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3. Completing annual performance evaluations and personal development plans, unless prohibited by local governing body.
(c) Conduct quality improvement.
(d) Provide training and resources related to quality improvement to local health department staff and the local governing body.
(e) Establish explicit organizational performance measures for the local health department’s mission, vision, values, and strategic goals.
(f) Apply nursing and public health principles to collaboratively assess, develop, implement, and evaluate the services required under pars. (a) to (e).
(2) Optional services. A level II local health department may provide any services, in addition to the services required under sub. (1), that a level III local health department is required to provide under s. DHS 140.06.
History: Cr. Register, July, 1998, No. 511, eff. 8-1-987; CR 18-014: r. and recr. Register June 2019 No. 762, eff. 7-1-19; correction in (1) (a) 1., (b) 2. made under s. 35.17, Stats., Register June 2019 No. 762; correction in (1) (f) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats., Register June 2019 No. 762.
DHS 140.06 Level III local health department. In addition to the level I local health department required services described in s. DHS 140.04 and to the level II local health department required services described in s. DHS 140.05, a level III local health department shall do all of the following:
(1) Lead the collection of data to guide public health planning and decision-making at the local level in alignment with the most recent state public health agenda.
(2) Provide public health expertise within the jurisdiction to elected officials, stakeholders, and community partners, including data and research.
(3) Identify and address factors impacting population health by implementing evidence-informed and emerging practices.
(4) Develop, advocate, adopt, and implement policies or strategies to improve the physical, environmental, social, and economic conditions affecting health.
(5) Establish and implement an environmental health program as directed by the local board of health or other local governing body by doing all of the following:
(a) Participating and providing environmental health expertise in the development of community plans.
(b) Providing or arranging for the availability of services authorized under ch. 254, Stats., such as for toxic substances, indoor air quality, animal borne or vector borne disease, and human health hazards.
(c) Collecting, reviewing, and analyzing environmental and community health data, and managing, controlling, and preventing environmental factors that may adversely affect the health, safety, or well-being of individuals or the community.
(d) Implement agreements established with state agencies to provide or arrange for environmental health services.
(e) Administering regulations of the board of health or other local governing body.
(6) Provide or arrange for other services that the local health department determines appropriately address objectives or services in the most recent state public health agenda.
(7) Develop and implement methods to collect performance data, evaluate goals, conduct quality improvement, and report progress to advise organizational decisions.
(8) Develop and implement a plan that integrates quality improvement at the individual, team, and organization levels.
(9) Apply nursing and public health principles to collaboratively assess, develop, implement, and evaluate the services required under subs. (1) to (8).
History: Cr., Register, July, 1998, No. 511, eff. 8-1-98; corrections in (1) (c) and (d) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats., Register January 2009 No. 637; (1) (d) renum. to SPS 221.065 under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 1., Stats., Register December 2015 No. 720; CR 18-014: r. and recr. Register June 2019 No. 762, eff. 7-1-19; correction made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 1., Stats., Register June 2019 No. 762; correction in (9) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 1., Stats., Register June 2019 No. 762.
DHS 140.07 Local health officer qualifications.
(1) Definition. In this section, “similar field” means a field of academic study, or combination of graduate-level courses that the state health officer determines provides the knowledge and skills required to adequately meet the responsibilities of a level I, II, or III local health officer.
(2) Level I. A local health officer of a level I local health department shall meet the requirements stated in s. 251.06 (1) (a), Stats., or shall obtain approval in writing from the state health officer indicating that the individual has met the requirements of s. 251.06 (1) (d), Stats.
(3) Level II. A local health officer of a level II local health department shall meet the requirements stated in s. 251.06 (1) (b), Stats., or shall obtain approval in writing from the state health officer indicating that the individual has met the requirements of s. 251.06 (1) (d), Stats.
(4) Level III. Pursuant to ss. 251.06 (1) (c) and (d), Stats., a level III local health officer shall have any of the following qualifications:
(a) At least 3 years of experience in a full-time administrative position in either a public health agency or public health work and one of the following:
1. A master’s degree in public health, public administration, or health administration.
2. Approval in writing from the state health officer indicating that the individual has submitted adequate documentation to demonstrate possession of a master’s degree in a similar field.
(b) A bachelor’s degree, 5 years of experience in a full-time administrative position in either a public health agency or public health work, and one of the following:
1. At least 16 graduate semester credits towards a master’s degree in public health, public administration, or health administration.
2. Approval in writing from the state health officer indicating that the individual has submitted adequate documentation to demonstrate possession of 16 graduate semester credits towards a master’s degree in a similar field.
(c) A license to practice medicine and surgery under ch. 448, Stats., and at least one of the following:
1. Three years of experience in a full-time administrative position in either a public health agency or public health work.
2. Eligibility for certification by the American board of preventive medicine in public health or general preventive medicine.
3. A master’s degree in public health, public administration, or health administration.
4. Approval in writing from the state health officer indicating that the individual has submitted adequate documentation to demonstrate possession of a master’s degree in a similar field.
History: Cr. Register, July, 1998, No. 511, eff. 8-1-98; CR 18-014: r. and recr. Register June 2019 No. 762, eff. 7-1-19; correction in (1) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 1., Stats., Register June 2019 No. 762; correction in (1), (4) (c) 3. made under s. 35.17, Stats., Register June 2019 No. 762.
DHS 140.08 Local health department level designation. The department shall review the operations of each local health department at least every 5 years, and based on this review, the state health officer shall issue a written finding as to whether the local health department satisfies the requirements for a level I, II, or III local health department. In the alternative, the state health officer may determine that the operations of a local health department satisfy the requirements for a level I, II, or III local health department based on a national accreditation process that fulfills the requirements specified under ch. 251, Stats., and this chapter.
History: CR 18-014: cr. Register June 2019 No. 762, eff. 7-1-19; correction made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 1., Stats., Register June 2019 No. 762.
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