22-02 Version of 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 parents or legal guardians.

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

Must require a level of care provided in a hospital, SNFSkilled Nursing Facility, or ICFIntermediate Care Facility.
Can appropriately receive this care in their home.
Would be nonfinancially eligible for Medicaid if they 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.

Members enrolled in Katie Beckett Medicaid are only subject to estate recovery when they have resided in a hospital or nursing home for 30 or more continuous days. Only the child’s estate (not the parent’s or legal guardian’s) is subject to estate recovery requirements. See SECTION 22.1 ESTATE RECOVERY for the criteria used to determine whether services are recoverable.

Families may contact the Katie Beckett Program by:

Calling 888-786-3246.
Emailing DHSKatieBeckett@dhs.wisconsin.gov.
Faxing information to 888-786-3261.
Writing to the following address:

Katie Beckett Program
Division of Medicaid Services
Bureau of Children’s Services
1 West Wilson Street, Room 418
Madison, WI 53707

This page last updated in Release Number: 22-02
Release Date: 08/01/2022
Effective Date: 08/01/2022

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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