DHS 75.13(2)(d)(d) There is no longer sufficient justification that the waiver or variance increases patient access to care or sufficiently supports the efficient and economic operation of a service.

DHS 75.14(1)(1) Service description. A prevention service makes use of universal, selective, and indicated prevention services as defined by s. DHS 75.14 (3). Prevention services may be focused on reducing behaviors and actions that increase the risk of misusing substances or being affected by another person’s substance use.

DHS 75.14(2)(2) Applicability. This section shall apply to prevention services when required by contract with the department, or when a prevention service requests certification.

DHS 75.14(3)(a)(a) “Prevention” has the meaning given in s. SPS 160.02 (21).

DHS 75.14(3)(b)(b) “Prevention domain” refers to content areas that professionals working in substance use prevention shall be knowledgeable in. The prevention domains include any of the following:

DHS 75.14(3)(c)(c) “Prevention service” means the organized application of strategies and interventions that are provided to reduce the overall harms and burden of substance use for an identified community or group.

DHS 75.14(3)(d)(d) “Prevention strategy” means activities targeted to a specific population or the larger community that are designed to be implemented before the onset of problems as a means to prevent substance use or its detrimental effects from occurring.

DHS 75.14(3)(e)(e) “Target population” means the identified community or group that a prevention strategy is aimed to impact.

DHS 75.14(3)(f)(f) “Universal, selective, and indicated prevention strategy” means different levels of risk that are addressed through community-based substance use prevention efforts, where universal prevention efforts focus on general audiences who have not been identified based on substance use-related risk, selective prevention efforts focus on audiences with known risk factors for a substance use-related problem, and indicated prevention efforts focus on audiences who are already experiencing a substance use-related problem.

DHS 75.14(4)(a)(a) Governing authority or entity owner. The governing authority or entity owner of a service shall do all of the following:

DHS 75.14(4)(a)1.1. Designate a member or representative of the governing body that is legally responsible for the operation of a service that has the authority to conduct the policy, actions, and affairs of the service, to complete the entity owner background check and to be the entity owner responsible for a service.

DHS 75.14(4)(a)2.2. Appoint a service director whose qualifications, authority, and duties are defined in writing.

DHS 75.14(4)(a)3.3. Establish written policies and procedures for the operation of the service and exercise general direction over the service, to ensure the following:

DHS 75.14(4)(a)3.b.b. That no person will be denied service or discriminated against on the basis of sex, race, color, creed, sexual orientation, disability, or age, in accordance with 45 CFR part 92 and Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, 42 USC. 2000d, Title XI of the Education Amendments of 1972, 20 USC 1681-1686 and s. 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, 29 USC 794, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended, 42 USC 12101-12213.

DHS 75.14(4)(b)(b) Caregiver background check. At the time of hire, employment, or contract, and every 4 years after, the service shall conduct and document a caregiver background check following the procedures in s. 50.065, Stats., and ch. DHS 12. A service shall not employ or contract with a person who has been convicted of a crime or offense, or has a governmental finding of misconduct, found in s. 50.065, Stats., and ch. DHS 12, Appendix A, unless the person has been approved under the department’s rehabilitation process as defined in ch. DHS 12.

DHS 75.14(4)(c)(c) Personnel records. Employee records shall be available upon request at the service for review by the department. A separate record for each employee shall be maintained, kept current, and at a minimum, include:

DHS 75.14(4)(c)1.1. A written job description including duties, responsibilities and qualifications required for the employee.