DHS 62.05(1)(c)(c) Perform other appropriate duties under this chapter as authorized by the board. DHS 62.05(2)(a)1.1. An assessment facility shall employ or contract with at least one intoxicated driver assessor. Each intoxicated driver assessor employed or under contract with the facility shall have successfully completed the intoxicated driver assessor training under sub. (3) and have the qualifications of one of the following professions: DHS 62.05(2)(a)1.d.d. A social worker; marriage and family therapist; or professional counselor licensed under ch. 457, Stats. DHS 62.05(2)(a)2.2. The department may approve the employment of individuals with lesser qualifications than those stated in subd. 1. if the assessment facility can demonstrate and document need. The department may limit the duration of any exception granted under this subdivision. DHS 62.05(2)(b)(b) Supervision. Competency in intoxicated driver assessment skills shall be documented through supervisor evaluations. The intoxicated driver program assessor shall be supervised by a superior who has completed the intoxicated driver assessment training required under sub. (3) and be knowledgeable in psychopharmacology of substances, addiction, and addiction treatment as evidenced by education, training, or experience. DHS 62.05(3)(a)(a) Assessment facilities shall arrange for attendance of its intoxicated driver assessors at department-approved assessor training and other staff development training including training in local procedures provided or arranged by the designated coordinator. DHS 62.05(3)(b)(b) Each assessor shall successfully complete a minimum of 6 hours of continuing education each year. Continuing education may include formal courses awarding credits or continuing education units, workshops, seminars, or correspondence courses in any of the following areas: DHS 62.05(3)(b)1.1. Psychological and socio-cultural aspects of alcohol and drug abuse. DHS 62.05(3)(b)5.5. Human development, abnormal behavior, mental illness, or social learning theory. DHS 62.05(3)(b)14.14. Other topics approved by the designated coordinator or the department. DHS 62.05 HistoryHistory: CR 06-035: cr. Register, November 2006, No. 611, eff. 12-1-06; corrections in (1) (a) 2. and (2) (a) 1. a. to c. made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats., Register November 2008 No. 635. DHS 62.06DHS 62.06 Driver safety plan providers. In addition to complying with applicable provisions under this chapter, driver safety plan providers shall operate as follows: DHS 62.06(1)(1) A driver safety plan provider who provides treatment to a client under ss. DHS 75.05 to 75.15 shall comply with the applicable provisions of ch. DHS 75. DHS 62.06(2)(2) A driver safety plan provider who provides services to a client under ss. DHS 75.05 to 75.16 and this chapter shall include the intoxicated driver assessment findings and driver safety plan recommendations in their assessment and treatment planning. DHS 62.06(3)(3) Traffic safety schools shall operate in accordance with applicable provisions under ch. Trans 106. DHS 62.06(4)(4) Providers of alternative education shall operate in accordance with applicable provisions of this chapter and applicable provisions of s. DHS 75.13 or 75.16. DHS 62.06 NoteNote: Section 51.45 (8) (a), Stats., permits a board or its designee to establish reasonable higher standards for approving driver safety plan providers who provide treatment or alternative education services for intoxicated drivers. DHS 62.06 HistoryHistory: CR 06-035: cr. Register, November 2006, No. 611, eff. 12-1-06; corrections in (1), (2) and (4) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats., Register November 2008 No. 635. DHS 62.07DHS 62.07 Assessments and driver safety plans. DHS 62.07(1)(1) General assessment and driver safety plan provisions. DHS 62.07(1)(a)(a) The assessment facility shall complete and submit the intoxicated driver assessment and driver safety plan to the Wisconsin department of transportation; the designated coordinator; the driver safety plan provider; and the client within 14 calendar days of an order by the court or by the Wisconsin department of transportation for an assessment and driver safety plan, or voluntary submission of an individual for an assessment and driver safety plan. The assessment facility shall obtain the client’s informed written consent to release information before the assessment and driver safety plan are submitted to the parties specified and ensure that the assessment findings and the driver safety plan are restricted for use only by these parties. DHS 62.07(1)(b)(b) The assessment facility and the client may make a written request to the designated coordinator for an extension of up to 20 additional working days of the time for completing and submitting an assessment and driver safety plan as required under par. (a). The designated coordinator shall notify the department of transportation upon granting an extension. DHS 62.07 NoteNote: The requirements for completing and distributing the assessment and driver safety plan that is set forth under par. (a), including the specified time limits, are mandated by the legislature under s. 343.30 (1q) (c) 3., Stats. DHS 62.07(1)(c)(c) Driver safety plan recommendations shall be supported by assessment findings, documented on form MV 3633, Driver Safety Plan Order, and made in accordance with the policies and procedures established by the assessment facility under s. DHS 62.05 (1) (a). DHS 62.07 NoteNote: Copies of form MV 3633, Driver Safety Plan Order can be obtained by mailing or faxing a completed form DT1435 to: Maps and Publications Sales, Department of Transportation, P.O. Box 7713, Madison, WI 53707-7713. Fax