelines and standards for the establishment and certification of 1-2 bed adult family homes.

Statewide Transition Plan for Compliance with Medicaid HCBS Setting Requirements
This provides Wisconsin's plan for reaching and maintaining compliance with the Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) settings rule’s requirements.

Implementation of Federal HCBS Setting Rule in Wisconsin
This describes Wisconsin’s process for compliance reviews and ongoing compliance checks of assisted living setting within the Medicaid HCBS settings rule requirements.

IRIS Forms List
This list contains all IRIS forms.