DHS 134.13(43)(43) “Resident” means a person cared for or treated in any facility on a 24-hour basis. DHS 134.13(44)(44) “Respite care” means care anticipated to be provided for a period of 28 days or less for the purpose of temporarily relieving a family member or other caregiver from his or her daily caregiving duties. DHS 134.13(45)(45) “Short-term care” means recuperative care or respite care. DHS 134.13(46)(46) “Small facility” means a facility licensed to serve 16 or fewer persons. DHS 134.13(47)(47) “Specialized consultation” means the provision of professional or technical advice such as systems analysis, crisis resolution or inservice training, to assist the facility in maximizing service outcomes. DHS 134.13(48)(48) “Supervision” means at least intermittent face-to-face contact between a supervisor and his or her assistant, with the supervisor instructing and overseeing the assistant, but does not require the continuous presence of the supervisor in the same building as the assistant. DHS 134.13(49)(49) “Unit dose drug delivery system” means a system for the distribution of medications in which single doses of medications are individually packaged and sealed for distribution to residents. DHS 134.13 HistoryHistory: Cr. Register, June, 1988, No. 390, eff. 7-1-88; corrections in (30), (39) (d) and (e) made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 7., Stats., Register, April, 2000, No. 532; CR 03-033: am. (7), (10) (a), (12), (13), (17) and (39) (intro.) Register December 2003 No. 576, eff. 1-1-04; CR 04-053: r. and recr. (1), (2) and (3), am. (4), (5), (10) and (13), cr. (4m) and (23m) Register October 2004 No. 586, eff. 11-1-04; CR 07-042: cr. (18m), (38g) and (38r) Register October 2007 No. 622, eff. 11-1-07; corrections in (1), (8), (23m), (30), (39) (d) and (e) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 6. and 7., Stats., Register January 2009 No. 637; 2019 Wis. Act 1: am. (9) (intro.), (39) Register May 2019 No. 761, eff. 6-1-19; CR 23-046: am. (9) (intro.) Register April 2024 No. 820, eff. 5-1-24. DHS 134.14(1)(1) Application. Application for a license to operate an FDD shall be made on a form provided by the department. DHS 134.14 NoteNote: To obtain a copy of the application form for a license to operate an FDD, write: Division of Quality Assurance, P.O. Box 2969, Madison, Wisconsin 53701-2969.
DHS 134.14(2)(a)1.1. A center serving people with developmental disabilities may have more than 16 residents; and DHS 134.14(2)(a)2.2. A home licensed under ch. DHS 132 on July 1, 1988 which under ch. DHS 122 has converted or converts all of a building or a physically identifiable distinct part of a building to be an FDD may have a capacity that is equal to the total number of beds approved under s. DHS 122.07 (2). DHS 134.14(2)(b)(b) A home licensed under ch. DHS 132 may not be issued a license to operate as an FDD after July 1, 1988 if it is not an FDD on July 1, 1988, except as provided in par. (a) 2. DHS 134.14(3)(a)(a) An applicant for a license shall submit the following information to the department: DHS 134.14(3)(a)1.1. The identities of all persons or business entities having the authority, directly or indirectly, to direct or influence the direction of the management or policies of the facility; DHS 134.14(3)(a)2.2. The identities of all persons or business entities having any ownership interest in the facility, whether direct, or indirect, and whether the interest is in the profits, land or building, including owners of any business entity which owns any part of the land or building; DHS 134.14(3)(a)3.3. The identities of all creditors holding a security interest in the premises, whether in the land or the building; and DHS 134.14(3)(a)4.4. In the case of a change of ownership, disclosure of any relationship or connection between the old licensee and the new licensee, or between any owner or operator of the old licensee and the owner or operator of the new licensee, whether direct or indirect. DHS 134.14(3)(b)(b) The applicant shall provide any additional information requested by the department during its review of the license application. DHS 134.14(3)(c)(c) The applicant shall submit evidence to establish that he or she has sufficient resources to permit operation of the facility for a period of 6 months. DHS 134.14(3)(d)(d) No license may be issued until the applicant has supplied all information requested by the department. DHS 134.14(4)(a)(a) After receiving a complete application, the department shall investigate the applicant to determine the applicant’s ability to comply with this chapter. DHS 134.14(4)(b)(b) Within 60 days after receiving a complete application for a license, including all information required under sub. (3) (a) to (c), the department shall either approve the application and issue a license or deny the application. If the application for a license is denied, the department shall give the applicant reasons, in writing, for the denial.