number 608-246-5632. Form DT1435 may be obtained at http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/drivers/forms/dt1435.doc. DHS 62.07(1)(d)(d) Unless amended under sub. (7), driver safety plans shall have a termination date that is no longer than one year from the date of the client’s signature on the driver safety plan. DHS 62.07(1)(e)(e) Each client shall be permitted and encouraged to participate in the development of the client‘s driver safety plan and selection of an appropriate plan provider. DHS 62.07(1)(f)(f) The driver safety plan shall be signed and dated by the client, stating that the client has reviewed the plan and is aware of the plan. DHS 62.07(1)(g)(g) Each driver safety plan shall designate one or more driver safety plan providers. DHS 62.07(1)(h)(h) A driver safety plan recommending treatment under sub. (5) (b) to (d) shall recommend the least restrictive treatment. The screening procedures under s. DHS 75.03 (10) may be used to develop the driver safety plan recommendation if the finding is one of the findings in sub. (4) (b) 2. to 5. DHS 62.07(1)(i)(i) Driver safety plans may include an assessor’s recommendation for driver licensing action only as it relates to a client’s use of alcohol or other drugs. Driver safety plans may include a recommendation for license denial until plan completion if there is a documented reason to believe the client will not participate in the driver safety plan to completion or that the client will drive while intoxicated. DHS 62.07(2)(2) Conducting an assessment. Only an intoxicated driver assessor may conduct assessments and develop driver safety plans. The assessment facility shall follow the board’s procedures for registering clients and notify the client orally and in writing of all of the following before conducting an assessment: DHS 62.07 NoteNote: Board registration procedures can be found in the board’s information system manuals, handbooks and policy directives.
DHS 62.07(3)(a)(a) The principal method for assessment shall be a personal interview with the client using the Wisconsin assessment of the impaired driver tool. The WAID may not be copied or distributed. DHS 62.07(3)(b)(b) Assessments may include information provided by other persons; review of relevant records or reports on the client; an interview using substance use disorder diagnostic criteria; an approved mental health screening tool; and additional information-gathering measures, instruments, and tests, including alcohol or drug testing, or lab tests deemed to be clinically useful and approved by the designated coordinator. DHS 62.07(4)(a)(a) Assessment findings shall be documented on form MV 3634, Order for Assessment and Driver Safety Plan Report, and include all of the following: DHS 62.07(4)(a)1.1. The applicable assessment finding as specified in par. (b) and a description of the information and WAID criteria that support the finding. DHS 62.07(4)(a)2.2. A description of the evaluation instruments applied during the assessments. DHS 62.07(4)(a)3.3. A description of any supplemental information obtained during the assessment. DHS 62.07(4)(b)1.1. Irresponsible use of alcohol, controlled substance, controlled substance analog, or other drug. DHS 62.07(4)(b)2.2. Irresponsible use-borderline of alcohol, controlled substance, controlled substance analog, or other drug. DHS 62.07(4)(b)3.3. Suspected alcohol, controlled substance, controlled substance analog, or other drug dependency. DHS 62.07(4)(b)4.4. Alcohol, controlled substance, controlled substance analog or other drug dependency. DHS 62.07(4)(b)5.5. Alcohol, controlled substance, controlled substance analog or other drug dependency in remission. DHS 62.07 NoteNote: Copies of form MV 3634, Order for Assessment and Driver Safety Plan Report can be obtained by mailing or faxing a completed form DT1435 to: Maps and Publications Sales, Department of Transportation, P.O. Box 7713, Madison, WI 53707-7713. Fax number 608-246-5632. Form DT1435 may be obtained at http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/drivers/forms/dt1435.doc. DHS 62.07(5)(a)1.1. ‘Finding of irresponsible use.’ If an assessment finding for a client is irresponsible use of alcohol, a controlled substance, a controlled substance analog, or other drug, the driver safety plan recommendation shall be any one of the following: DHS 62.07(5)(a)1.a.a. Group dynamic traffic safety program, if the assessment is for a first offense. DHS 62.07(5)(a)1.b.b. Multiple offender traffic safety program, if the assessment is for a second offense. DHS 62.07(5)(a)1.c.c. Alternative education. Alternative education driver safety plan recommendations shall have the prior approval of the local traffic safety school coordinator and the designated coordinator in the client’s county of residence. If alternative education is approved for a client who does not have a language barrier, literacy barrier, developmental disability, mental illness, or cognitive deficit, the alternative education program shall be comparable to the appropriate group dynamic traffic safety program or multiple offender traffic safety program as it pertains to purpose, content, instructor qualifications, and hours as prescribed under s. DHS 75.16 (5). If the traffic safety school coordinator and the designated coordinator disagree regarding a referral to alternative education, the designated coordinator shall make a written request to the department for mediation. DHS 62.07 NoteNote: A request for mediation should be sent to Department of Health Services, Division of Disability and Elder Services, Bureau of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, IDP Coordinator, 1 West Wilson Street, P.O. Box 7851, Madison, WI 53707-7851.
