Suspension and Termination Determinations
The child welfare agency has the authority to continue the payment, suspend the payment, or terminate the payment upon the receipt of the completed Subsidized Guardianship Request for Information to Determine Continued Eligibility.
Some of the considerations child welfare agencies keep in mind when making these determinations are:
- The length of the change impacting eligibility.
- If you are continuing to provide for the child emotionally, physically, and financially.
- Family arranged plans that support the child’s well-being.
If the child welfare agency suspends your payments, they can be resumed when the circumstances that led to suspension of the payment no longer occurring.
If the child welfare agency terminates your payments, that means the Subsidized Guardianship Agreement and the child’s Foster Care Medicaid (FSTMA) coverage also terminates. Once a Subsidized Guardianship Agreement is terminated, it cannot be reopened.
If the child welfare agency suspends or terminates your subsidized guardianship payments, they must provide you notice of this decision and your right to appeal it.
- Notification of Subsidized Guardianship Suspension or Termination (English)
- Notification of Subsidized Guardianship Suspension or Termination (Spanish)
You can send the appeal via mail or hand deliver it.
Mailing Address:
Division of Hearings and Appeals
P.O. Box 7875
Madison, Wisconsin 53707
Physical Address:
4822 Madison Yards Way
5th Floor North
Madison, WI 53705
If you request a hearing within 10 days after the date of notice that your subsidized guardianship payment is being suspended or terminated, those payments cannot be discontinued until a decision is rendered by the Division of Hearings and Appeals. Those payments may be recovered by the child welfare agency if the contested action or failure to act is upheld, or if you withdraw or abandon the petition.