DHS 134.47(5)(c)5.5. Records of inspections by local fire inspectors or departments, records of fire and disaster evacuation drills and records of tests of fire detection, alarm and extinguishing equipment;
DHS 134.47(5)(c)6.6. Documentation of professional consultation by registered dietitians, registered nurses, social workers and special professional services providers, and other persons used by the facility as consultants;
DHS 134.47(5)(c)7.7. Medical transfer service agreements and agreements with outside agency service providers; and
DHS 134.47(5)(c)8.8. A description of subject matter, a summary of contents and a list of instructors and attendance records for all employee orientation and inservice programs.
DHS 134.47 HistoryHistory: Cr. Register, June, 1988, No. 390, eff. 7-1-88; correction in (3) (d) made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 7., Stats., Register, April, 2000, No. 532; CR 04-053: am. (3) (h) 1. Register October 2004 No. 586, eff. 11-1-04; correction in (3) (d) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats., Register January 2009 No. 637; 2019 Wis. Act 1: am. (4) (d) 3. Register May 2019 No. 761, eff. 6-1-19.
subch. IV of ch. DHS 134Subchapter IV — Admission, Retention and Removal
DHS 134.51DHS 134.51Limitations on admissions and retentions.
DHS 134.51(1)(1)Limitations on admission.
DHS 134.51(1)(a)(a) Bed capacity. No facility may admit or retain more persons than the maximum bed capacity for which it is licensed.
DHS 134.51(1)(b)(b) Persons requiring unavailable services.
DHS 134.51(1)(b)1.1. Persons who require services that the facility does not provide or make available may not be admitted or retained.
DHS 134.51(1)(b)2.2. Persons who do not have a diagnosis of developmental disability may not be admitted.
DHS 134.51(1)(c)(c) Communicable disease management.
DHS 134.51(1)(c)1.1. ‘Communicable diseases.’ The facility shall have the ability to manage persons with communicable disease that the facility admits or retains, based on currently recognized standards of practice.
DHS 134.51(1)(c)2.2. ‘Reportable diseases.’ Facilities shall report suspected communicable diseases that are reportable under ch. DHS 145 to the local public health officer or to the department’s bureau of communicable disease.
DHS 134.51(1)(d)(d) Destructive residents.
DHS 134.51(1)(d)1.1. Notwithstanding s. DHS 134.13 (1), in this paragraph, “abuse” means any single or repeated act of force, violence, harassment, deprivation or mental pressure which does or reasonably could cause physical pain or injury to another resident, or mental anguish or fear in another resident.
DHS 134.51(1)(d)2.2. A person who the facility administrator has reason to believe is destructive of property or self-destructive, would disturb or abuse other residents or is suicidal, shall not be admitted or retained unless the facility has and uses sufficient resources to appropriately manage and care for the person.
DHS 134.51(1)(e)(e) Minors. Except for a facility that was permitted to admit minors prior to the effective date of this chapter, no facility may admit a person under the age of 18 unless the admission is approved by the department after the department receives the following documents:
DHS 134.51(1)(e)1.1. A statement from the referring physician stating the medical, nursing, rehabilitation and special services required by the minor;
DHS 134.51(1)(e)2.2. A statement from the administrator certifying that the required services can be provided;
DHS 134.51(1)(e)3.3. A statement from the attending physician certifying that the physician will be providing medical care; and
DHS 134.51(1)(e)4.4. A statement from the person or agency assuming financial responsibility for the minor.
DHS 134.51(1)(f)(f) Admissions 7 days a week. No facility may refuse to admit a person to be a new resident solely because of the day of the week.
DHS 134.51(2)(2)Living unit limitations.
DHS 134.51(2)(a)(a) A facility may not house residents of very different ages or developmental levels or with very different social needs in close physical or social proximity to one another unless the housing is planned to promote the growth and development of all the residents who are housed together.
DHS 134.51(2)(b)(b) A facility may not segregate residents on the basis of their physical disabilities. The facility shall integrate residents who have different physical disabilities with other residents who have attained comparable levels of social and intellectual development.
DHS 134.51 HistoryHistory: Cr. Register, June, 1988, No. 390, eff. 7-1-88; correction in (1) (c) 3. made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 7., Stats., Register, April, 2000, No. 532; correction in (1) (c) 3. made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 6., Stats., Register December 2003 No. 576; CR 04-053: r. and recr. (1) (c) and am. (1) (d) Register October 2004 No. 586, eff. 11-1-04; correction in (1) (c) 2. made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats., Register January 2009 No. 637.
DHS 134.52DHS 134.52Admission-related requirements.