(2) Administration by private nonprofit organization. (a) The department shall solicit letters of intent from private nonprofit organizations, and may approve one or more private nonprofit organizations to administer the program for the following calendar year, if any of the following occur:
1. Neither a county agency nor a tribal government submits a letter of intent under sub. (1).
2. Both the county agency and tribal government notify the department that they do not intend to administer the program for the following calendar year.
3. The department denies approval to administer the program for the following calendar year to the county agency and tribal government that submitted letters of intent under sub. (1) par. (a) or were exempt from submitting a letter of intent under sub. (1) par. (b).
(b) A private nonprofit organization may apply to administer the program under par. (a) by submitting to the department an initial letter of intent, as provide in sub.(1) par.(a)..
(3) Department selection and approval. (a) The department may approve county board, tribal government, or private nonprofit organization to serve as the administering agency as provided in this section, if it determines that the county board, tribal government, or private nonprofit organization is able to administer the program as required under this chapter.
(b) The department may deny approval of a county board, tribal government, or private nonprofit organization to serve as the administering agency for the following calendar year if it determines that the information provided in the letter of intent is incomplete or inaccurate, or the county board, tribal government, or private nonprofit organization is unable to adequately administer the program as provided under this chapter.
SECTION 12. DHS 68.04 (4), (5) (intro.), (a), (b),(c) (intro.), and (c) 1. through 4. are amended to read:
DHS 68.04 (4) Change of administering agency. If a county board or tribal government that is not participating in serving as the administering agency for the program submits a letter of intent to participate under sub.(2) this section, the private nonprofit organization selected by the department to administer the program under sub.(3) shall continue to serve as the administering agency for the remainder of the calendar year.
DHS 68.04 (5) Notification to the department of changes. Pursuant to s. 46.87 (7), Stats., the county board, tribal government or the private nonprofit organization selected under sub.(3) to administer serve as the administering agency for the program shall notify the department in writing within 15 working days after any of the following occurs: (a) The county board or tribal government designates a new county agency;.
(b) The county board, tribal government or private nonprofit organization selected under sub.(3) to administer the program administering agency decides to terminate participation in the program; or.
(c) The county board, tribal government or private nonprofit organization selected under sub.(3) to administer the program administering agency decides to make a change in the program or services which would result in a substantial difference from the description of the county’s program and services contained in the letter of intent or budget most recently submitted by a county board or in the application most recently submitted by the private nonprofit organization to the department. The county board or private nonprofit organization selected under sub.(3) administering agency shall notify the department when it decides to does any of the following:
1. Contract with a service provider to develop a new program or expand services;.
2. Discontinue providing, purchasing, or making payments for goods and services under one or more categories listed in s. DHS 68.06 (2) (b);. 3. Change its waiting list policy;.
4. Establish a maximum payment of less than $4,000 in a calendar year for each person with Alzheimer’s disease dementia who is participating in the program; or.
SECTION 13. DHS 68.05 (1) (title) and (1) are amended to read:
DHS 68.05 (1) County, tribal or nonprofit agency.
(a) A county agency An administering agency shall annually prepare a distinct budget for this the program and shall submit the budget to the department each year by September 30 November 30. This distinct budget shall be part of either the proposed budget required under s. 46.031, Stats., or the plan for older people required by the department and prepared by the county or tribal aging unit under s. 46.87 (3) (c) 4., Stats. The budget shall include at least, all the following information: 1. The total amount of allocated funds anticipated for the program for the calendar year;.
2. The number of households anticipated to be enrolled and served for the calendar year;.
3. The planned distribution of allocated funds by purpose under s. DHS 68.06 (1);. 4. The method or methods for paying for goods and services under s. DHS 68.09;. 5. The maximum amount payable in a calendar year to or on behalf of any participating person with Alzheimer’s disease, dementia, if that amount is less than $4,000;.
6. A brief description of any limitations on goods and services that are to be provided, purchased or contracted for;.
7. Brief descriptions of any new programs or expanded services;.
8. A summary of the waiting list policy; and.
9. The name and phone number of the principal contact person at the county, tribal or nonprofit agency for the program.
(b) The department may terminate a county’s an administering agency’s participation in the program if it determines that the information provided by a county the administering agency in the distinct budget is insufficient or inconsistent with the purposes and procedures of the program as defined in s. 46.87, Stats., and this chapter, or the county agency does not submit the distinct budget by September 30 November 30. (c) The county’s administering agency’s contract with the department under s. 46.031 (2g) (a), Stats., shall include the name of the county agency and the amount of the allocation for the contract year. SECTION 14. DHS 68.05 (2) is repealed.
SECTION 15. DHS 68.06 (1) (intro.), and (a) through (d) are amended to read:
DHS 68.06 (1) (intro.) Purposes. As permitted by s. 46.87 (5), Stats., the administering agency in of each county or tribe may use allocated funds for any of the following purposes: DHS 68.06 (1) (a) To pay for the cost of goods and services provided to or purchased for or by households and for or by persons limited transportation and supplemental services for a caregiver of a person living in a residential facilities facility who are is found eligible to participate in the program under s. DHS 68.07;. The program may not be used to pay fees associated with the cost of permanent placement in an assisted living facility or other living arrangement that is not a CBRF or adult family home as defined under s. DHS 68.02. (b) To contract with service providers to develop new programs or expand services;.
(c) To provide outreach, that is, to search out persons in need of support by the program, or to provide activities designed to develop or enhance public awareness of Alzheimer’s disease dementia;.
(d) To develop or assist support groups for persons with Alzheimer’s disease or their dementia and caregivers; or.
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SECTION 16. DHS 68.06 (2) (b) is repealed and recreated to read:
DHS 68.06 (2) (b) The administering agency at the time of need determination under s. DHS 68.08 (1) (a) shall enumerate to households and individuals participating in the program the goods or services that may be purchased or provided to accomplish the purposes listed under sub. (1), which shall be limited to goods and services that can be provided under any of the following categories: 1. Adaptive equipment.
2. Adult day center services.
3. Advocacy and legal assistance.
4. Caregiver counseling and therapeutic resources.
5. Case management and service coordination.
6. Companion services.
7. Crisis intervention.
8. Daily living skills training.
9. Emergency housing and energy assistance.
10. Employment –related support services.
11. Health screening and accessibility.
12. Home-delivered meals for people with dementia and caregivers that are not Title III-C2 eligible.
13. Household chores.
14. In-home personal care.
15. Inpatient treatments not covered by the person’s primary health insurance.
16. Intake and assessment.
17. Interpreter services.
18. Outreach to individuals, groups or the community.
19. Protective placement or guardianship.
20. Recreation and social activities, including Memory Cafés and social events.
21. Respite, including short-term respite in a residential facility.
22. Support groups.
23. Transportation and.
24. Any other goods and services necessary to maintain the person with dementia as a member of the household.
