DCF 52.58(3)(b)(b) Identification of short-term treatment program professional service providers and consultants involved in short-term transitional placement efforts that are center or community based.

DCF 52.58(3)(d)(d) A description of the extent to which the center’s short-term program is compatible with or will operate separately, including in residential living arrangements, from the center’s non-short-term residential program. If it will be operated separately, identification of the building or area in which the short-term program will be operated.

DCF 52.58(3)(e)(e) A description of arrangements for continuing education of short-term residents.

DCF 52.58(3)(f)(f) A description of health care arrangements for short-term residents, including the process for securing medical authorizations for general and emergency medical care including surgery.

DCF 52.58(3)(g)(g) A description of recreational activities and programming available for short-term residents.

DCF 52.58(4)(4) Admissions. A center operating a short-term treatment program shall meet the provisions of s. DCF 52.21, except s. DCF 52.21 (5) (a) and (8) (a), and all of the following:

DCF 52.58(4)(a)(a) Obtaining authorizations. For a short-term resident, the center as part of written admissions procedures shall obtain authorization from the parent or guardian of a resident for the center to do all of the following:

DCF 52.58(4)(a)1.1. Provide or arrange for routine medical services and procedures, including dental services and non-prescription and prescription medications.

DCF 52.58(4)(a)2.2. Obtain from a health care authority the authority to delegate and supervise administration of medications by center-authorized staff and for staff to handle and provide the medication to the resident and observe self-administration of the medication by the resident.

DCF 52.58(4)(a)3.3. Obtain other medical information as needed on the resident.

DCF 52.58(4)(a)4.4. Obtain written authorization to provide or order, when necessary, emergency medical procedures including surgery, when there is a life-threatening situation and it is not possible to immediately reach the parent or guardian authorized to give signed written specific informed consent.

DCF 52.58(4)(b)(b) Health screening. Upon admission of a short-term resident, center staff shall do both of the following:

DCF 52.58(4)(b)1.1. Observe the resident for evidence of ill health. A staff person capable of recognizing common signs of communicable diseases or other evidence of ill health shall make this observation. The new resident’s temperature shall also be taken and evaluated. If the new resident shows overt signs of communicable disease or other evidence of ill health, the center shall make arrangements for immediate examination by a health care practitioner.

DCF 52.58(4)(b)2.2. Arrange for or obtain the results of a complete physical examination comparable to a HealthCheck examination for each resident in accordance with the HealthCheck periodicity schedule.

DCF 52.58(4)(c)1.1. Upon admission of a new short-term resident to a center for a short-term treatment program, the center shall develop a preliminary care and treatment plan for the new resident pending completion of the short-term program assessment and treatment plan under sub. (5) (b).

DCF 52.58(4)(c)2.2. The preliminary care and treatment plan shall be based on the center’s review of information received from the referral agency and the center’s professional intake staff person’s initial evaluation of the new resident’s treatment and care needs.

DCF 52.58(4)(c)3.3. The preliminary care and treatment plan shall be completed within 7 calendar days of a short-term resident’s admission and shall identify or describe all of the following:

DCF 52.58(4)(c)3.a.a. Referral agency goals and objectives for the resident, if any, and center care and treatment objectives for the resident.

DCF 52.58(4)(c)3.c.c. Center services to be provided to the resident to address those primary or immediate presenting behavior issues.

DCF 52.58(5)(a)(a) General. A center’s short-term treatment program shall meet the assessment and treatment planning requirements under par. (b), instead of those under s. DCF 52.22, for each resident. Center staff shall date and document meeting these requirements in each short-term resident’s record.

DCF 52.58(5)(b)(b) Assessment and treatment and care planning. A plan for a short-term care resident’s care and treatment shall be developed within 15 calendar days of admission. The plan shall include all of the following:

DCF 52.58(5)(b)1.1. ‘Assessment.’ A documented assessment of the resident’s needs both immediate and for transition to community placement. The assessment shall be conducted where possible with resident care worker staff who will work with the resident, the placing person or agency, the resident if 12 years of age or older, a center social worker and, as necessary, professional consultants. The assessment shall cover all of the following:

DCF 52.58(5)(b)1.a.a. Presenting issues or problems. These may include behavioral functioning, emotional or psychological status, personal and social development and familial relationships.