DHS 163.21(6)(c)4.4. Teaching methods for each topic.
DHS 163.21(6)(c)5.5. Audiovisual materials used for each topic, including copies of handouts, videos, slides, photographs and displays.
DHS 163.21(6)(c)6.6. Interactive training exercises, including instructions and descriptions or samples of materials.
DHS 163.21(6)(c)7.7. Hands-on training exercises, if used, including instructions and descriptions or samples of materials.
DHS 163.21(6)(d)(d) Analysis worksheet. The department’s analysis worksheet, on which the applicant enters the location of specific information in the student course manual and materials.
DHS 163.21(6)(e)(e) Course test and key. The course test and answer key for each course test.
DHS 163.21(6)(f)(f) Course test blueprint. The course test blueprint that shows how the course test was developed to reflect the course content and student learning goals and objectives.
DHS 163.21(6)(g)(g) Score report and test policy. A form for notifying a student of the student’s course test score, if used, and any policy for retaking the course test.
DHS 163.21(6)(h)(h) Evaluation form. A course and instructor evaluation form.
DHS 163.21(6)(i)(i) Training diploma. A sample training diploma under s. DHS 163.20 (9) that is issued by the training manager to students who successfully complete all course requirements. To assist the department in identifying original training diplomas, the sample training diploma shall be printed on the same paper and in the same color as the actual diploma.
DHS 163.21(6)(j)(j) Advertising. Samples of any proposed advertising materials for promoting the course.
DHS 163.21(6)(k)(k) Other approval letter. A copy of the EPA, tribal or other state approval letter if EPA, an EPA-authorized tribal program or another state previously approved the course.
DHS 163.21(7)(7)Names of course personnel.
DHS 163.21(7)(a)(a) Except as provided in par. (b), the names of the approved training manager and the designated principal instructor in charge of the course as well as the names of any additional principal instructors and guest instructors.
DHS 163.21(7)(b)(b) The names of the instructors do not need to be submitted with the application, but the names of approved principal instructors and guest instructors shall be submitted before the course is held. If an application for approval of an instructor is made at the time of application for training course accreditation, the materials submitted to the department for training course accreditation shall include completed instructor approval application forms and all other materials required under s. DHS 163.24 for approval of instructors.
DHS 163.21 NoteNote: Applications for instructor approval are available on the department website at http://dhs.wi.gov. To request forms by mail, call 608-261-6876, or write to the Lead and Asbestos Section, 1 W. Wilson Street, Room 137, Madison WI 53703-3445. Submit completed applications with payment according to form instructions.
DHS 163.21(8)(8)Index of submitted materials. A written index of all information and materials submitted with the application for accreditation to facilitate review for compliance.
DHS 163.21(9)(9)Accreditation fees. The appropriate application fee under par. (a) and accreditation fee under par. (b) as follows:
DHS 163.21(9)(a)(a) Application fee. A nonrefundable application fee of $200 for an initial course and $125 for a refresher course shall accompany each application for contingent course accreditation.
DHS 163.21(9)(b)(b) Accreditation fee. A 2-year accreditation fee of $25 per course hour or a 4-year accreditation fee of $50 per course hour shall accompany each application for course accreditation. The department shall refund the accreditation fee if accreditation is denied, the training provider does not owe the department other fees and the denial is not appealed or the denial is appealed and upheld.
DHS 163.21(9)(c)(c) Other fees. The department may impose other fees as necessary to cover costs of administering this chapter.
DHS 163.21(10)(10)Quality control plan. A copy of the written quality control plan developed under s. DHS 163.25 (9).
DHS 163.21 HistoryHistory: CR 00-172: cr. Register February 2002 No. 554, eff. 3-1-02; EmR0928: emerg. am. (intro.), (3) (c) and (5), renum. (1) to be (1) (a) and (am), cr. (1) (b), eff. 10-16-09; CR 09-085: am. (intro.), (3) (c) and (5), renum. (1) to be (1) (a) and (am), cr. (1) (b) Register March 2010 No. 651, eff. 4-1-10; CR 19-110: am. (2) (c), (3) (a) to (c), (5), (6) (c) 5., (g), (i) Register June 2021 No. 786, eff. 7-1-21.
DHS 163.22DHS 163.22Accreditation procedures.
DHS 163.22(1)(1)Determination of eligibility for contingent accreditation. The department shall review all information and materials submitted under s. DHS 163.21 for compliance with this subchapter. Within 60 days after the department receives all required application information and materials, the department shall either grant contingent accreditation or deny the application. If contingent accreditation is granted, the department shall send the training manager a contingent accreditation certificate under sub. (5). If the application for accreditation is denied, the department shall notify the training manager in writing. The notice shall include the reason for the denial and shall inform the training manager of the right to appeal that determination under s. DHS 163.33.
DHS 163.22(2)(2)Conducting a course with contingent accreditation. The training course may be conducted once the training manager has received the contingent accreditation certificate for the course and confirmation that the principal instructor is approved under s. DHS 163.24 (3), and has notified the course schedule to the department under s. DHS 163.25 (3).
DHS 163.22(3)(3)Length of contingent accreditation. Contingent accreditation is a temporary approval to conduct training. When the department grants contingent accreditation, the expiration date on the contingent accreditation certificate under sub. (5) shall be 2 years after the date the certificate is issued. Contingent accreditation may be renewed for a maximum of an additional 2 years at the discretion of the department.
DHS 163.22(4)(4)Determination of eligibility for full accreditation. The department shall conduct an accreditation audit under sub. (6) of a training course with contingent accreditation to determine eligibility for full accreditation. After notifying the training manager of the audit results, and based on those results, the department shall take one of the following actions:
DHS 163.22(4)(a)(a) Grant full accreditation. The department may grant full accreditation. If full accreditation is granted, the department shall send the training manager an accreditation certificate under sub. (5). Full accreditation may be granted for up to 2 years or 4 years from the date of issuance, depending on the amount of time left on the course’s contingent accreditation and the amount of the fee paid under s. DHS 163.21 (9) (b). A training course may renew accreditation under the provisions of s. DHS 163.23.