Expansion and Geographic Service Regions. The Contractor must demonstrate the capacity to provide immediate services to the geographic service regions identified through initial certification and expansion requests. The Contractor is responsible for serving all IRIS program target groups. The Contractor must be in operation for a minimum of 90 days, without any CAPs, before applying for expansion to additional geographic service regions. If a CAP has been resolved, the Contractor must wait 90 days from the date of the resolution letter to apply for expansion. The Contractor must identify, in writing to the Department, in which service region it is looking to expand, including the proposed date of expansion. The proposed expansion date must be a minimum of 60 days from the date of the request and shall begin of on the first date of the following month. When an ICA is expanding, the Department will need to work with the Functional Screen team to ensure systems are adequately prepared and ADRCs to ensure workforce training has occurred prior to options counseling. When an FEA is expanding, the ICA and FEA will need to collaborate to ensure proper IRIS consultant workforce training has occurred. All contractors must provide thorough and comprehensive responses to Department inquires as it relates to their agency’s proposed expansion. The contractor must demonstrate the fiscal capacity to expand to the proposed geographic service regions identified in the expansion request. The contractor must demonstrate fiscal stability over the most recent two quarterly financial reporting submissions. The contractor must demonstrate satisfaction of the working capital and restricted reserve requirements in the most recent two quarterly financial reporting submissions and the ability to satisfy the working capital and restricted reserve requirements in the proposed expansion area.
Expansion and Geographic Service Regions. The ICA must demonstrate the capacity to provide immediate services to the geographic service regions identified through initial certification and expansion requests. The ICA is required to serve all IRIS program target groups. The ICA must be certified and receiving enrollments for a minimum of 6 months after their first enrollment, without any CAPs, before applying for expansion to additional geographic service regions. If a CAP has been resolved, the ICA must wait 90 days from the date of the resolution letter to apply for expansion. Existing ICAs must identify, in writing to the Department, in which service region it is looking to expand, including the proposed date of expansion. The proposed expansion date must be a minimum of 60 days from the date of the request and with the Department making the final determination on the start date. When an ICA is expanding, the Department will need to work with the Functional Screen team to ensure systems are adequately prepared and ADRCs to ensure workforce training has occurred prior to options counseling. The ICA must provide thorough and comprehensive responses to Department inquires as it relates to their agency’s proposed expansion. The ICA must demonstrate the fiscal capacity to expand to the proposed geographic service regions identified in the expansion request. The ICA must demonstrate fiscal stability over the most recent two quarterly financial reporting submissions. The ICA must demonstrate satisfaction of the working capital and restricted reserve requirements in the most recent two quarterly financial reporting submissions and the ability to satisfy the working capital and restricted reserve requirements in the proposed expansion area. Between 2023 and 2028, the Department is changing the geographic services regions (GSR). Impacted ICAs will need to choose to expand to, or no longer provide services in, the newly configured regions. If an impacted ICA chooses not to expand to the new region affecting their current service area, they will be subject to the appropriate provisions herein, including sanctions, corrective action for non-compliance, or even termination for cause. The proposed GSR reconfiguration timeline can be found at xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xxxxxxxxx.xxx/publications/p03225.pdf. Physical and Localized Presence The Contractor must maintain an office within Wisconsin. Signage must be present and visibly posted to indicate to participants or other visitors of the agency’s name and/or associati...
