DHS 98.04(4)(b)(b) Medium level of supervision. Medium supervision shall require a minimum of at least one face to face contact with the client by an agent every 30 days. A home visit shall be made at least once every 60 days unless this requirement is waived by a supervisor, and collateral contacts by the agent shall be made as deemed appropriate. The client shall submit a monthly report to the agent personally which includes verification of the client’s residence and employment as required.

DHS 98.04(4)(c)(c) Minimum level of supervision. Minimum supervision shall require a minimum of one face to face contact with the client by an agent every 90 days. Home visits by the agent shall be made as deemed appropriate. The client shall submit a periodic report, and shall verify his or her residence and employment once every month. The monthly report may be mailed rather than submitted in person if a supervisor approves.

DHS 98.04(5)(5) Reassessment. Any time after the client’s most recent reassessment, the agent shall determine whether the client shall be placed in a different level of supervision consistent with the needs and risks of the client. The determination shall be based only upon the agent’s assessment of the appropriate supervision necessary to provide for the proper care and control of the client and the protection of the public subject to the written approval of a supervisor.

DHS 98.04(6)(6) Action in the event of noncompliance. If a client fails to comply with the written conditions or rules of his or her supervision, that failure may result in modification of conditions or rules of supervision or revocation.

DHS 98.04 HistoryHistory: Cr. Register, July, 1992, No. 439, eff. 8-1-92; emerg. am. (2) (p) eff. 10-1-94; am. (2) (p), (3) (j), renum. (3) (k) to (3) (L) and am., cr. (3) (k), Register, April, 1995, No. 472, eff. 5-1-95; am. (3) (L) and cr. (3) (m) and (n), Register, May, 1999, No. 521, eff. 6-1-99.

DHS 98.05DHS 98.05 Prerelease planning. The prerelease plan shall be prepared by the client and institution staff or by the department and the county department under s. 51.42, Stats., as appropriate. After the client and institution or the department and county department under s. 51.42, Stats., have prepared a proposed plan, the agent shall investigate the plan, comment as to its appropriateness and suggest modifications if necessary. The results of the investigation shall be reported to the institution or department promptly, so the results may be included in the institution’s report to the committing court.

DHS 98.06DHS 98.06 Notice to law enforcement of client release to supervision. Before releasing a client to field supervision, the department shall notify the municipal police department and the county sheriff in the area where the individual will reside, unless the municipal police department or the county sheriff’s office has submitted to the department a written statement waiving the right to be notified.

DHS 98.07(1)(1) In this section, “financial resources” means any special benefits the client is eligible for, e.g., benefits from the social security or veteran’s administration or railroad retirement fund, any income earned by the client, any money in a savings or checking account controlled by the client, any unearned income given to the client, e.g., from family or friends, and any income the client receives through inheritances, grants or income tax refund.

DHS 98.07(2)(2) An agent may assist in the management of the financial resources of a client. When an agent manages money under this section, the agent shall specify the reason the client’s money is being managed and the facts supporting that reason. The management of the client’s funds may be done only through a savings account in the client’s name administered in accordance with this section and only if one of the following applies:

DHS 98.07(2)(b)(b) The agent believes that management is necessary to control the client’s funds and to teach mature money management so that the client may develop skills for a more successful reassimilation into the community upon discharge;

DHS 98.07(3)(3) An agent may require the client to provide financial information to assist in the management of the client’s financial resources, including but not limited to:

DHS 98.07(3)(c)(c) The names and addresses of all third party payors to, or on behalf of, the client such as insurance companies or medical assistance programs, and relevant policyholders and account claim numbers;

DHS 98.07(4)(4) All financial resources of a client managed by an agent shall be deposited directly into the client’s account upon receipt.

DHS 98.07(5)(5) An agent shall maintain a personal receipt book, provided by the department of corrections, containing sequentially numbered receipt forms. If an agent receives money (cash, a check or money order) on behalf of a client from anyone, the agent shall immediately issue that person a receipt indicating the date the money was received, the name of the person, the name of the client and the amount of money received. No temporary receipts may be issued and all receipts voided shall be marked “VOID” and retained in proper sequence in the receipt book. Checks or money orders paid to the order of the agent may be accepted by the agent and shall be restrictedly endorsed to the order of the department of corrections. If the agent receives cash on behalf of a client, it shall be converted to a money order payable to the department of corrections within one working day of its receipt. Any employee of the division who is assigned a receipt book shall comply with this subsection.

DHS 98.07(6)(6) An agent shall transmit all collections received on behalf of clients to the department of correction’s cashier for deposit into the client’s account at the close of the work week within which it was collected. Any employee of the division who is assigned a receipt book shall comply with this subsection.

DHS 98.07(7)(7) An agent shall maintain a personal remittance sheet book and sequentially numbered remittance sheet forms. When an agent transmits collections received on behalf of clients to the department of corrections’ cashier, a remittance sheet stating the issued receipt numbers, the dates the money was received, the names of the clients who are to have the money credited to an account and the amount of money credited to each client’s account, shall accompany the collections. All voided receipts shall be recorded on the remittance sheet. The agent may not submit personal checks drawn on his or her account. Any employee of the division who is assigned a receipt book shall maintain remittance sheets and shall comply with this subsection.

DHS 98.07(8)(8) An agent’s supervisor shall audit the agent’s management of a client’s financial resources semiannually, at the termination or upon transfer of his or her employment as an agent or division employee, and when a receipt book is filled.