DHS 10.13(43) (43) “Respite care” means temporary placement in a long-term care facility for maintenance of care, treatment or services, as established by the person’s primary care provider, in addition to room and board, for no more than 28 consecutive days at a time.

DHS 10.13(44) (44) “Secretary” means the secretary of the department.

DHS 10.13(45) (45) “Supplemental security income” means the supplemental security income program authorized under 42 USC 1381.

DHS 10.13(46) (46) “Target population” means any of the following groups that a resource center or a care management organization has contracted with the department to serve:

DHS 10.13(46)(a) (a) Adults age 60 and older.

DHS 10.13(46)(b) (b) Adults with a physical disability.

DHS 10.13(46)(c) (c) Adults with a developmental disability.

DHS 10.13(47) (47) “Wisconsin partnership program” means a demonstration program known by this name under contract with the department to provide health and long-term care services under a federal waiver authorized under 42 USC 1315.

DHS 10.13 History History: Cr. Register, October, 2000, No. 538, eff. 11-1-00; CR 04-040: renum. (1) to be (1m), cr. (1), (3m), and (25m), am. (24) and (27), r. and recr. (28), r. (31) Register November 2004 No. 587, eff. 12-1-04; correction in (17) made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 7., Stats., Register November 2004 No. 587; corrections in (15) and (35) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 6. and 7., Stats., Register November 2008 No. 635; CR 08-109: cr. (16m) Register June 2009 No. 642, eff. 7-1-09; corrections and renum. of (33) to be (40m) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 1., 6. and 7., Stats., Register November 2009 No. 647; correction in (41) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats., Register December 2013 No. 696; 2019 Wis. Act 1: am. (3), (16) Register May 2019 No. 761, eff. 6-1-19; CR 22-026: am. (1) (intro.), (b) 1., 2., r. (1) (b) 4., 5., am. (1) (b) 7., cr. (1) (b) 8. to 10., (c), am. (3m), cr. (8m), r. (12), am. (14), cr. (14m), am. (16), (20), (28), cr. (36m), r. (40m), am. (46) Register May 2023 No. 809, eff. 6-1-23; correction in (1) (c) 2., (20) made under s. 35.17, Stats., Register May 2023 No. 809; EmR2306: emerg. cr. (16g), (16r), eff. 5-1-23; CR 23-045: cr. (16g), (16r) Register January 2024 No. 817, eff. 2-1-24; renum. (16g) to (16p) under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 1., Stats., Register January 2024 No. 817; CR 23-046: am. (3), cr. (14s), am. (16) Register April 2024 No. 820, eff. 5-1-24.

subch. II of ch. DHS 10 Subchapter II — Aging and Disability Resource Centers

DHS 10.21 DHS 10.21 Contracting.

DHS 10.21(1) (1) The department may contract for resource center operation only with entities that do all of the following:

DHS 10.21(1)(a) (a) Comply with the general requirements specified in s. 46.283, Stats., and s. DHS 10.22.

DHS 10.21(1)(b) (b) Meet the standards for performance by resource centers specified in s. DHS 10.23.

DHS 10.21(2) (2) The department’s contracts with organizations operating resource centers shall specify sanctions that may be taken if certain contract requirements are not met, including the withholding or deduction of funds.

DHS 10.21(3) (3) The department shall use standard contract provisions for contracting with resource centers, except as provided in this subsection. The provisions of the standard contract shall comply with all applicable state and federal laws and may be modified only in accordance with those laws and after consideration of the advice of the secretary’s council on long-term care.

DHS 10.21(4) (4) The department shall annually provide to the members of the council on long-term care copies of the standard resource center contract the department proposes to use in the next contract period and seek the advice of the council regarding the contract’s provisions.

DHS 10.21(6) (6) Prior to receiving funds to operate a resource center, an organization shall agree to the terms of the standard contract.

DHS 10.21 History History: Cr. Register, October, 2000, No. 538, eff. 11-1-00; CR 04-040: am. (3) (a) Register November 2004 No. 587, eff. 12-1-04; corrections in (3) (b) and (5) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 6. and 7., Stats., Register November 2009 No. 647; CR 22-026: cons. (3) (intro.) and (a) and renum. to (3) and am., r. (3) (b), am. (4), r. (5) Register May 2023 No. 809, eff. 6-1-23; CR 23-046: am. (1) (a) Register April 2024 No. 820, eff. 5-1-24.

DHS 10.22 DHS 10.22 General requirements.

DHS 10.22(1) (1) Target population. Each contract for operation of a resource center shall specify the target population that the resource center will serve. The target population to be served by the resource center includes all members of the specified group who reside in the geographic area served by the resource center regardless of whether they need or are seeking family care or other long-term care services or programs.

DHS 10.22(2) (2) Name.

DHS 10.22(2)(a) (a) A resource center shall have a name that is appropriate to its target population and includes any of the following phrases:

DHS 10.22(2)(a)1. 1. “Aging and disability resource center.”

DHS 10.22(2)(a)2. 2. “Aging resource center.”

DHS 10.22(2)(a)3. 3. “Disability resource center.”

DHS 10.22(2)(a)4. 4. “Developmental disabilities resource center.”

DHS 10.22(2)(b) (b) The resource center’s name may be the primary name of the resource center or a subtitle to another name but shall be included in all advertising and materials, including any telephone book listings.

DHS 10.22(3) (3) Governing board. A resource center shall have a governing board that reflects the ethnic and economic diversity of the geographic area served by the resource center. At least one-fourth of the members of the governing board shall be older persons or persons with physical or developmental disabilities or their family members, guardians or other advocates, reflective of the resource center’s target population. No member of the governing board may have any direct financial interest in a care management organization.