Helpful information and contacts for self-direction.
For participants enrolled in self-direction programs, you will find links to a wealth of information and additional support for every dimension of your self-directed experience, including EVV, enrollment, funding sources and payroll. For Direct Care Professionals, we offer a range of training programs to keep your skills and knowledge up to date and provide the best possible care for your clients. Enrollment forms for the long-term care programs LKiChoice supports can be found on our forms page.
A hard launch of additional codes for EVV will take place on October 1, 2024. Per ForwardHealth, for Dates of Service (DOS) beginning that day, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS), along with HMOs and managed care organizations will reject home health care service codes and claims using service code 99509 that don’t include mandatory EVV information. Click below to see the full list of new service codes to be added:
External Resources
Posting Jobs on the Wisconsin-Based Job Site
Wisconsin Unemployment Handbook
ACCESS: Your Connection to Programs for Health, Nutrition, Child Care and Employment
Reporting Fraud and Abuse (State of Wisconsin)
Reporting Child Abuse and Neglect
Aging and Disability Resource Centers
Family Care: Wisconsin Department of Health Services
Long-Term Care Advocacy Groups
Wisconsin Board on Aging and Long-Term Care
Wisconsin Department of Health Services
Terms to keep in mind
There are a number of different words used in self-direction to refer to the individuals who contract for and receive services, as well as the individuals who provide those services. Here’s a quick guide to these words and who they refer to on our site and in other resources:
Participant: This refers to the individual contracting for and receiving services. Other common terms include Employer, Member, Client, or Consumer.
Direct Care Professional: This refers to the individual providing services. Other common terms include Caregiver, Care Provider, Provider, Employee, or Direct Staff.