WI SB272

Amends Wisconsin statute 46.286 to add deaf-blind individuals as automatically functionally eligible for the Family Care program, which provides community-based long-term care services

Defines "deaf-blind" using the federal definition in 29 USC 1905

Current law requires Family Care applicants to be at least 18 years old, have a physical or developmental disability or be a frail elder, and meet both functional and financial eligibility standards

Creates a new pathway to functional eligibility specifically for deaf-blind individuals, separate from the existing level-of-care need assessment process