Wisconsin Legislature: DHS 132.13(4)(c)6.

DHS 132.72 Housekeeping services.

Subchapter VIII — Life Safety, Design and Construction

DHS 132.81 Scope and definitions.

DHS 132.812 Review for compliance with this chapter and the state building code.

DHS 132.815 Fees for plan reviews.

DHS 132.82 Life safety code.

DHS 132.83 Safety and systems.

Note: Chapter H 32 as it existed on July 31, 1982 was repealed and a new chapter HFS 132 was created effective August 1, 1982. Chapter HSS 132 was renumbered chapter HFS 132 under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 1., Stats., and corrections made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 6. and 7., Stats., Register, December, 1996, No. 492. Chapter HFS 132 was renumbered chapter DHS 132 under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 1., Stats., and corrections made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats., Register January 2009 No. 637.

Subchapter I — General

DHS 132.11 Statutory authority. This chapter is promulgated under the authority of ss. 49.498 (14), 49.499 (2m), 50.02, 50.03, 50.095, and 50.098, Stats., to provide conditions of licensure for nursing homes.

History: Cr. Register, July, 1982, No. 319, eff. 8-1-82; CR 06-053: am. Register August 2007 No. 620, eff. 9-1-07.

DHS 132.12 Scope. All nursing homes licensed under s. 50.03, Stats., are subject to all the provisions of this chapter, except for those provisions that apply only to particular licensure categories, and except for those nursing homes regulated by ch. DHS 134. Nursing homes include those owned and operated by the state, counties, municipalities, or other public bodies. Nursing homes are also subject to the provisions in ch. 50, Stats., and chs. SPS 361 to 365, except s. SPS 361.31 (3). Federally certified nursing homes are also subject to the provisions contained in 42 CFR 483.

History: Cr. Register, July, 1982, No. 319, eff. 8-1-82; CR 06-053: am. Register August 2007 No. 620, eff. 9-1-07; correction made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats., Register January 2009 No. 637; correction made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats., Register January 2012 No. 673.

DHS 132.13 Definitions. In this chapter:

(1) “Abuse” has the meaning specified under s. DHS 13.03 (1).

(1m) “Advanced practice nurse prescriber” means a person who has been granted a certificate to issue prescription orders under s. 441.16 (2), Stats.

(2m) “Authorized prescriber” means a person licensed in this state to prescribe medications, treatments or rehabilitative therapies, or licensed in another state and recognized by this state as a person authorized to prescribe medications, treatments or rehabilitative therapies.

(3) “Department” means the Wisconsin department of health services.

(4) “Developmental disability” means intellectual disability or a related condition, such as cerebral palsy, epilepsy or autism, but excluding mental illness and degenerative brain disorder, which is:

(a) Manifested before the individual reaches age 22;

(b) Likely to continue indefinitely; and

1. Self-care;

2. Understanding and use of language;

3. Learning;

4. Mobility;

5. Self-direction; and

6. Capacity for independent living.

(5) “Dietitian” means a person who is any of the following:

(a) Certified under s. 448.78, Stats.

(b) Licensed or certified as a dietitian in another state.

(7) “Facility” means a nursing home subject to the requirements of this chapter.

(8) “Full-time” means at least 37.5 hours each week devoted to facility business.

(8m) “IMD” or “institution for mental diseases” means a facility that meets the definition of an institution for mental diseases under 42 CFR 435.1009.

(8r) “Intensive skilled nursing care” means care requiring specialized nursing assessment skills and the performance of specific services and procedures that are complex because of the resident’s condition or the type or number of procedures that are necessary, including any of the following:

(a) Direct patient observation or monitoring or performance of complex nursing procedures by registered nurses or licensed practical nurses on a continuing basis.

(b) Repeated application of complex nursing procedures or services every 24 hours.

(9) “Intermediate care facility” means a nursing home which is licensed by the department as an intermediate care facility to provide intermediate nursing care.

(10) “Intermediate nursing care” means basic care consisting of physical, emotional, social and other rehabilitative services under periodic medical supervision. This nursing care requires the skill of a registered nurse for observation and recording of reactions and symptoms, and for supervision of nursing care. Most of the residents have long-term illnesses or disabilities which may have reached a relatively stable plateau. Other residents whose conditions are stabilized may need medical and nursing services to maintain stability. Essential supportive consultant services are provided.

(10m) “Involuntary administration of psychotropic medication” means any of the following:

(a) Placing psychotropic medication in an individual’s food or drink with knowledge that the individual protests receipt of the psychotropic medication.

(b) Forcibly restraining an individual to enable administration of psychotropic medication.

(11) “Licensed practical nurse” means a person licensed as a licensed practical nurse under ch. 441, Stats.

(12) “Limited nursing care” means simple nursing care procedures required by residents with long-term illnesses or disabilities in order to maintain stability and which can be provided safely only by or under the supervision of a person no less skilled than a licensed practical nurse who works under the direction of a registered nurse. Supervision of the physical, emotional, social and rehabilitative needs of the resident is the responsibility of the appropriate health care provider serving under the direction of a physician.

(13m) “Neglect” has the meaning specified under s. DHS 13.03 (14).

(16) “Nurse” means a registered nurse or licensed practical nurse.

(17) “Nurse practitioner” means a registered professional nurse who meets the requirements of s. DHS 105.20 (1).

(18) “Nursing assistant” means a person who is employed primarily to provide direct care services to residents but is not registered or licensed under ch. 441, Stats.

