DHS 50.05(10)(10)A description of how the program will offer appropriate indoor and outdoor recreation activities.
DHS 50.05(11)(11)A description of methods used to evaluate services.
DHS 50.05 HistoryHistory: EmR1922: emerg. cr., eff. 11-2-19; CR 19-077: cr. Register July 2020 No. 775, eff. 8-1-20.
subch. II of ch. DHS 50Subchapter II - Program Requirements
DHS 50.06DHS 50.06Required Policies. A YCSF must have written policies and procedures for the following:
DHS 50.06(1)(1)Admission policy and criteria, including ages and gender of youth served, and how bedrooms will be allocated.
DHS 50.06(2)(2)Utilization review policy addressing determination of need and length of stay, frequency of review, and other utilization policy as needed. The YCSF is meant to be a short-term crisis stabilization facility. If utilization reviews show that a youth requires stabilization longer than a 30-day period, approval from the department must be obtained.
DHS 50.06 NoteNote: Approval may be requested at: https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/mh/ycsf.htm.
DHS 50.06(3)(3)Policy on prescriber consulting relationships and processes to access consultation with a physician, psychiatrist, physician’s assistant, or advanced practice nurse prescriber, to prescribe or consult on psychiatric medications of youths. This can include a youth’s own provider.
DHS 50.06(4)(4)Policy on how medications will be stored, secured, managed, and administered, and which staff is responsible. A description of how medical conditions, if any, will be managed.
DHS 50.06(5)(5)Policy on medical emergencies.
DHS 50.06(6)(6)Policy on clinical supervision, per s. DHS 50.09.
DHS 50.06(7)(7)Policies for youths’ personal possessions, communication devices including phones, electronics usage, room searches, or other applicable policies.
DHS 50.06(8)(8)Facility rules, provided to youth and staff.
DHS 50.06(9)(9)Where client records will be maintained and how confidentiality requirements of those records will be safeguarded, as required under s. DHS 50.14.
DHS 50.06(10)(10)Policy on how the YCSF will address safety concerns specific to the youth being served.
DHS 50.06(11)(11)Policy on emergency safety interventions. This policy must comply with s. DHS 50.12. It must specify alternative interventions, best practices, and how the YCSF plans to implement emergency safety interventions. If seclusion or restraint will be used, it must provide a description of how it will be handled procedurally and for seclusion where the intervention will occur.
DHS 50.06(11m)(11m)Policy on telehealth, including when telehealth can be used and by whom, patient privacy and information security considerations, and the right to decline services provided via telehealth.
DHS 50.06 HistoryHistory: EmR1922: emerg. cr., eff. 11-2-19; CR 19-077: cr. Register July 2020 No. 775, eff. 8-1-20; CR 23-053: cr. (11m) Register September 2023 No. 813, eff. 10-1-23.
DHS 50.07DHS 50.07Personnel.
DHS 50.07(1)(1)Policies.
DHS 50.07(1)(a)(a) A YCSF shall have written personnel policies.
DHS 50.07(1)(b)(b) A YCSF shall maintain written documentation of employee qualifications and shall make that information available upon request for review by youths and their representatives or parents, and by the department.
DHS 50.07(2)(2)General qualifications.
DHS 50.07(2)(a)(a) Qualified staff shall comply with s. DHS 34.21 (3) (b) 1. to 19. and must follow current department of safety and professional services standards for licensure and scope of practice.
DHS 50.07(2)(b)(b) Peer specialists or parent peer specialists must be trained in accordance with s. DHS 34.21 (8) (a) to (d).
DHS 50.07(2)(c)(c) Each staff member shall have the professional certification, training, experience, and ability to carry out his or her assigned duties as documented through the following steps:
DHS 50.07(2)(c)1.1. Each applicant must pass a state background check as provided in s. 50.065, Stats. and ch. DHS 12, before being allowed to work for the YCSF. If the applicant lived in another state, a background check shall be obtained from that state as well.  
DHS 50.07(2)(c)2.2. Programs shall comply with caregiver misconduct reporting and investigation requirements in ch. DHS 13.