DHS 40.07(2)(a)(a) A program shall provide all of the following to a youth or legal representative upon request:
DHS 40.07(2)(a)1.1. Copies of the policies and procedures, required under sub. (1).
DHS 40.07(2)(a)2.2. Written documentation of each staff member’s qualifications per s. DHS 40.09 (2) to (4).
DHS 40.07(2)(a)3.3. Admission paperwork that explains the program and forms required for enrollment prior to the admission meeting, and assistance with understanding the paperwork.
DHS 40.07(2)(a)4.4. A copy of ch. DHS 40.
DHS 40.07(2)(a)5.5. Information about fees, payment sources, and how to access any applicable financial resources, and other community resources that are potentially helpful and how to access them.
DHS 40.07(2)(b)(b) A program shall include the youth or legal representative throughout all parts of the treatment process, including screening, assessment, treatment, and discharge. A program shall make reasonable efforts to include any persons or family members that the youth or legal representative has authorized to participate in treatment or treatment planning. All of the following apply to the program’s engagement of the youth or legal representative:
DHS 40.07(2)(b)1.1. The assessment process shall engage the youth or legal representative to recognize the strengths and needs of the youth, and ensure that the youth or legal representative’s perspectives, opinions, and preferences are included as part the treatment plan.
DHS 40.07(2)(b)2.2. A program shall inform the youth or legal representative of the proposed services and supports within the treatment plan and provide a written copy of the plan.
DHS 40.07(2)(b)3.3. Transition services shall consider the needs and preferences of the youth or legal representative.
DHS 40.07(2)(c)(c) To ensure that the proposed services reflect a partnership between the youth or legal representative and program staff, a program shall do all of the following, as available and needed:
DHS 40.07(2)(c)1.1. Employ, contract, or coordinate for the services of parent peer specialists who can help a youth or legal representative understand the operations of the program and support effective input in the planning and implementation of services.
DHS 40.07(2)(c)2.2. Establish flexible schedules for meetings and activities so that legal representatives can participate without taking time off from work.
DHS 40.07(2)(c)3.3. Make arrangements for transportation to the program if possible when legal representatives lack the ability to travel to the program using their own resources.
DHS 40.07(2)(c)4.4. Adjust program services and activities to accommodate cultural and linguistic preferences and needs.
DHS 40.07(2)(c)5.5. Use technological resources to encourage participation when in-person meetings are not possible, consistent with requirements to ensure confidentiality of treatment information.
DHS 40.07(3)(3)General requirements. In addition to services that are necessary to achieve the treatment objectives identified in each youth’s assessment and individual treatment plan, all of the following minimum requirements services shall be provided:
DHS 40.07(3)(a)(a) Community-based program. A community-based program shall offer all of the following:
DHS 40.07(3)(a)1.1. Individual, group and family psychotherapy provided by trained mental health professionals.
DHS 40.07(3)(a)2.2. A structured therapeutic milieu supervised by a clinical coordinator.
DHS 40.07(3)(a)3.3. Care coordination.
DHS 40.07(3)(a)4.4. Support services.
DHS 40.07(3)(a)5.5. Crisis response services.
DHS 40.07(3)(a)6.6. Implementation of transition services designed to support the reintegration of a youth who is completing the program into family, community and school activities and to prevent recurrence of the problems which led to the original placement in the program.
DHS 40.07(3)(b)(b) Intensive hospital-based programs. An intensive hospital-based program shall offer minimum required services under par. (a) and shall increase the hours of direct clinical services under s. DHS 40.10 (3) (b) and increase the hours of operation under s. DHS 40.10 (4) (b) to meet the needs of youth who have severe symptomology and need closer supervision.
DHS 40.07(4)(4)Support services. Each program shall provide support services that include all of the following:
DHS 40.07(4)(a)(a) Methods for documenting, measuring, and tracking progress on measurable objectives contained in a youth’s treatment plan.
DHS 40.07(4)(b)(b) Strategies for all of the following:
DHS 40.07(4)(b)1.1. Reducing or eliminating the use of emergency safety interventions.