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5.15.1 Definitions

5.15.1.1 Family Planning Waiver

The Family Planning Waiver ( FPW ) is a subprogram of the Wisconsin Medicaid ( MA ) program that provides limited benefits relating to family planning services for women who are:

 

  1. 15 years of age or older and under age 45,and
     

  2. Who have income Income is anything you receive in cash or in kind that you can use to meet your needs for food, clothing, and shelter. at or below 185% of the Federal Poverty Level ( FPL ), and
     

  3. Not receiving full-benefit MA (7.1.2)

 

Men are not eligible for this subprogram of Medicaid.

 

Women eligible for FPW may be eligible to receive more than one limited benefit MA subprogram, including:

 

  1. Tuberculosis-related MA (5.11.7).
     

  2. Qualified Medicare Beneficiary (5.14.3).
     

  3. Specified Low-Income Medicare Beneficiary (5.14.4.).
     

  4. Family Care Non-MA (5.13.3).

 

This page last updated in Release Number: 03-02

Release Date:04/01/03

Effective Date: 04/01/03