(20) “Pharmacist” means a person registered as a pharmacist under ch. 450, Stats.

(21) “Physical therapist” means a person licensed to practice physical therapy under ch. 448, Stats.

(22) “Physician” means a person licensed to practice medicine or osteopathy under ch. 448, Stats.

(23) “Physician extender” means a person who is a physician’s assistant or a nurse practitioner acting under the general supervision and direction of a physician.

(24) “Physician’s assistant” means a person certified under ch. 448, Stats., to perform as a physician’s assistant.

(25) “Practitioner” means a physician, dentist, podiatrist or other person permitted by Wisconsin law to distribute, dispense and administer a controlled substance in the course of professional practice.

(25g) “Protest” means make more than one discernible negative response, other than mere silence, to the offer of, recommendation for, or other proffering of voluntary receipt of psychotropic medication. “Protest” does not mean a discernible negative response to a proposed method of administration of the psychotropic medication.

(25r) “Psychotropic medication” means a prescription drug, as defined in s. 450.01 (20), Stats., that is used to treat or manage a psychiatric symptom or challenging behavior.

(26) “Recuperative care” means care anticipated to be provided for a period of 90 days or less for a resident whose physician has certified that he or she is convalescing or recuperating from an illness or a medical treatment.

(27) “Registered nurse” means a person who holds a certificate of registration as a registered nurse under ch. 441, Stats.

(28) “Resident” means a person cared for or treated in any facility on a 24-hour basis irrespective of how the person has been admitted to the facility.

(29) “Respite care” means care anticipated to be provided for a period of 28 days or less for the purpose of temporarily relieving a family member or other caregiver from his or her daily caregiving duties.

(30) “Short-term care” means recuperative care or respite care.

(31) “Skilled nursing facility” means a nursing home which is licensed by the department to provide skilled nursing services.

(32)

(a) “Skilled nursing services” means those services furnished pursuant to a physician’s orders which:

1. Require the skills of professional personnel such as registered or licensed practical nurses; and

2. Are provided either directly by or under the supervision of these personnel.

(b) In determining whether a service is skilled, the following criteria shall be used:

1. The service would constitute a skilled service where the inherent complexity of a service prescribed for a resident is such that it can be safely and effectively performed only by or under the supervision of professional personnel;

2. The restoration potential of a resident is not the deciding factor in determining whether a service is to be considered skilled or unskilled. Even where full recovery or medical improvement is not possible, skilled care may be needed to prevent, to the extent possible, deterioration of the condition or to sustain current capacities; and

3. A service that is generally unskilled would be considered skilled where, because of special medical complications, its performance or supervision or the observation of the resident necessitates the use of skilled nursing personnel.

(34) “Supervision” means at least intermittent face-to-face contact between supervisor and assistant, with the supervisor instructing and overseeing the assistant, but does not require the continuous presence of the supervisor in the same building as the assistant.

(35) “Tour of duty” means a portion of the day during which a shift of resident care personnel are on duty.

(36) “Unit dose drug delivery system” means a system for the distribution of medications in which single doses of medications are individually packaged and sealed for distribution to residents.

History: Cr. Register, July, 1982, No. 319, eff. 8-1-82; emerg. renum. (3) to (24) to be (4) to (25), cr. (3), eff. 9-15-86; r. and recr. Register, January, 1987, No. 373, eff. 2-1-87; emerg. cr. (8m), eff. 7-1-88; am. (4), Register, February, 1989, No. 398, eff. 3-1-89; cr. (8m), Register, October, 1989, No. 406, eff. 11-1-89; correction made to (17) under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 7., Stats., Register December 2003 No. 576; CR 04-053: r. and recr. (1), cr. (1m), (2m), (8r) and (13m), am. (2) and (5) Register October 2004 No. 586, eff. 11-1-04; CR 06-053: r. (2), (6), (13), (14), (15), (19) and (33), Register August 2007 No. 620, eff. 9-1-07; CR 07-042: cr. (10m), (25g) and (25r) Register October 2007 No. 622, eff. 11-1-07; corrections in (1), (3), (13m) and (17) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 6. and 7., Stats., Register January 2009 No. 637; 2019 Wis. Act 1: am. (4) (intro.) Register May 2019 No. 761, eff. 6-1-19; CR 23-046: am. (4) (intro.) Register April 2024 No. 820, eff. 5-1-24.

DHS 132.14 Licensure.

(1) Categories. Nursing homes shall elect one of the following categories of licensure:

(a) Skilled nursing facility; or

(b) Intermediate care facility.

(1m) Licensure as an institution for mental diseases.

(a) Requirements. The department may grant a facility a license to operate as an institution for mental diseases if the following conditions are met:

1. The conversion of all or some of the beds within the facility will result in a physically identifiable unit of the facility, which may be a ward, contiguous wards, a wing, a floor or a building, and which is separately staffed;

2. The IMD shall have a minimum of 16 beds;

3. The conversion of beds to or from an IMD shall not increase the total number of beds within the facility; and

4. The facility has submitted an application under subs. (2) and (3) to convert all or a portion of its beds to an IMD and the department has determined that the facility is in substantial compliance with this chapter. A facility may not submit an application for conversion of beds to or from an IMD more than 2 times a year.

(b) Exclusion. An existing facility applying to be licensed in whole or part as an IMD is not subject to prior review under ch. 150, Stats.