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SECTION 1. DHS 13.03 (11) (Note) is amended to read:
DHS 13.03 (11) Note: Entities include those facilities, organizations or services that are licensed or certified by, approved by or registered with the department under the following chapters of the department’s administrative rules:
DHS 31 Crisis urgent care and observation facilities
DHS 34 Emergency mental health service programs
DHS 35 Outpatient mental health clinics
DHS 36 Comprehensive community services
DHS 40 Mental health day treatment services for children
DHS 50 Youth crisis stabilization facilities
DHS 61 Community mental health, alcoholism and other drug abuse (AODA) program
DHS 63 Community support programs for chronically mentally ill persons
DHS 75 Community substance abuse standards
DHS 83 Community-based residential facilities
DHS 88 Licensed adult family homes
DHS 89 Residential care apartment complexes
DHS 105.17 Personal care agencies
DHS 110 Ambulance service providers
DHS 124 Hospitals
DHS 127 Rural medical centers
DHS 131 Hospices
DHS 132 Nursing homes
DHS 133 Home health agencies
DHS 134 Facilities serving people with developmental disabilities
SECTION 2. DHS 31 is created to read:
CRISIS URGENT CARE AND OBSERVATION FACILITY CERTIFICATION
DHS 31.01 Authority and purpose.
DHS 31.02 Applicability.
DHS 31.03 Definitions.
DHS 31.04 Certification.
DHS 31.05 Variance and waiver.
DHS 31.06 Department action.
Subchapter II – Program Requirements
DHS 31.07 Required policies and procedures.
DHS 31.08 Personnel.
DHS 31.09 Staffing requirements.
DHS 31.10 Personnel development.
DHS 31.11 Admissions, transfers, discharges, and holds on admissions.
DHS 31.12 Services.
DHS 31.13 Treatment documentation.
DHS 31.14 Emergency safety interventions.
DHS 31.15 Investigation, notification, and reporting requirements.
DHS 31.16 Client rights and grievance procedures.
Subchapter III - Facilities
DHS 31.17 Applicability.
DHS 31.18 General facility requirements.
DHS 31.19 Physical environment.
DHS 31.20 Building design.
DHS 31.21 Infection control program.
DHS 31.22 Food service.
DHS 31.23 Fire safety requirements.
DHS 31.24 Fire protection systems.
DHS 31.25 Oxygen storage.
DHS 31.26 Records retention and posting.
Subchapter IV – Grant Program Requirements
DHS 31.27 Grant program overview.
DHS 31.28 Application.
DHS 31.29 Awards.
DHS 31.30 Restrictions.
DHS 31.31 Records and reports.
Subchapter I – General Provisions and Requirements
DHS 31.01 Authority and purpose. This chapter is promulgated under the authority of ss. 51.036 (4), and 227.11 (2), Stats., for the purpose of certifying and regulating crisis urgent care and observation facilities.
DHS 31.02 Applicability.
(1) This subchapter establishes general program requirements that apply to crisis urgent care and observation facilities, including those facilities that are also licensed as a hospital under ch. 50, Stats. The requirements under this section shall not prohibit, limit, or otherwise interfere with services provided by a county, hospital, or other facility that are provided under the facility’s existing licensure or certification. This chapter shall apply to any of the following: (a) A publicly or privately operated facility providing crisis urgent care and observation facility services, in accordance with s. 51.036, Stats. (b) A publicly or privately operated hospital providing crisis urgent care and observation facility services, in accordance with s. 51.036, Stats. This applies to co-located and off-site facilities. (2) The certification requirements of this chapter do not apply to any facility meeting the criteria under s. 51.036 (2) (f), Stats.
DHS 31.03 Definitions. In this chapter:
_Hlk184040775(1) “Assessment” means the procedure by which staff of the program, operating within their scope of practice, gathers relevant information to assess risk, identifies client care needs, and determines intervention or treatment options. (2) “Bed” means a piece of furniture designed to accommodate a person sleeping in an outstretched position. For purposes of this chapter, a bed may include a reclining chair, convertible sofa, or recovery couch.
_Hlk184372125(3) “Behavioral health assessment” means the process of gathering relevant information regarding a client’s behavioral and mental health status. (4) “Care coordination” means the deliberate organization of a person’s care across multiple care providers and support networks.
(5) “CCF” means a crisis urgent care and observation facility.(6) “Certification" means the approval granted by the department that a CCF meets the requirements of this chapter.
_Hlk190154593(7) “Certified peer specialist” means a person who has all of the following: (a) Lived experience with mental illness or substance use disorders, or both.
