In accordance with s. 46.87 (5), Stats., the administering agency of each county or tribe shall determine the eligibility of each household that applies to participate in that county or tribe’s program by establishing that the household or person meets all of the following conditions:

1. (1) Diagnosis of condition. At least one member of the household or the person who lives in a residential facility has received a final, tentative or preliminary documented diagnosis of dementia from a physician or other qualified medical provider.

2. (2) residency. The person in the household who has dementia, or that person’s caregiver, meets one of the following conditions:

   1. (a) Resides in the county or tribal service area.
   2. (b) The person with dementia lives in a residential facility located in the county or tribal service area.

History

History: Cr. Register, March, 1989, No. 399, eff. 4-1-89; CR 17-032: am. Register June 2018 No. 750, eff. 7-1-18; correction in (2) (b) made under s. 35.17, Stats., Register June 2018 No. 750; CR 26-008: r. (3) Register March 2026 No. 843, eff. 4-1-26.