Section DHS 78.05 - Eligibility requirements An applicant shall meet the following requirements to be eligible for TAP assistance:
(1) CERTIFICATION OF HEARING LOSS. The applicant shall be certified as deaf, deafblind, or severely hard of hearing by a licensed physician, a hearing instrument specialist, or an audiologist who is certified by the American Speech and Hearing Association.(2) RESIDENCY. An applicant shall be either a Wisconsin resident or a tax dependent of a Wisconsin resident.(3) INCOME ELIGIBILITY.(a) The Wisconsin adjusted gross income of the applicant's household as reported for Wisconsin income tax purposes for the most recent annual tax reporting period shall be equal to or less than 200% of the poverty line established under 42 USC 9902(2) as updated annually or more often by the secretary of the U.S. department of health and human services.(b) If an applicant is claimed as a dependent for income tax purposes, the adjusted gross income of the person or persons claiming the applicant as a dependent shall be listed on the application form and shall be used to determine income eligibility.(6) PERSONS ELIGIBLE FOR OR RECEIVING SERVICES FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. A person eligible for or receiving services from the department of workforce development's division of vocational rehabilitation shall first be evaluated by that division to determine if the person is eligible for a telecommunication device under the vocational rehabilitation program, and if denied, may apply for assistance from TAP.(7) Preference will be given to individuals who are not receiving telecommunication devices from another state program.Wis. Admin. Code Department of Health Services DHS 78.05
CR 03-001: cr. Register July 2003 No. 571, eff. 8-1-03.Amended by, CR 17-006: am. (1), (3) (a), r. (4), (5), cr. (7), Register February 2018 No. 746, eff. 3/1/2018