Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Children and Families › DCF 021-99 - Safety and Permanence › Chapter DCF 52 - Residential Care Centers For Children And Youth › Subchapter VIII - Need Determination and License Application › Section DCF 52.61 - Determination of need for additional beds

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) AUTHORITY AND
				  PURPOSE. This section is promulgated pursuant to s.
				  48.60(3),
				  Stats., to regulate the establishment of new residential care centers for
				  children and youth and to control the expansion of existing residential care
				  centers in order to ensure an adequate number and variety of facilities to meet
				  the needs of Wisconsin children who require out-of-home residential care and to
				  prevent unnecessary expansion of residential care centers and the resulting
				  increase in costs to Wisconsin citizens.
(2) TO WHOM THE RULES APPLY. This section
				  applies to any new applicant for a license to operate a residential care center
				  for children and youth and to existing residential care centers for children
				  and youth wishing to expand the capacity of their facilities.
(3) DEFINITION. In this section, "applicant"
				  means any person wishing to apply for a license to begin operation of a new
				  residential care center for children and youth or any person wishing to expand
				  the capacity of an existing residential care facility for children and youth.
				  "Applicant" does not include a person who by reason of consolidation or other
				  acquisition acquires control or ownership of beds when the consolidation or
				  other acquisition results in no increase in or a reduction of the existing
				  state-wide residential care center bed capacity.
(4) CERTIFICATION OF NEED REQUIREMENT. No
				  person may apply for a license under s. DCF 52.62 (1) to operate a new
				  residential care center for children and youth or for a license amendment under
				  s. DCF 52.62 (3) to expand the bed capacity of an existing residential care
				  center until the department has reviewed the need for the additional placement
				  resources which would be created and has certified to the applicant in writing
				  that a need exists for the proposed new placement resources.
(5) DEMONSTRATION OF NEED. To enable the
				  department to make a determination of need for a new residential care center
				  for children and youth or for additional beds at an existing residential care
				  center for children and youth, the applicant shall submit all of the following
				  documents and information to the department:
(a) A detailed plan for the operation of the
				  proposed residential care center which includes all of the following:
1. The number, sex, and age range of the
				  children to be served.
2. The type
				  or types of needs or disabilities of children to be served.
3. The center staffing, including a list of
				  full-time and part-time positions by job titles and numbers.
4. A description of the proposed program and
				  treatment goals.
5. A proposed
				  budget, including the current or projected per diem rate.
6. The location of the center and a drawing
				  of the layout of the physical plant.