Wisconsin Administrative Code

DHS 61.01 Introduction. These are standards for a minimum level of services. They are intended to establish a basis to assure adequate services provided by boards and services provided by agencies under contract with the boards. History: Cr. Register, January, 1980, No. 289, eff.…

DHS 61.02 General definitions. The following definitions apply to all standards for community mental health, developmental disabilities, and alcoholism and other drug abuse services. (1) “Board” means a board of directors established under s. 51.42, 51.437, or 46.23, Stats. (2) “…

DHS 61.021 Program element definitions.

DHS 61.022 Disability related definitions. DHS 61.03 Eligibility. DHS 61.04 Administration. DHS 61.05 Administrative personnel. DHS 61.06 Program personnel. DHS 61.07 Uniform cost reporting.

DHS 61.03 Eligibility. (1) A program or service authorized under s. 51.42 or 51.437, Stats., is required to meet these standards in order to be eligible for state grants-in-aid. (2) A board organized under s. 51.42, 51.437 or 46.23, Stats., shall submit an annual coordinated plan…

DHS 61.04 Administration. The county board of supervisors of any county or combination of counties shall establish a board of directors in accordance with s. 46.23, 51.42 (4) or 51.437, Stats. The board shall appoint a program director. History: Cr. Register, January, 1980, No. 2…

DHS 61.05 Administrative personnel. (1) The board program director is an administrator who has skills and knowledge in budgeting, planning, and program management. Such skills and knowledge are typically acquired during a course of study leading to a master’s degree and 5 years o…

DHS 61.06 Program personnel. Personnel in programs provided or contracted for by a board shall meet the following qualifications. Written documentation of such qualifications shall be maintained on file at the board office and available for inspection by the recipient of treatmen…

DHS 61.07 Uniform cost reporting. There shall be a uniform cost reporting system used by community programs receiving state funds. Methods of cost accounting will be prescribed by the department. History: Cr. Register, January, 1980, No. 289, eff. 2-1-80. DHS 61.075 Use of telehe…

DHS 61.075 Use of telehealth. DHS 61.08 Requirements for inservice and educational leave programs for personnel. DHS 61.09 Fee schedule. DHS 61.10 Eligibility for service. DHS 61.11 Client rights. DHS 61.12 Grievance procedure. DHS 61.13 Client advocacy. DHS 61.14 Affirmative act…

DHS 61.08 Requirements for inservice and educational leave programs for personnel. Personnel policies shall incorporate provisions for inservice training and educational leave programs for program personnel. History: Cr. Register, January, 1980, No. 289, eff. 2-1-80.

DHS 61.09 Fee schedule. A board shall charge fees according to departmental rules. History: Cr. Register, January, 1980, No. 289, eff. 2-1-80.

DHS 61.10 Eligibility for service. In accordance with Title VI and Title IX of the Civil Rights Act and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, services shall be available and accessible and no person shall be denied service or discriminated against on the basis of sex, race, color, cree…

DHS 61.11 Client rights. The client rights mandated by ch. DHS 94 and s. 51.61, Stats., shall apply.

DHS 61.12 Grievance procedure. The grievance procedure mandated under ch. DHS 94 and s. 51.61 (5), Stats., shall apply.

DHS 61.13 Client advocacy. Clients shall be allowed to have an advocate present to represent their interest during any phase of the staffing, program planning, or other decision making process. This does not obligate the provider to furnish the advocate but to facilitate the advo…

DHS 61.14 Affirmative action and civil rights compliance. (1) The board shall enunciate and annually reaffirm an explicit equal employment opportunity prohibiting discrimination in all phases of employment to be disseminated among

DHS 61.15 Continuity of care. (1) A program organized under s. 51.42, 51.437, or 46.23, Stats. shall provide services in a comprehensive coordinated manner. (a) Written procedures for cooperative working relationships between service provider agencies shall be established and the…

DHS 61.16 Volunteer services. The use of volunteers is encouraged. They shall be supervised by professional staff and there shall be written procedures for the selection process, orientation, and inservice training of volunteers. History: Cr. Register, January, 1980, No. 289, eff…

DHS 61.17 Religious services. (1) Religious services should be available to all patient and residential programs to assure every person, who wishes, the right to pursue the religious activities of his or her choice. (2) Each inpatient service may provide regularly scheduled visit…

DHS 61.18 Research. Section 51.61 (4), Stats., shall apply to research activity. History: Cr. Register, January, 1980, No. 289, eff. 2-1-80.

DHS 61.19 Program evaluation. Each board shall develop and use a plan for evaluation of the effectiveness of its programs which will be made available to the department upon request. History: Cr. Register, January, 1980, No. 289, eff. 2-1-80. History: Cr. Register, January, 1980,…

DHS 61.20 Enforcement. (1) COMPLIANCE REQUIRED FOR STATE FUNDING. All board operated or board contracted programs provided by a 51.42/51.437 board shall meet standards and be provided in a non-discriminatory manner as prescribed in ss. DHS 61.10 and 61.14. The department may disc…

DHS 61.21 Reports required by the department. Statistical and other reports required by the department shall be reported on the appropriate form, and at the times required by the department. History: Cr. Register, January, 1980, No. 289, eff. 2-1-80.