DHS 62.07(5)(a)2.2. ‘Finding of irresponsible use-borderline.’ If the assessment finding for a client is irresponsible use-borderline of alcohol, a controlled substance, controlled substance analog, or other drug, the driver safety plan recommendation may be any one of the following: DHS 62.07(5)(a)2.a.a. Group dynamic traffic safety program, if the assessment is for a first offense. DHS 62.07(5)(a)2.b.b. Multiple offender traffic safety program, if the assessment is for a second offense. DHS 62.07(5)(a)2.c.c. Alternative education. Driver safety plans recommending alternative education shall be approved by the local traffic safety school coordinator and the designated coordinator in the client’s county of residence. If alternative education is approved for a client who does not have a language barrier, literacy barrier, developmental disability, mental illness, or cognitive deficit, the alternative education program shall be comparable to the appropriate group dynamic traffic safety program or multiple offender traffic safety program as it pertains to purpose, content, instructor qualifications, and hours as prescribed under s. DHS 75.16 (5). If the traffic safety school coordinator and the designated coordinator disagree regarding a referral to alternative education, the designated coordinator shall make a written request to the department for mediation. DHS 62.07 NoteNote: A request for mediation should be sent to Department of Health Services, Division of Disability and Elder Services, Bureau of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, IDP Coordinator, 1 West Wilson Street, P.O. Box 7851, Madison, WI 53707-7851.
DHS 62.07(5)(b)1.1. ‘Finding of irresponsible use-borderline.’ If the assessment finding for a client is irresponsible use-borderline of alcohol, a controlled substance, controlled substance analog, or other drug, the driver safety plan may recommend short-term outpatient substance abuse treatment under s. DHS 75.13. DHS 62.07(5)(b)2.2. ‘Finding of suspected dependency.’ If the assessment finding for a client is suspected alcohol, controlled substance, controlled substance analog, or other drug dependency, the driver safety plan shall recommend substance abuse treatment, including an evaluation of the appropriateness of medication-assisted treatment, that does not include residential or inpatient services under s. DHS 75.10, 75.11, or 75.14. DHS 62.07(5)(b)3.3. ‘Finding of dependency.’ If the assessment finding for a client is alcohol, controlled substance, controlled substance analog, or other drug dependency, the driver safety plan shall recommend substance abuse treatment, including an evaluation of the appropriateness of medication-assisted treatment, under ss. DHS 75.10 to 75.15. If residential or inpatient services are recommended, the residential or inpatient services may not exceed 30 days. DHS 62.07(5)(b)4.4. ‘Finding of dependency in remission.’ If the assessment finding for a client is suspected alcohol, controlled substance, controlled substance analog, or other drug dependency in remission, the driver safety plan shall recommend substance abuse treatment, including an evaluation of the appropriateness of medication-assisted treatment. DHS 62.07(5)(c)(c) Recommendations for traffic safety school and treatment. A driver safety plan may recommend a combination of traffic safety school and treatment for assessment findings specified under sub. (4) (b) 2. to 5. DHS 62.07(5)(d)(d) Other recommendations. In addition to the recommendations under pars. (a) to (c), a driver safety plan may recommend any of the following: DHS 62.07(5)(d)1.1. Victim impact panel involvement. “Victim impact panel” means a component of a driver safety plan that is designed to create awareness in the client of the effects of his or her offense on a victim and the victim’s family.
