DCF 52.23(2)(b) (b) Each resident who has not had a health examination within the periodicity schedule of the medical assistance HealthCheck program shall have a complete health examination before discharge.

DCF 52.23(2)(c) (c) The center shall ensure that at discharge a resident’s personal clothing and belongings go with the resident.

DCF 52.23(3) (3) Discharge summary. The center shall send to the placing person or agency within 30 days following the resident’s discharge a copy of the former resident’s discharge summary and place a copy in the former resident’s treatment record. The discharge summary shall include all of the following:

DCF 52.23(3)(a) (a) The date and reason for discharge.

DCF 52.23(3)(b) (b) A summary of services provided during care.

DCF 52.23(3)(c) (c) An assessment of goal achievement.

DCF 52.23(3)(d) (d) A description of remaining needs.

DCF 52.23(4) (4) Additional provisions for residents from out-of-state. The center shall notify the department’s interstate compact office at the end of each month of all out-of-state resident discharges from the center for that month, who received each resident at discharge and the destination of the resident at discharge.

DCF 52.23 Note Note: Mail or fax written information of the above to: Department of Children and Families, Interstate Compact on Placement of Children, Division of Safety and Permanence, 201 W. Washington Avenue, P.O. Box 8916, Madison, WI 53708-8916. The fax number is [phone] - attn. ICPC.

DCF 52.23 History History: Cr. Register, February, 2000, No. 530, eff. 9-1-00; CR 21-107: am. (2) (c) Register June 2022 No. 798, eff. 7-1-22.

subch. IV of ch. DCF 52 Subchapter IV — Resident Rights

DCF 52.31 DCF 52.31 Resident rights and grievance procedure.

DCF 52.31(1) (1) Applicability.

DCF 52.31(1)(a) (a) Residents receiving services for a mental illness, alcohol or drug abuse or a developmental disability have the patient rights under s. 51.61, Stats., and ch. DHS 94 and shall have access to grievance resolution procedures that meet standards set out in subch. III of ch. DHS 94. Other residents receiving treatment services under this chapter who are not specifically identified as coming under s. 51.61, Stats., and ch. DHS 94 shall have rights that are comparable and access to grievance resolution procedures that are comparable.

DCF 52.31(1)(b) (b) A resident’s rights under this section are subject to the rights, duties and responsibilities of the resident’s parent or guardian and legal custodian, if any. A resident’s rights are also subject to the terms and conditions of any court order or other lawful authority governing the conduct of the resident and subject to any limitations or denial of a right allowed under s. 51.61, Stats., ch. DHS 94 and this section.

DCF 52.31(1)(c) (c) Center staff at the time of a resident’s admission or within 48 hours after admission shall give the resident, if able to understand, and the resident’s parents or guardian and legal custodian, if any, an explanation, both orally and in writing, of resident rights under s. 51.61, Stats., ch. DHS 94 and this section.

DCF 52.31(2) (2) Compliance assurance. The center director shall ensure that all staff who work with residents are aware of the requirements of this section. The director shall also ensure that staff are aware of the requirements of s. 48.78 or 938.78, Stats., s. 51.30, Stats., and ch. DHS 92 on confidentiality and s. 51.61, Stats., and ch. DHS 94 on patient rights and the rights otherwise accorded under this section and the criminal and civil penalties for violating those statutes and rules. The rights and grievance procedures shall be posted in a conspicuous location in each living unit in the center.

DCF 52.31 History History: Cr. Register, February, 2000, No. 530, eff. 9-1-00; corrections made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats., Register November 2008 No. 635.

subch. V of ch. DCF 52 Subchapter V — Program Operation

DCF 52.41 DCF 52.41 Center program.

DCF 52.41(1) (1) Program statement and operating plan. Each center shall have a written program statement describing center treatment purpose, philosophy, approach and methods used, and services available, as well as a written operating plan describing available treatment and services as specified under pars. (a) to (d). A center shall give a copy of the current center program statement and, upon request, the center operating plan, and all updates, to each resident’s placing person or agency and, if not the same, the resident’s parents or guardian and legal custodian, if any. A center’s operating plan shall describe all of the following:

DCF 52.41(1)(a) (a) Treatment. Treatment program policies and procedures covering all of the following:

DCF 52.41(1)(a)1. 1. Treatment purpose, philosophy and services.

DCF 52.41(1)(a)2. 2. Qualifications of staff responsible for planning and carrying out treatment procedures.

DCF 52.41(1)(a)3. 3. The population served by age and sex and by type, such as developmentally disabled, emotionally disturbed, alcohol or drug abusing, transitioning to independence, juvenile delinquent or correctional aftercare, and the range or types of behaviors or conditions for which the center’s treatment procedures and techniques are appropriate.

DCF 52.41(1)(a)4. 4. Pre-screening procedures used for determining appropriateness of admission.

DCF 52.41(1)(a)5. 5. Procedures used to involve the resident and the resident’s parents or guardian and legal custodian, if any, in resident assessment and treatment planning including identification of the means used to foster positive relationships between the resident and the resident’s family or guardian that are supportive of the resident in reaching treatment plan and permanency plan goals.

DCF 52.41(1)(a)6. 6. How the center will implement and review specific provisions of the resident’s treatment plan, court order and permanency plan developed under s. 48.38, Stats., including how the center will coordinate efforts with the placing person or agency and other involved persons or agencies.

DCF 52.41(1)(a)7. 7. Methods used by the center for determining when treatment goals are achieved, or that treatment is ineffective or detrimental for a particular resident.