DHS 61.22 Revision of standards. The department shall periodically review and revise these standards, not less frequently than every 5 years. Experiences in the application of the standards shall be incorporated into the review and revision process. History: Cr. Register, January…

DHS 61.23 Confidentiality of records. Records shall be kept on each recipient of services. Confidentiality of records shall be safeguarded. Files shall be locked when not in active use and kept in a secure place. History: Cr. Register, January, 1980, No. 289, eff. 2-1-80.

DHS 61.24 Education/information. Each community services board shall develop a structured plan for a comprehensive program of public education, continuing education, and public information. In addition, education and preventive practices and procedures shall be a recognizable and…

DHS 61.30 Introduction. (1) PURPOSE OF RULES. The following rules establish service standards for community developmental disabilities programs whether directly operated by counties or contracted from private providers. These service standards shall apply to each of the 16 servic…

DHS 61.31 Information and referral services. Information and referral services provide a current complete listing of resources available to the person with a developmental disability. This information shall be cataloged and readily available to the person with a developmental dis…

DHS 61.32 Follow-along services. Follow-along services establish and maintain a relationship with a person with a developmental disability and the family for the purpose of assuring that the needs of a person with a developmental disability are identified and met. Follow-along se…

DHS 61.33 Diagnostic services. Diagnostic services are medical services, to identify the presence of a developmental disability. (1) REQUIRED PERSONNEL. (a) Diagnosis shall be performed by a physician. Whenever possible the physician shall be a specialist in developmental disorde…

DHS 61.34 Evaluation services. Evaluation services are the systematic assessment of pertinent physical, psychological, vocational, educational, cultural, social, familial, economic, legal, environmental, mobility, and other factors affecting the individual with a developmental di…

DHS 61.35 Counseling services. Counseling services provide professional guidance based on knowledge of human behavior through the use of interpersonal skills to achieve specified goals. (1) PERSONNEL. (a) The individual providing counseling services, except in the areas of medica…

DHS 61.36 Education services. Education services are structured learning experiences designed to develop ability to learn and acquire useful knowledge and basic academic skills, and to improve the ability to apply them to everyday living. (1) AGENCY BASED PROGRAMS FOR BIRTH-3 YEA…

DHS 61.37 Recreational services. Recreation services are activities designed to meet specific individual needs such as individual self-expression, social interaction and entertainment; develop skills and interests leading to enjoyable and constructive use of leisure time; and imp…

DHS 61.38 Training services. Training services provide a planned and systematic sequence of formal and informal activities for adults designed to develop skills in performing activities of daily and community living including self-help, motor and communication skills and to enhan…

DHS 61.39 Treatment services. Treatment services provide coordinated medical or medically related interventions which halt, control or reverse processes which cause, aggravate or complicate developmental disabilities. The interventions may include dental and medical treatments, p…

DHS 61.40 Sheltered employment and work activity services. Sheltered employment services are non-competitive remunerative employment for an indefinite period of time for individuals who are presently unemployable in the competitive labor market. Work activity services are worklik…

DHS 61.41 Day care. Day care is clustered and coordinated sets of services provided to an individual with a developmental disability on a scheduled portion of a 24 hour day. Day care shall include at least 2 of the following: counseling, education, recreation, or training. It may…

DHS 61.42 Personal care services. Personal care services include the provision of meals, clothing and bodily care. They are designed to maintain health and well-being, to improve development and to prevent regression. Personal care services can be delivered at home or in sheltere…

DHS 61.43 Domiciliary care service. Domiciliary care services are provided by the state developmental disabilities centers. (1) PERSONNEL. There shall be an administrator and staff as required under ch. DHS 134, and federal standards regulating intermediate care facilities for in…

DHS 61.44 Special living arrangements services. Special living arrangements may provide living quarters, meals and supportive services up to 24 hour per day for people in need of assistance in the areas of community and daily living but who require less care and supervision than …

DHS 61.45 Transportation services. Transportation services provide for the necessary travel of a developmentally disabled individual and if necessary, escorts to and from places in which the individual is receiving services recommended in the individual’s service plan. Transporta…

DHS 61.46 Protective services. (1) Protective services are a system of continuing socio-legal services designed to assist individuals who are unable to manage their own resources or to protect themselves from neglect, abuse, exploitation or degrading treatment and to help them ex…

DHS 61.69 Duration of certification for community mental health programs. (1) A certification under this subchapter remains valid until it is suspended or terminated by the department in accordance with s. DHS 61.20 (5). (2) Certification becomes invalid due to non-submission of …

DHS 61.695 Biennial report and fees for community mental health programs. (1) Every 24 months, on a date determined by the department, the program shall submit a biennial report on the form provided by the department and shall submit payment of certification continuation fees. (2…

DHS 61.70 Inpatient program - introduction and definitions. (1) INTRODUCTION. The following standards have been developed for community inpatient mental health services receiving state aids, whether directly operated by counties or contracted with private providers. The standards…

DHS 61.72 Enforcement of inpatient program standards. (1) All community mental health inpatient services receiving state aid must meet the above standards. Departmental personnel familiar with all aspects of mental health treatment shall review each inpatient service at least ann…

DHS 61.73 Other community program standards introduction. The following standards have been developed for community mental health programs receiving state aids, whether directly operated by counties or contracted from private providers. The standards are intended to insure that e…

DHS 61.75 Day treatment program. Day treatment is a basic element of the mental health program providing treatment while the patient is living in the community. Its services shall be closely integrated with other program elements to ensure easy accessibility, effective utilizatio…