Chapter DHS 66

DHS 66.08(4)(c)1. 1. A record of all treatment services provided to the client from admission to termination; and

DHS 66.08(4)(c)2. 2. Written and signed notations by each TAP agency counselor involved with the client, specifying the date and content of all face-to-face and telephone contacts with the client, the referring justice system component and the client’s treatment agency.

DHS 66.08(5) (5) Termination criteria. Each TAP agency shall establish written criteria for successful and unsuccessful termination of clients from TAP participation. The criteria shall be agreed to by cooperating criminal justice system components and treatment agencies and shall include:

DHS 66.08(5)(a) (a) In regard to criteria measuring successful termination:

DHS 66.08(5)(a)1. 1. Completion of a written case management plan as required under sub. (4) within 15 days after admission into TAP; and

DHS 66.08(5)(a)2. 2. Compliance with any court order or other legal order relating to the client; and

DHS 66.08(5)(b) (b) In regard to criteria measuring unsuccessful termination:

DHS 66.08(5)(b)1. 1. The client’s unexcused absence from a specified number of scheduled TAP agency or treatment agency appointments;

DHS 66.08(5)(b)2. 2. The client’s continued alcohol or other drug use or abuse as documented by a specified number of positive urinalysis tests or other test of specimens;

DHS 66.08(5)(b)3. 3. Re-arrest of the client; or

DHS 66.08(5)(b)4. 4. The client’s lack of participation or cooperation in the treatment program as documented by the treatment agency counselor’s written complaints of the client’s non-compliance with TAP agency or treatment agency requirements.

DHS 66.08 History History: Cr. Register, January, 1989, No. 397, eff. 2-1-89.

DHS 66.09 DHS 66.09 Staff training. Each TAP agency shall:

DHS 66.09(1) (1) Ensure that all staff understand the TAP agency mission, philosophy and operating procedures;

DHS 66.09(2) (2) Have a written master plan for staff training that identifies training goals and specifies training procedures and schedules;

DHS 66.09(3) (3) Prepare and annually update a written training plan for each staff member. Each staff member shall receive at least 32 hours of training each year on pharmacology, sentencing practices, assessment of drug dependency, substance abuse treatment modalities, treatment expectations and case management; and

DHS 66.09(4) (4) Maintain a personnel file for each staff member that includes his or her written job responsibilities and performance guidelines and a record of in-service training completed.

DHS 66.09 History History: Cr. Register, January, 1989, No. 397, eff. 2-1-89.

DHS 66.10 DHS 66.10 Data collection.

DHS 66.10(1) (1) Upon request of the department, each TAP agency shall submit the following program information to the department on forms provided by the department:

DHS 66.10(1)(a) (a) The number of potential clients identified and referred to the TAP agency from each cooperating criminal justice system component;

DHS 66.10(1)(b) (b) The number of clients admitted by the TAP agency;

DHS 66.10(1)(c) (c) Each client’s socio-economic and demographic characteristics, including age, race, sex, education and employment status;

DHS 66.10(1)(d) (d) The criminal charge against each client, the client’s drug dependent status, the primary drug of abuse or other diagnosis and the results of urinalysis and other diagnostic testing;

DHS 66.10(1)(e) (e) Each client’s treatment progress and status, and any client rearrests and intervening court appearances;

DHS 66.10(1)(f) (f) The number and type of services provided by TAP agency and treatment agency staff to each client; and

DHS 66.10(1)(g) (g) Expenditures for the TAP agency by budget line-item category during a reporting period.

DHS 66.10(2) (2) The department shall analyze all data collected from TAP agencies and other sources to determine program effectiveness and for purposes of public information and management planning.

DHS 66.10(3) (3) The department may not require the submission of client-identifiable data except for research purposes. No client-identifiable data may be published.

DHS 66.10 History History: Cr. Register, January, 1989, No. 397, eff. 2-1-89.