Ch. DHS 36 NoteNote: Chapter HFS 36 was created as an emergency rule effective July 1, 2004. Chapter HFS 36 was renumbered to chapter DHS 36 under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 1., Stats., and corrections made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats., Register November 2008 No. 635. Chapter DHS 36 was reprinted Register December 2010 No. 660 to reflect Note revisions.

DHS 36.01DHS 36.01 Authority and purpose. This chapter is promulgated under the authority of ss. 49.45 (30e) (b) and 51.42 (7) (b), Stats., to establish the scope of psychosocial service programs, standards for certification and criteria for determining the need for psychosocial rehabilitation services, and other conditions of coverage of community based psychosocial services under the medical assistance program pursuant to ss. 49.45 (30e) and 49.46 (2) (b) 6. Lm., Stats.

DHS 36.02DHS 36.02 Applicability.

DHS 36.02(1)(1) This chapter applies to the department and to county departments and tribes that apply for certification or are certified to provide comprehensive community services under ss. 49.45 (30e) and 51.42 (7) (b), Stats.

DHS 36.02(2)(2) Programs operating under this chapter shall do business as comprehensive community services programs.

DHS 36.02(3)(3) This chapter regulates only comprehensive community services programs. This chapter is not intended to regulate other mental health or substance-use disorder programs.

DHS 36.02(4)(4) Persons covered under the comprehensive-community services programs include children and adults, including elders, with mental disorders or substance-use disorders.

DHS 36.03DHS 36.03 Definitions. In this chapter:

DHS 36.03(2)(2) “Assessment” means the process used to identify the strengths, needs and desired outcomes of a consumer and to evaluate progress toward desired outcomes.

DHS 36.03(3)(3) “Certification” means the approval by the department of a comprehensive community services program.

DHS 36.03(4)(4) “Comprehensive community services program” or “CCS” has the same meaning as “community-based psychosocial service program” under s. 49.45 (30e), Stats., namely a county-wide or tribal community-based psychosocial rehabilitation program that is operated by a county department or tribe to provide or arrange for the provision of psychosocial rehabilitation services.

DHS 36.03(5)(5) “Coordination committee” means a group of individuals appointed by the county department or tribal government to advise and assist the county department or tribal government in the development and quality improvement of psychosocial rehabilitation services.

DHS 36.03(6)(6) “Comprehensive community services plan” means the plan developed under s. DHS 36.07.

DHS 36.03(7)(7) “Consumer” means an individual who has been determined to need psychosocial rehabilitation services.

DHS 36.03 NoteNote: Family members of the consumer or the consumer’s primary caregivers also are considered to be consumers, and therefore, may receive services related to the consumer’s disorder.

DHS 36.03(8)(8) “Co-occurring disorder” means any combination of a substance-use disorder and a mental disorder identified in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorder — Fourth Edition — Text Revision (DSM-IV-TR) published by the American Psychiatric Association.

DHS 36.03(9)(9) “County department” means a county department of human services under s. 46.23, Stats., or a county department of community programs established under s. 51.42, Stats., to administer community mental health and alcohol and drug abuse programs on a single-county or multi-county basis.