Release 18-01

29.1 Katie Beckett

The Katie Beckett Program tests qualified blind and/or disabled minors for Medicaid. It does not deem assets and income from the natural or adoptive parents.

To qualify under the Katie Beckett Program, a blind or disabled minor:

Must require a level of care provided in a hospital, SNF , or ICF .
Can appropriately receive this care in his or her home.
Would be nonfinancially eligible for Medicaid if he or she were in a hospital, SNF, or ICF.
Must have income below the Institutions Categorically Needy Income Limit (see Section 39.4 Elderly, Blind, or Disabled Assets and Income Table). The only income used in this calculation is the child’s income. There is no asset test for children.

Families may contact the Katie Beckett Program by:

Calling 608-266-3236.
Faxing information to 608-226-5420.
Writing to the following address:

Katie Beckett Program

Division of Medicaid Services

Bureau of Children’s Long Term Support Services

1 West Wilson Street, Room 418

Madison, WI 53707

This page last updated in Release Number: 18-01

Release Date: 04/13/2018

Effective Date: 04/13/2018

The information concerning the Medicaid program provided in this handbook release is published in accordance with: Titles XI and XIX of the Social Security Act; Parts 430 through 481 of Title 42 of the Code of Federal Regulations; Chapters 46 and 49 of the Wisconsin Statutes; and Chapters HA 3, DHS 2, 10 and 101 through 109 of the Wisconsin Administrative Code.

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