DHS 88.04(2)(g)2. 2. The licensee shall ensure that no one who has a communicable disease reportable under ch. DHS 145 may work in a position in the adult family home where the disease would present a significant risk to the health or safety of residents.

DHS 88.04 Note Note: For information on diseases reportable under ch. DHS 145, contact your city or county health department.

DHS 88.04(2)(h) (h) The licensee and all service providers involved in the operation of the adult family home shall comply with the universal precautions contained in the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration Standard 29 CFR 1910.1030 for the control of blood-borne pathogens.

DHS 88.04 Note Note: Information about universal precautions may be obtained from a county or city health department or from the Department’s Bureau of Occupational Health, telephone [phone].

DHS 88.04(2)(i) (i) Neither the licensee nor a service provider may sell real or personal property to a resident or prospective resident, or purchase, borrow or accept money for real or personal property from a resident or prospective resident. Gifts offered by a resident on a festive occasion are allowable if permitted by the resident’s finances.

DHS 88.04(3) (3) Financial security. A licensee or license applicant, on request of the licensing agency, shall produce evidence of financial stability to permit operation of the home for at least 60 days.

DHS 88.04 Note Note: Program contracts or agency agreements would meet the intent of this requirement.

DHS 88.04(4) (4) Insurance.

DHS 88.04(4)(a) (a) Vehicle. An applicant for a license who plans to transport residents in his or her vehicle shall provide the licensing agency with a certificate of insurance documenting liability coverage. If a service provider transports residents under direction of the licensee, the service provider shall have vehicle insurance and a valid driver’s license and, if requested by the licensing agency, shall provide evidence to the licensing agency at 12 month intervals, on a form provided by the licensing agency that the vehicle is in safe operating condition.

DHS 88.04 Note Note: Form DCS-52, Safety Inspection for Day Care Vehicles, may be obtained from any regional office of the Department’s Division of Disability and Elder Services. See Appendix A.

DHS 88.04(4)(b) (b) Home. A license applicant shall provide the licensing agency with documentation of home owners or renters insurance coverage. The licensee shall maintain coverage in force for the entire term of the license.

DHS 88.04(5) (5) Training.

DHS 88.04(5)(a) (a) The licensee and each service provider shall complete 15 hours of training approved by the licensing agency related to health, safety and welfare of residents, resident rights and treatment appropriate to residents served prior to or within 6 months after starting to provide care. This training shall include training in fire safety and first aid.

DHS 88.04(5)(b) (b) Except as provided in pars. (c) and (d), the licensee and each service provider shall complete 8 hours of training approved by the licensing agency related to the health, safety, welfare, rights and treatment of residents every year beginning with the calendar year after the year in which the initial training is received.

DHS 88.04(5)(c) (c) The licensing agency may require the licensee and service providers to obtain training in amounts that exceed the minimum required under par. (b) to ensure that resident health, safety and welfare are protected and promoted.

DHS 88.04(5)(d) (d) The licensing agency may approve alternatives to the training requirements in pars. (a) and (b) at a licensee’s request and if the licensing agency determines that any of the following has occurred:

DHS 88.04(5)(d)1. 1. The person has successfully completed substantially similar or related training.

DHS 88.04(5)(d)2. 2. The person has successfully completed course work or an academic degree program related to the care, maintenance and treatment of the type of individuals served by the adult family home as identified in the home’s program statement or other persons in need of care, maintenance or treatment.

DHS 88.04(5)(d)3. 3. The person has acquired substantial and up-to-date knowledge concerning care, maintenance, treatment and health, safety, welfare and rights appropriate to a resident being served through prior experience in licensed or certified programs which are substantially similar to adult family homes.

DHS 88.04 History History: Cr. Register, January, 1996, No. 482, eff. 2-1-96; am. (4), Register, August, 2000, No. 536, eff. 9-1-00; corrections in (2) (e) made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 7., Stats., Register October 2007 No. 622; correction in (2) (g) 2. made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats., Register November 2008 No. 635.

DHS 88.05 DHS 88.05 Home.

DHS 88.05(1) (1) Location and access to the community. An adult family home shall be located so that residents can easily get to community activities and supportive services by walking or by means of convenient private or public transportation, or the licensee shall ensure that residents receive the assistance necessary to enable them to get to those activities and services. The home shall be located in a residential area which is typical of residential areas in that community.

DHS 88.05(2) (2) Resident access to the home and within the home. An adult family home shall be physically accessible to all residents of the home. Residents shall be able to easily enter and exit the home, to easily get to their sleeping rooms, a bathroom, the kitchen and all common living areas in the home, and to easily move about in the home. Additional accessibility features shall be provided as follows, if needed to accommodate the physical limitations of a resident or if specified in the resident’s individual service plan:

DHS 88.05(2)(a) (a) If a resident is not able to walk at all or able to walk only with difficulty, or only with the assistance of crutches, a cane, or walker or is unable to easily negotiate stairs without assistance:

DHS 88.05(2)(a)1. 1. The exits from the home shall be ramped to grade with a hard surfaced pathway with handrails.

DHS 88.05(2)(a)2. 2. All entrance and exit doors and interior doors serving all common living areas and all bathrooms and bedrooms used by a resident not able to walk at all shall have a clear opening of at least 32 inches.

DHS 88.05(2)(a)3. 3. Toilet and bathing facilities used by a resident not able to walk at all shall have enough space to provide a turning radius for the resident’s wheelchair and provide accessibility appropriate to the resident’s needs.

DHS 88.05(2)(b) (b) Grab bars shall be provided for toilet and bath fixtures in those bathing and toilet facilities used by residents not able to walk at all or only with difficulty, or by other residents with physical limitations that make transferring difficult.

DHS 88.05(2)(c) (c) If any resident has either manual strength or dexterity limitations, the home shall have levered handles on all doors, bathroom water fixtures and other devices normally used by that resident if these can be replaced and if replacement is readily achievable.