Chapter DHS 83
COMMUNITY-BASED RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES
Subchapter I — General Provisions
DHS 83.01 Authority and purpose. DHS 83.03 Variance and waiver. Subchapter II — Licensing
DHS 83.04 Licensing categories. DHS 83.05 Application requirements. DHS 83.06 Program statement. DHS 83.07 Fit and qualified. DHS 83.08 Department action. DHS 83.09 Biennial report and fees. DHS 83.10 Change of ownership. DHS 83.11 Facility closing. DHS 83.12 Investigation, notification, and reporting requirements. DHS 83.13 General records, retention and posting. Subchapter III — Personnel
DHS 83.17 Hiring and employment. DHS 83.18 Employee records. Subchapter IV — Orientation and Training
DHS 83.20 Department-approved training. DHS 83.21 All employee training. DHS 83.22 Task specific training. DHS 83.23 Employee supervision. DHS 83.25 Continuing education. Subchapter V — Admission, Retention and Discharge
DHS 83.27 Limitations on admissions and retentions. DHS 83.28 Admission procedures. DHS 83.29 Admission agreement. DHS 83.30 Family care information and referral. DHS 83.31 Discharge or transfer. Subchapter VI — Resident Rights and Protections
DHS 83.32 Rights of residents. DHS 83.33 Grievance procedure. DHS 83.34 Resident funds. Subchapter VII — Resident Care and Services
DHS 83.35 Assessment, individual service plan and evaluations. DHS 83.36 Staffing requirements. DHS 83.38 Program services. DHS 83.39 Infection control program. DHS 83.40 Oxygen storage. DHS 83.42 Resident records. Subchapter VIII — Physical Environment
DHS 83.43 Furnishings and equipment. DHS 83.44 Housekeeping services. DHS 83.45 Building maintenance and site. DHS 83.46 Building support systems. Subchapter IX — Safety
DHS 83.47 Fire safety requirements. DHS 83.48 Fire protection systems. DHS 83.49 Alternative requirements to a sprinkler system in a small class C CBRF. DHS 83.50 Minimum type of construction. DHS 83.51 Area of refuge. Subchapter X — Building Design
DHS 83.52 Common dining and living space. DHS 83.54 Resident bedrooms. DHS 83.55 Bath and toilet areas. DHS 83.57 Multiple occupancies. DHS 83.58 Garages and utility buildings. DHS 83.59 Exits and passageways. DHS 83.61 Interior surfaces. Subchapter XI — Requirements for New Construction, Remodeling, Additions, or Newly-Licensed Existing Structures
DHS 83.64 Building standards. Ch. DHS 83 NoteNote: Chapter HSS 3 as it existed on June 30, 1996 was repealed and a new chapter HFS 83 was created effective July 1, 1996 and corrections were made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 1., 6. and 7., Stats., Register, July, 1996, No. 487. Corrections made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 6., 7. and 14., Stats., Register, November, 1996, No. 491. Corrections made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 6. and 7., Stats., Register, October, 1999, No. 526. Chapter HFS 83 was renumbered to chapter DHS 83 under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 1., Stats., and corrections made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats., Register November 2008 No. 635. Chapter DHS 83 as it existed on March 31, 2009 was repealed and a new chapter DHS 83 was created effective April 1, 2009, and corrections made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats., Register January 2009 No. 637. DHS 83.01(1)(1) This chapter is promulgated under the authority of s. 50.02 (2), Stats., to develop and establish regulations and standards for the care, treatment or services, and health, safety, rights, welfare, and comfort of residents in CBRFs. DHS 83.01(2)(2) The chapter is intended to ensure all CBRFs provide a living environment for residents that is as homelike as possible and is the least restrictive of each resident’s freedom; and that care and services a resident needs are provided in a manner that protects the rights and dignity of the resident and that encourages the resident to move toward functional independence in daily living or to maintain independent functioning to the highest possible extent. DHS 83.01 HistoryHistory: CR 07-095: cr. Register January 2009 No. 637, eff. 4-1-09. DHS 83.02DHS 83.02 Definitions. In this chapter: DHS 83.02(2)(2) “Accessible” means barriers are not present that prevent a person from entering, leaving or functioning within a CBRF without physical help. DHS 83.02(3)(3) “Activities of daily living” means bathing, eating, oral hygiene, dressing, toileting and incontinence care, mobility and transferring from one surface to another such as from a bed to a chair.
