DWD 131.10(4)(e)3.
3. The date on which the employing unit received notification that the individual declined to submit to the test.
DWD 131.10(4)(f)
(f) The date and manner the employing unit withdrew the conditional offer of employment after the employing unit received notice that the individual declined to submit to a test for the unlawful use of controlled substances.
DWD 131.10 Note
Note: To obtain a form under this section, contact the Department of Workforce Development, Division of Unemployment Insurance, 201 E. Washington Avenue, P.O. Box 7905, Madison, WI 53707, by telephone at (414) 438-7705 or access the form online at
https://dwd.wisconsin.gov/dwd/forms/ui/ucb-18102-e.htm.
DWD 131.10(5)
(5) Department determination of an individual receiving benefits. DWD 131.10(5)(a)(a) The department shall determine, after receiving the information submitted by an employing unit under sub.
(2) or
(4), whether the individual is receiving benefits under ch.
108, Stats.
DWD 131.10(5)(b)
(b) If the department determines the individual is receiving benefits under par.
(a), the department shall use the information reported under sub.
(2) or
(4) to determine eligibility under s.
108.04 (8) (b), Stats. The department shall provide information regarding the documentation submitted by an employing unit under sub.
(2) or
(4) to the individual.
DWD 131.10(6)
(6) Rebuttable presumption for failure to accept suitable work. DWD 131.10(6)(a)(a) If the department determines an individual is receiving benefits under sub.
(5) (a), the department shall provide the individual an opportunity to overcome the presumption that the individual failed, without good cause, to accept suitable work when offered under s.
108.04 (8) (b), Stats.
DWD 131.10(6)(b)
(b) An individual may overcome the presumption that the individual failed, without good cause, to accept suitable work when offered under s.
108.04 (8) (b), Stats., if the individual tested positive for the unlawful use of one or more controlled substances, and the individual establishes by a preponderance of the evidence, any of the following:
DWD 131.10(6)(b)1.
1. The employing unit did not extend an offer of employment contingent on the individual submitting to a test for the unlawful use of controlled substances.
DWD 131.10(6)(b)2.
2. The employing unit withdrew the offer of employment before the employing unit received the positive test results.
DWD 131.10(6)(b)3.
3. The individual held a valid prescription at the time of the test for each controlled substance detected in the test.
DWD 131.10(6)(b)4.
4. The test for the unlawful use of controlled substances was not conducted or confirmed by a laboratory certified by the substance abuse and mental health services administration of the United States department of health and human services.
DWD 131.10(6)(b)6.
6. Any circumstances which the department determines are beyond the individual's control.
DWD 131.10(6)(c)
(c) The individual may overcome the presumption that the individual failed, without good cause, to accept suitable work when offered under s.
108.04 (8) (b), Stats., by declining to submit to a test for the unlawful use of controlled substances if the individual establishes by a preponderance of the evidence, any of the following:
DWD 131.10(6)(c)1.
1. The employing unit did not extend an offer of employment contingent on the individual submitting to a test for the unlawful use of controlled substances.
DWD 131.10(6)(c)2.
2. The individual was unable to complete a test for the unlawful use of controlled substances due to medical reasons.
DWD 131.10(6)(c)3.
3. The individual accepted an offer of employment from another employing unit before or at the time the individual declined to submit to the test under sub.
(3).
DWD 131.10(6)(c)6.
6. Any circumstances which the department determines are beyond the individual's control.
DWD 131.10(7)
(7) Period of ineligibility and requalification requirements for benefits. DWD 131.10(7)(a)
(a) An individual under this section who has failed, without good cause, to accept suitable work due to positive test results without presenting evidence of a valid prescription, is ineligible to receive benefits until the individual earns wages after the week in which the failure occurs equal to at least 6 times the individual's weekly benefit rate under s.
108.05 (1), Stats., in employment or other work covered by the unemployment insurance law of any state or the federal government.
DWD 131.10(7)(b)
(b) Notwithstanding par.
(a), an individual under this section who has failed, without good cause, to accept suitable work due to positive test results without presenting evidence of a valid prescription, may maintain eligibility for benefits under ch.
108, Stats., by enrolling in and complying with a substance abuse treatment program under s.
DWD 131.30 and completing a job skills assessment as prescribed under s.
DWD 131.40.
DWD 131.10(7)(c)
(c) An individual under this section who has failed, without good cause, to accept suitable work by declining to submit to a test for the unlawful use of controlled substances, is ineligible to receive benefits until the individual earns wages after the week in which the failure occurs equal to at least 6 times the individual's weekly benefit rate under s.
108.05 (1), Stats., in employment or other work covered by the unemployment insurance law of any state or the federal government.
DWD 131.10 History
History: EmR1617: emerg. cr., eff. 5-1-16;
EmR1702: emerg. cr., eff. 1-30-17;
CR 16-036: cr.
Register April 2017 No. 736, eff. 5-1-17;
CR 18-033: am. (title), (1) (intro.), (a), (2) (intro.), (b), (c) 4., (d), (e) (intro.), (g), (3) (intro.), (a), (4) (intro.), (b), (c) 4., (d), (e) (intro.), (f), (6) (b) (intro.), 1., 2., 4., (c) (intro.), 1., 2., (7) (a) to (c)
Register May 2019 No. 761, eff. 6-1-19.
