Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Health Services › DHS 30-100 - Community Services › Chapter DHS 40 - Mental Health Day Treatment For Youth › Section DHS 40.04 - Certification

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) INITIAL CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.
(a)
General
. A program that
				provides mental health day treatment services may not be established without
				certification from the department
(b)
Application.
1. Certification may be granted to establish
				any of the following:
a. A community-based
				program.
b. An intensive
				hospital-based program.
Note:
Application materials may be obtained from
				  the Behavioral Health Certification Section, Division of Quality Assurance, PO
				  Box 2969, Madison, WI 53701-2969 or online at
				  DHSDQAMentalHealthAODA@wisconsin.gov. Completed application materials may be
				  submitted by mail to the Behavioral Health Certification Section, Division of
				  Quality Assurance, PO Box 2969, Madison, WI 53701-2969.
2. A program may apply for
				certification by submitting the following application materials to the
				department:
a. A completed application
				form.
b. Payment for the
				certification fee required under s.
				51.04,
				Stats.
Note:
Fee amounts are found at
https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/regulations/index.htm
.
c. A program description, containing all of
				the following information:
1) The age range
				and characteristics of youth the program proposes to admit and if the program
				proposes to offer services based on age, the age range and client
				characteristics for each service.
2) The maximum number of youth that the
				program proposes to serve at any given time.
3) The hours and days of the year when the
				program will operate, and the proposed times during the day and week when youth
				will receive services from the program.
4) The treatment, services and supports,
				including parent peer specialists when appropriate, that will be offered by the
				program, and a rationale for how they will help the youth population achieve
				and sustain positive outcomes. If the program proposes to incorporate specific
				evidence-based practices in its array of services, a description of those
				services, the training and certification that its staff members have received
				or will receive that qualifies them to offer those services, and how those
				services will be provided. A description of the therapeutic milieu the program
				proposes to create with the proposed treatment, services and supports, how it
				will be maintained, its intended therapeutic benefits, and the rationale
				supporting its use for the youth served by the program. If the program proposes
				to offer other services within the same facility or program, it shall indicate
				the process that the program will use in deciding when and how to offer these
				services, how it will obtain any necessary authorization for these services,
				and how these services will be funded and regulated.
5) The program's proposal for meeting
				staffing level requirements in s.
				DHS
				40.10(2), the qualifications and
				roles for each position, and an analysis showing that staffing is adequate to
				meet the needs of the youth that the program proposes to serve. A description
				is also required of any specialized training and certification that program
				staff members have received or will be receiving that will help them better
				identify and address the specific needs of the youth served by the
				program.
6) A description of the
				physical settings indicating where services will be provided and whether these
				settings will be used for other purposes. Documentation of inspection or permit
				indicating the state building code requirements have been met, including chs.
				SPS
				361 to 366, American with Disabilities Act, any
				applicable local ordinance or municipal building codes, and any additional
				information requested by the department.
7) If a program is proposing to operate a
				community-based program in a school, an agreement that describes the school in
				which the program will be located, the area or areas in the school where
				program operations will occur, the interactions that the program will have with
				other school activities and classes, the relationship that the program staff
				will have with school staff, how program staff and school staff will maintain
				separate duties, and the activities that youth will be participating in while
				also receiving services through the program.
8) How the program will participate in care
				coordination for youth within the community.
9) Where client records will be maintained
				and how confidentiality requirements of those records will be safeguarded, as
				required under s.
				DHS
				40.15.
10)
				How the program will arrange for food service to any youth who is in the
				program for four or more hours during a day.
(c)
Initial on-site
				inspection.
Upon receipt of all application materials described in
				sub. (2), the applicant shall do all of the following:
1. Permit the department to conduct an
				on-site inspection of the program's physical settings to determine compliance
				with this chapter.
2. Make
				available for review by the department any documentation necessary to determine
				compliance with the standards in this chapter.
(d)
Certification
				determination.
1. The department
				shall make a certification determination within 60 days of receiving all
				completed application materials.
2.
				The department may grant certification if all the requirements of this chapter
				are met.
3. If the department
				determines that a program applying for certification does not comply with the
				requirements of this chapter, has a major deficiency, or the program
				description is not approved, the department may deny certification. A denial of
				certification shall be in writing and shall contain the reason for the denial
				and notice of appeal rights.
(e)
Scope of certification.
Certification granted by the department shall only be valid for the program
				described in the application materials.