DHS 83.26(1)(1) The CBRF shall maintain documentation of all employee training under s. DHS 83.21 and task specific training under s. DHS 83.22 and shall include the name of the employee, the name of the instructor, the dates of training, a description of the course content, and the length of the training.

DHS 83.26(2)(2) Employee orientation and hours of continuing education shall be documented in the employee’s file.

DHS 83.27(1)(a)(a) No CBRF may have more residents, including respite care residents, than the maximum bed capacity on its license.

DHS 83.27(1)(b)(b) The CBRF may not have more than 4 residents, or 10% of the licensed capacity, whichever is greater, who need more than 3 hours of nursing care per week or care above intermediate level nursing care for not more than 30 days unless the facility has obtained a waiver from the department or the department has received a request for a waiver from the CBRF and the department’s decision is pending.

DHS 83.27(2)(2) Admission and retention limitations. A CBRF may not admit or retain any of the following persons:

DHS 83.27(2)(a)(a) A person who has an ambulatory or cognitive status that is not compatible with the license classification under s. DHS 83.04 (2).

DHS 83.27(2)(b)(b) A person who is destructive of property or self, or who is physically or mentally abusive to others, unless the CBRF has sufficient resources to care for such an individual and is able to protect the resident and others.

DHS 83.27(2)(c)(c) A person who has physical, mental, psychiatric or social needs that are not compatible with the client group as described in the CBRF’s program statement.

DHS 83.27(2)(d)(d) A person who needs more than 3 hours of nursing care per week except for a temporary condition needing more than 3 hours of nursing care per week for no more than 30 days. If the CBRF requests a waiver or variance, the department may grant a waiver or variance to this requirement, as described under s. DHS 83.03, if the following conditions are met:

DHS 83.27(2)(d)1.1. The resident’s clinical condition is stable and predictable, does not change rapidly, and medical orders are unlikely to involve frequent changes or complex modifications and the resident’s clinical condition is one that may be treatable, or the resident has a long-term condition needing more than 3 hours of nursing care per week for more than 30 days.

DHS 83.27(2)(d)2.2. The resident is otherwise appropriate for the level of care provided in the CBRF.

DHS 83.27(2)(d)3.3. The services needed to treat the resident’s condition are available in the CBRF.

DHS 83.27(2)(e)(e) A person whose condition requires 24-hour supervision by a registered nurse or licensed practical nurse.

DHS 83.27(2)(f)(f) A person whose condition requires care above intermediate level nursing care.

DHS 83.27(2)(g)(g) A person who requires a chemical or physical restraint except as authorized under s. 50.09 (1) (k), Stats.

DHS 83.27(2)(h)(h) A person who is incapacitated, as defined under s. 50.06 (1), Stats., unless the person has a health care agent under a valid and properly activated power of attorney for health care under ch. 155, Stats., or a court appointed guardian under ch. 54, Stats., except for the admission of an incapacitated individual who does not have such a legal representative, and who is admitted directly from the hospital according to the provision of s. 50.06, Stats.

DHS 83.27(2)(i)(i) A person who resides in a CBRF licensed for 16 or more residents, and has been found incompetent under ch. 54, Stats., and does not have a court-ordered protective placement under s. 55.12, Stats.

DHS 83.27(3)(3) Admission of minors. The CBRF may not admit a person under 18 years of age without written approval of the department and only if any of the following apply:

DHS 83.27(3)(a)(a) The CBRF is also licensed under ch. DCF 57 as a group foster care home or under ch. DCF 52 as a residential care center for children and youth.