DHS 90.11(6)(a)13.13. Social workers shall be certified under ch. 457, Stats.;
DHS 90.11(6)(a)14.14. Special education teachers, including early childhood special education teachers, vision teachers and hearing teachers, shall be licensed through the department of public instruction; and
DHS 90.11(6)(a)15.15. Speech and language pathologists shall have at least a master’s degree in speech and language pathology from an accredited institution of higher education and be registered or licensed under ch. 459, Stats., or shall be licensed under ch. 115, Stats., and ch. PI 34.
DHS 90.11(6)(b)(b) Early intervention personnel under par. (a) 2., 3., 4., 6., 7., 8. and 10. who are paraprofessionals shall work under supervision as defined by standards of the profession or standards developed by the department.
DHS 90.11 HistoryHistory: Cr. Register, June, 1992, No. 438, eff. 7-1-92; emerg. r. and recr. (1) (b), (2), (3), (4) (intro.), (a), (b), (e), (j), (n) and (o); am. (4) (c) (intro.), 3., (d) 1., (i) (intro.) and (5) (a), renum. (6) to be (6) (a) and am. (6) (a) 6., cr. (6) (b), eff. 1-1-93; r. and recr. (1) (b), (2), (3), (4) (intro.), (a), (b), (e), (h), (j), (n) and (o); am. (4) (c) (intro.), 3., (d) 1., (i) (intro.) and (5) (a), renum. (6) to be (6) (a) and am. (6) (a) 6., cr. (6) (b), Register, June, 1993, No. 450, eff. 7-1-93; am. (2) (b) 2., (4) (intro.) (6) (a) 13., r. (2) (b) 4., renum. (3) (intro.) to be (3) (a) (intro.) and am., cr. (3) (b) and (6) (a) 2m., Register, April, 1997, No. 496, eff. 5-1-97; am. (1) (c) 1. b., (2) (a) 1., 2., (b) 1. d., (4) (b) 5., 6., (c) 3., 4., (g) 2., 3., (i) 2., 3., (j) 2., 3., (k) 1., 2., (L) 4., 5., (m) 2., 6., 7., (o) 2., 3. and (5) (a), renum. (2) (b) 1. e. to be (2) (b) 1. f., cr. (2) (b) 1. e., (4) (b) 7., (c) 5., (g) 4., (i) 4., (j) 4., (k) 3., (L) 6., (m) 8., (o) 4., Register, September, 1999, No. 525, eff. 10-1-99; corrections in (2) (a) 2. and (4) (intro.) made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 7., Stats, Register, September, 1999, No. 525; emerg. am. (2) (a) 2. and (4) (intro.), eff. 10-1-01; correction in (6) (a) 4. made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 7., Stats., Register February 2002 No. 554; CR 01-106: am. (2) (a) 2. and (4) (intro.), Register February 2002 No. 554, eff. 3-1-02; CR 03-033: am. (1) (b) 7., (3) (b), (6) (a) 4., 10., 11. and 14. Register December 2003 No. 576, eff. 1-1-04; corrections in (6) (a) 12. and 15. made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 7., Stats., Register December 2004 No. 588.
DHS 90.12DHS 90.12Procedural safeguards for parents.
DHS 90.12(1)(1)Prior notice.
DHS 90.12(1)(a)(a) A reasonable time before a county administrative agency or service provider proposes or refuses to initiate or change any of the following, the county administrative agency or service provider shall provide written notice to the parent and ensure that the parent understands the notice:
DHS 90.12(1)(a)1.1. Identification, evaluation or placement of a child; or
DHS 90.12(1)(a)2.2. Provision of early intervention services to the child and the child’s family.
DHS 90.12(1)(b)(b) The notice under par. (a) shall provide sufficient detail to inform the parent about:
DHS 90.12(1)(b)1.1. The proposed or refused action;
DHS 90.12(1)(b)2.2. The reasons for taking the action, including a description of other options considered and reasons for rejecting them;
DHS 90.12(1)(b)3.3. The information upon which the proposed or refused action is based;
DHS 90.12(1)(b)4.4. Their right to refuse consent to an evaluation or a service; and
DHS 90.12(1)(b)5.5. All procedural safeguards the parent has under this chapter, including the right to file a complaint under s. DHS 90.05 (4), the right to participate in mediation and the right to request a hearing regarding the proposed or refused action.
DHS 90.12(1)(c)(c)
DHS 90.12(1)(c)1.1. The notice under par. (a) shall be in language understandable to the general public.
DHS 90.12(1)(c)2.2. If the parent’s proficiency in English is limited, the notice under par. (a) shall also be provided in the language normally used by the parent unless this is clearly not feasible.
DHS 90.12(1)(c)3.3. If the language or other mode of communication normally used by the parent is not written, the county agency or service provider shall take steps to ensure that:
DHS 90.12(1)(c)3.a.a. The notice is translated orally or by other means into the language the parent normally uses or other mode of communication;
DHS 90.12(1)(c)3.b.b. The parent understands the notice; and
DHS 90.12(1)(c)3.c.c. There is written evidence of notice that complies with this subsection.
DHS 90.12(1)(c)4.4. If a parent is deaf or blind, the mode of notifying the parent shall be the mode of communication normally used by the parent, such as sign language, braille or oral communication.
DHS 90.12(2)(2)Consent.
DHS 90.12(2)(a)(a) For evaluation and assessment.
DHS 90.12(2)(a)1.1. The county administrative agency shall obtain the parent’s written consent before conducting the initial evaluation and assessment of a child. This consent shall continue in effect until revoked by the parent or until the child is no longer receiving early intervention services.
DHS 90.12(2)(a)2.2. The county administrative agency requesting a parent’s written consent to the evaluation and assessment shall inform the parent of the following:
DHS 90.12(2)(a)2.a.a. The purpose of the evaluation and assessment, the procedures to be employed and the types of professionals who will be involved;