DHS 61.71(2)(j)2.2. ‘Vocational rehabilitation.’ The inpatient service shall establish an ongoing relationship with vocational rehabilitation counselors. Every effort shall be made to identify patients amenable to vocational rehabilitation and to refer them to the appropriate agency. Sheltered workshops shall be utilized to the fullest possible extent.

DHS 61.71(2)(j)3.3. ‘Family and community ties.’ Active effort shall be made to maintain the family and community ties of all patients. In many cases the inpatient service staff must take the initiative to develop and maintain family contact. Visiting of patients in the hospital and patient visits outside the hospital shall be as frequent and as long as circumstances permit. Maintaining community ties would include such activities as arranging for patients to do their own shopping, attending church, continuing employment, and participating in recreational activities within the community.

DHS 61.71 HistoryHistory: Cr. Register, December, 1973, No. 216, eff. 1-1-74; renum. from PW-MH 60.62, Register, September, 1982, No. 321, eff. 10-1-82; corrections made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 5., Stats., Register, June, 1995, No. 474.

DHS 61.72(1)(1) All community mental health inpatient services receiving state aid must meet the above standards. Departmental personnel familiar with all aspects of mental health treatment shall review each inpatient service at least annually in connection with state funding of county programs.

DHS 61.72(2)(2) State funding shall be discontinued to any inpatient service not maintaining an acceptable program in compliance with the above standards after the service has had reasonable notice and opportunity for hearing by the department as provided in ch. 227, Stats.

DHS 61.72(3)(3) The service will be deemed in compliance with these standards if its governing body can demonstrate progress toward meeting standards to the department; however, all services must be in full compliance with these standards within a maximum of 2 years of the issuance of these rules.

DHS 61.73DHS 61.73 Other community program standards - introduction. The following standards have been developed for community mental health programs receiving state aids, whether directly operated by counties or contracted from private providers. The standards are intended to insure that each mental health program will provide appropriate treatment to restore mentally disordered persons to an optimal level of functioning and, if possible, keep them in the community.

DHS 61.75DHS 61.75 Day treatment program. Day treatment is a basic element of the mental health program providing treatment while the patient is living in the community. Its services shall be closely integrated with other program elements to ensure easy accessibility, effective utilization and coordinated provision of services to a broad segment of the population. Day treatment provides treatment services for patients with mental or emotional disturbances, who spend only part of the 24 hour period in the services. Day treatment is conducted during day or evening hours.

DHS 61.75(1)(1) Required personnel.

DHS 61.75(1)(a)(a) Day treatment staff shall include various professionals composing a mental health team. They shall be directly involved in the evaluation of patients for admission to the service, determining plan of treatment and amount of time the patient participates in the service and in evaluating patients for changes in treatment or discharge.

DHS 61.75(1)(c)(c) A psychiatrist shall be present at least weekly on a scheduled basis and shall be available on call whenever the day treatment service is operating.

DHS 61.75(1)(f)(f) A registered nurse and a registered activity therapist shall be on duty to participate in program planning and carry out the appropriate part of the individual treatment plan.

DHS 61.75(1)(g)(g) Additional personnel may include licensed practical nurses, occupational therapy assistants, other therapists, psychiatric aides, mental health technicians or other paraprofessionals, educators, sociologists, and others, as applicable.

DHS 61.75(2)(2) Services.

DHS 61.75(2)(a)(a) A day treatment program shall provide services to meet the treatment needs of its patients on a long or short term basis as needed. The program shall include treatment modalities as indicated by the needs of the individual patient. Goals shall include improvement in interpersonal relationships, problem solving, development of adaptive behaviors and establishment of basic living skills.

DHS 61.75(2)(b)(b) There shall be a written individual plan of treatment for each patient in the day treatment service. The plan of treatment shall be reviewed no less frequently than monthly.

DHS 61.75(2)(c)(c) There shall be a written individual current record for each patient in the day treatment service. The record shall include individual goals and the treatment modalities used to achieve these goals.

DHS 61.76DHS 61.76 Rehabilitation program. The community mental health program shall be responsible for the provision of an organized rehabilitation service designed to reduce the residual effects of emotional disturbances and to facilitate the adjustment of individuals with mental illnesses, intellectual disabilities, or emotional disturbances in the community through a variety of rehabilitation services. When possible, these services should be provided in conjunction with similar services for other disabilities. A rehabilitation program shall comply with all of the following:

DHS 61.76(1)(1) Required personnel. A person responsible for coordination of rehabilitation services shall be named and all staff shall have qualifications appropriate to their functions. Each such person shall have the required educational degree for his or her profession and shall meet all requirements for registration or licensure for that position in the state of Wisconsin.

DHS 61.76(2)(2) Program operation and content. Because of the variety of programs and services which are rehabilitative in nature, individual program content is not enumerated. Such facilities as halfway houses, residential care facilities, foster and group homes shall meet all departmental and other applicable state codes. The department of health services shall evaluate each proposal for funding of rehabilitation services on the basis of individual merit, feasibility and consistency with the approved community plan required in s. 51.42, Stats. Applicants for aid under this section must fully describe the rehabilitation service designed to meet the particular needs of the residents of their county or counties, taking into consideration existing community resources and services.

DHS 61.76 HistoryHistory: Cr. Register, March, 1977, No. 255, eff. 4-1-77; renum. from PW-MH 60.68, Register, September, 1982, No. 321, eff. 10-1-82; correction in (2) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 6., Stats., Register November 2008 No. 635; CR 20-068: am. (intro.) Register December 2021 No. 792, eff. 1-1-22.