Chapter DHS 77
SERVICE FUND FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE DEAF, DEAFBLIND OR HARD OF HEARING
DHS 77.01 Authority and purpose. DHS 77.04 Criteria for reimbursement of communication access services providers. DHS 77.05 Requests for payment of communication access services. DHS 77.06 Communication access services providers eligible for payment. DHS 77.07 Payment policies. DHS 77.08 Billing and collections. DHS 77.09 List of communication access services providers. Ch. DHS 77 NoteNote: Chapter HFS 77 as it existed on November 30, 2002 was repealed and a new chapter HFS 77 was created effective December 1, 2002. Chapter HFS 77 was renumbered to chapter DHS 77 under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 1., Stats., and corrections made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats., Register November 2008 No. 635. DHS 77.01DHS 77.01 Authority and purpose. This chapter is promulgated under the authority of s. 46.295 (6), Stats., for the purpose of implementing s. 46.295, Stats., by doing all of the following: DHS 77.01(1)(1) Establishing criteria and procedures for providing reimbursement from the appropriations under s. 20.435 (1) (da) and (hs), Stats., to communication access services providers for deaf, deafblind or hard of hearing persons for the provision of communication access services. DHS 77.01(2)(2) Providing prompt payment to communication access services providers for services rendered, whether or not an agency that requested those services makes final payment for them. DHS 77.01(3)(3) Providing final payment for communication access services that are approved by the department and for which no other agency is financially responsible. DHS 77.01(4)(4) Maintaining and providing a list of certified communication access services providers and verified interpreters. DHS 77.02DHS 77.02 Applicability. This chapter applies to deaf, deafblind or hard of hearing persons in need of communication access services, to persons providing those services, and to individuals and city, town, village, county, state, federal and private agencies that request communication access services under s. 46.295, Stats. DHS 77.02 HistoryHistory: CR 99-009: cr. Register November 2002 No. 563, eff. 12-1-02. DHS 77.03DHS 77.03 Definitions. In this chapter: DHS 77.03(1)(1) “Agency” means any private or public organization.