DHS 98.03(19)(19) “Regional chief” means that employee of the department or person under contract to the department responsible for the administration of the program of field supervision under this chapter in a particular area of the state, or designee.

DHS 98.03(20)(20) “Reporting” means the required contact between the agent and client determined by the rules or conditions of supervision.

DHS 98.03(21)(21) “Revocation” means the removal of a client from supervision in accordance with s. 971.17 (3) (e) or 980.08 (6m), Stats.

DHS 98.03(22)(22) “Rules” means those written departmental regulations applicable to a specific client under supervision.

DHS 98.03(24)(24) “Sex offender” means a person committed to the department who meets any of the criteria specified in s. 301.45 (1g), Stats.

DHS 98.03(26)(26) “Supervised release” means the status of a person found by a court or a jury under s. 980.05 (5), Stats., to be a sexually violent person and ordered by the court under s. 980.06, Stats., to be committed to the department for control, care and treatment but with the control, care and treatment provided in the community rather than in a secure mental health unit or facility.

DHS 98.03(27)(27) “Supervisor” means an employee of the department or a person under contract to the department responsible for the supervision of agents.

DHS 98.03(28)(28) “Transfer” means the change of a client assignment to a new agent in accordance with this chapter.

DHS 98.03 HistoryHistory: Cr. Register, July, 1992, No. 439, eff. 8-1-92; emerg. am. (21) eff. 10-1-94; emerg. cr. (23g); (23m) eff. 10-1-94; am. (21), cr. (23g), (23m), Register, April, 1995, No. 472, eff. 5-1-95; cr. (16m), (16r), (17m) and (24) and renum. (23g) to (27) to be (25) to (30), Register, May, 1999, No. 521, eff. 6-1-99; corrections in (16), (21) and (24) made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 7., Stats., Register December 2004 No. 588; correction in (10) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 6., Stats., Register November 2008 No. 635.

DHS 98.04(1)(1) General. Supervision is a mechanism of control and an attempt to guide clients into socially appropriate ways of living. Field staff are to provide individualized supervision of clients in a manner consistent with the goals and objectives of this chapter. Specifically, field staff are to attempt to help clients be successfully reassimilated into the community, help clients adjust to and cope with community living, reduce crime, and protect the public.

DHS 98.04(2)(2) Agent responsibilities. An agent shall abide by this chapter. An agent’s responsibilities upon receiving a client for control and supervision shall include:

DHS 98.04(2)(b)(b) Evaluating the client’s needs and security risk and classifying the client’s supervision as intensive, maximum, medium or minimum in accordance with sub. (4);

DHS 98.04(2)(c)(c) Determining the short-term and long-term goals and objectives of the client’s overall supervision consistent with the court order;

DHS 98.04(2)(d)(d) Establishing written rules of supervision that supplement existing court-imposed conditions, and providing the client with a copy of them;

DHS 98.04(2)(e)(e) Informing the client of the possible consequences of not abiding by the rules and conditions of supervision;

DHS 98.04(2)(f)(f) Explaining the conditions and rules of supervision and the reporting requirements immediately upon the client’s reception to field supervision in a manner the client can understand;

DHS 98.04(2)(h)(h) As necessary, providing individualized counseling designed to foster growth and development of the client;

DHS 98.04(2)(i)(i) Informing the client of local law enforcement registration requirements that apply to the client;

DHS 98.04(2)(j)(j) Monitoring the client’s compliance with the conditions and rules of supervision to ensure that the client is appropriately controlled and the public is protected;

DHS 98.04(2)(k)(k) Periodically reassessing the client’s needs and risks, and reevaluating the client’s supervision in light of meeting those needs;