DWD 131.30
DWD 131.30 Substance abuse treatment program. DWD 131.30(1)(a)(a) An individual whose positive test results are reported under s.
DWD 131.10 (2) may enroll in a substance abuse treatment program if all of the following apply:
DWD 131.30(1)(a)2.
2. The services offered by a substance abuse treatment program are administered by a substance abuse treatment provider approved by the department.
DWD 131.30(1)(b)
(b) An individual eligible under par.
(a) may enroll in a substance abuse treatment program one time per benefit year.
DWD 131.30(2)
(2) Authorization to release records. An individual who is eligible to enroll in a substance abuse treatment program under sub.
(1) shall provide written authorization to the department for the disclosure of the individual's records by the substance abuse treatment provider.
DWD 131.30(3)
(3) Assessment. A substance abuse treatment provider shall use an assessment conducted under this chapter in order to determine the extent and severity of the individual's use of controlled substances, and to determine the type of intervention necessary to address the individual's use of controlled substances.
DWD 131.30(4)
(4) Substance abuse treatment plan. The substance abuse treatment provider shall develop a substance abuse treatment plan that identifies the goals, objectives, resources, and dates of treatment for the individual. The substance abuse treatment provider shall provide a copy of the substance abuse treatment plan to the department.
DWD 131.30(5)
(5) Substance abuse treatment program enrollment. Within 5 working days of being directed by the department, an individual shall contact an approved substance abuse treatment provider to schedule an assessment. An individual is considered to be enrolled in a substance abuse treatment program if any of the following apply:
DWD 131.30(5)(a)
(a) The individual schedules an assessment for the earliest date that is available with a substance abuse treatment provider.
DWD 131.30(5)(b)
(b) The individual requests placement on a waitlist maintained by the department for an assessment if the individual is unable to schedule an assessment with a substance abuse treatment provider. An individual who requests placement on a waitlist shall certify on a weekly basis, in a manner prescribed by the department, that the individual will schedule an assessment when services first become available with a substance abuse treatment program provider.
DWD 131.30(6)(a)(a) An individual shall comply with all requirements of a substance abuse treatment plan as prescribed in sub.
(4). Compliance in a substance abuse treatment program shall be satisfied by any of the following:
DWD 131.30(6)(a)1.
1. The substance abuse treatment provider informs the department on a weekly basis, in a manner prescribed by the department, of an individual's compliance with the substance abuse treatment plan.
DWD 131.30(6)(a)2.
2. The individual certifies to the department on a weekly basis, in a manner prescribed by the department, that the individual is placed on a waitlist for a substance abuse treatment program and will comply with a substance abuse treatment plan when services first become available with a substance abuse treatment provider.
DWD 131.30(6)(b)
(b) An individual who fails to comply with the substance abuse treatment plan under par.
(a) is ineligible to receive benefits until the individual earns wages after the week in which the failure occurs equal to at least 6 times the individual's weekly benefit rate under s.
108.05 (1), Stats., in employment or other work covered by the unemployment insurance law of any state or the federal government.
DWD 131.30(7)
(7) Successful completion of substance abuse treatment program. DWD 131.30(7)(a)(a) A substance abuse treatment provider shall notify the department, as directed, when an individual successfully completes the requirements of the substance abuse treatment program.
DWD 131.30(7)(b)
(b) An individual may complete a substance abuse treatment program with an alternate substance abuse treatment provider with advance department approval.
DWD 131.30(8)(a)(a) The department shall pay for reasonable costs of the services provided by the substance abuse treatment provider as set forth in the individual's substance abuse treatment plan for each week the individual is eligible for benefits under ch.
108, Stats.
DWD 131.30(8)(b)
(b) Notwithstanding par.
(a), the department shall pay for reasonable costs of the services provided by the substance abuse treatment provider as set forth in the substance abuse treatment plan if the individual is determined ineligible for benefits under ch.
108, Stats., solely due to the individual complying with the requirements of the individual's substance abuse treatment plan.
DWD 131.30 History
History: EmR1617: emerg. cr., eff. 5-1-16;
EmR1702: emerg. cr., eff. 1-30-17;
CR 16-036: cr.
Register April 2017 No. 736, eff. 5-1-17;
CR 18-033: am. (1) (a) (intro.)
Register May 2019 No. 761, eff. 6-1-19.
DWD 131.40(1)(1)
An individual whose positive test results are reported under s.
DWD 131.10 (2) and who elects to enroll in and comply with a substance abuse treatment plan under s.
DWD 131.30 shall complete a job skills assessment as directed by the department.
DWD 131.40(2)
(2) The department may require an individual to participate in reemployment services under s.
DWD 127.07 in order to complete the job skills assessment.
DWD 131.40(3)
(3) An individual who fails to participate in a job skills assessment under this section as directed by the department is ineligible to receive benefits until the individual earns wages after the week in which the failure occurs equal to at least 6 times the individual's weekly benefit rate under s.
108.05 (1), Stats., in employment or other work covered by the unemployment insurance law of any state or the federal government.
DWD 131.40 History
History: EmR1617: emerg. cr., eff. 5-1-16;
EmR1702: emerg. cr., eff. 1-30-17;
CR 16-036: cr.
Register April 2017 No. 736, eff. 5-1-17;
CR 18-033: am. (1)
Register May 2019 No. 761, eff. 6-1-19.
