WI · guidance
Wis. ForwardHealth Online Handbook, Hospice, Topic #1646
Release of Billing Information to Government Agencies
Providers are permitted to release member information without informed consent when a written request is made by Wisconsin
DHS (Department of Health Services) or the federal HHS (Department of Health and Human Services) to perform any function
related to program administration, such as auditing, program monitoring, and evaluation.
Providers are authorized under Wisconsin Medicaid confidentiality regulations to report suspected misuse or abuse of program
benefits to DHS, as well as to provide copies of the corresponding patient health care records.
Provenance
- Source
- www.forwardhealth.wi.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-10-02
- Edition
- forwardhealth-hospice-2026-10-01
- Content hash
05425578ae7ca9f9986f4855ee17023bdc6fa380708df6f5c57f38ab16101163
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