Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Health Services › DHS 30-100 - Community Services › Chapter DHS 61 - Community Mental Health And Developmental Disabilities › Subchapter II - Community Developmental Disabilities Services › Section DHS 61.40 - Sheltered employment and work activity services

Current through June 24, 2024
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 worklike therapeutic activities for individuals with disabilities
					 whose physical or mental impairment is so severe as to make their productive
					 capacity inconsequential (never more than 25% of the normal production
					 capacity). Sheltered employment programs shall include sheltered employment
					 services or work activity services and may include the additional developmental
					 disabilities services of counseling, education, recreation, training, personal
					 care and transportation. A sheltered employment program shall comply with all
					 of the following:
(1) PERSONNEL.
(a) There shall be a director who shall
				  possess skills and knowledges that typically would be acquired through a course
				  of study leading to a bachelor's degree in a human services field, with a
				  minimum of 2 years supervisory or administrative experience in an agency which
				  is programmed for the developmentally disabled or an appropriate industrial
				  background with 2 years of relevant experience.
(b) There shall be a program director who
				  shall possess the skills and knowledges that typically would be acquired
				  through a course of study leading to a master's degree in psychology,
				  rehabilitation or a closely related field with at least one year of experience
				  in programming for the developmentally disabled. An additional 2 years of
				  experience may provide those skills and knowledge typically acquired through
				  study for a master's degree.
(c)
				  There shall be a supervisor or supervisors who shall possess skills and
				  knowledges that typically would be acquired through:
1. A course of study that would lead to a
				  bachelor's degree in one of the human services, or
2. A minimum of 2 years of academic,
				  technical or vocational training consistent with the type of work to be
				  supervised or
3. A minimum of 2
				  years of experience in a work situation related to the type of work
				  supervised.
(d) There
				  may be a contract procurement specialist who shall have the skills and
				  knowledges that typically would be acquired through a course of study leading
				  to a bachelor's degree in an industrial, business, or related field. Two years
				  of bidding, pricing, time study, marketing, advertising or sales experience may
				  be substituted for a course of study.
(e) There may be a production manager who
				  shall have the skills and knowledges that typically would be acquired through a
				  course of study leading to a bachelor's degree in an engineering, business or
				  industrial field. Business or industrial experience in a supervisory capacity
				  can substitute for course study on a year for year basis.
(f) There shall be a vocational counselor who
				  shall possess or be eligible for the provisional school counselor certificate
				  and have the skills and knowledge typically acquired during a course of study
				  leading to a master's degree in counseling and guidance.
(g) Additional staff or consultants shall be
				  available, as needed, who are knowledgeable and skilled in adapting or
				  modifying equipment and environments, and the application of special equipment
				  for persons with physical disabilities.
(h) Agencies offering sheltered employment or
				  work activities shall maintain the following staff ratios when the program is
				  operating:
1. There shall be a minimum of 2
				  supervisory personnel for the first 15 sheltered or work activity
				  employees.
2. There shall be one
				  additional direct service personnel for each additional 15 sheltered or work
				  activity employees or fraction thereof.
(i) Agencies offering sheltered employment or
				  work activities shall make services available a minimum of 20 hours per
				  week.