DHS 63.02(8)(8) “Client” means an individual who has completed the admissions process under s. DHS 63.09 and is receiving treatment or services for mental illness.

DHS 63.02(9)(9) “Community support program” or “CSP” means a coordinated care and treatment program which provides a range of treatment, rehabilitation and support services through an identified treatment program and staff to ensure ongoing therapeutic involvement, individualized treatment, rehabilitation and support services in the community for persons with chronic mental illness.

DHS 63.02(13)(13) “Drug dependence” has the meaning prescribed in s. 46.973 (1) (c), Stats., namely, a condition arising from the periodic or continuous use of a drug which may result in psychic or physical dependence which would affect or potentially affect the public health, safety or welfare.

DHS 63.02(13m)(13m) “Functionally equivalent” means a service provided via telehealth where the transmission of information is of sufficient quality as to be the same level of service as an in-person visit. Transmission of voices, images, data, or video must be clear and understandable.

DHS 63.02(14)(14) “Mental illness” means mental disorder to such an extent that an afflicted person requires care and treatment for his or her own welfare or the welfare of others or of the community. For purposes of involuntary commitment, “mental illness” means a substantial disorder of thought, mood, perception, orientation or memory which grossly impairs judgment, behavior, capacity to recognize reality or ability to meet the ordinary demands of life, but does not include organic mental disorder or a primary diagnosis of intellectual disability, or of alcohol or drug dependence.

DHS 63.02(15)(15) “Organic mental disorder” means a disorder which has as its essential feature psychological or behavioral abnormalities, or both, associated with transient or permanent dysfunction of the brain that prevents a person from adequately providing for his or her own care.

DHS 63.02(16)(16) “Outreach” means procedures for identifying and contacting chronically mentally ill persons who are in need of CSP treatment and services, including referral agreements with psychiatric inpatient units, outpatient treatment clinics, and other community treatment and service providers.

DHS 63.02(18)(18) “Service provider” means a county department or a private agency that provides one or more services under this chapter.

DHS 63.02(19)(19) “Supervision” means intermittent contact between a supervisor and a staff member to review the work of the staff member.

DHS 63.02(20)(a)(a) “Telehealth” means the use of telecommunications technology by a certified provider to deliver services allowable under this chapter, s. DHS 107.02 (5), and ss. 49.45 (61) and 49.46 (2) (b) 21. to 23., Stats., including assessment, diagnosis, consultation, treatment, or transfer of medically relevant data in a functionally equivalent manner of that of an in-person contact.

DHS 63.02(20)(b)(b) “Telehealth” may include real-time interactive audio-only communication.

DHS 63.02(20)(c)(c) “Telehealth” does not include communication between a certified provider and a recipient that consists solely of an electronic mail, text, or facsimile transmission.

DHS 63.02 HistoryHistory: Cr. Register, April, 1989, No. 400, eff. 5-1-89; correction in (11) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 6., Stats., Register November 2008 No. 635; 2019 Wis. Act 1: am. (7), (12), (14) Register May 2019 No. 761, eff. 6-1-19; CR 20-068: r. and recr. (12) Register December 2021 No. 792, eff. 1-1-22; CR 23-053: cr. (13m), (18m), am. (19), cr. (20) Register September 2023 No. 813, eff. 10-1-23; correction in (1) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats., Register January 2025 No. 829.

DHS 63.03(1)(1) Application. A county department shall submit written application to the department to initiate the CSP certification process.

DHS 63.03 NoteNote: The format for the written application can be obtained from the CSP Unit, Bureau of Community Mental Health, Division of Disability and Elder Services, P.O. Box 7851, Madison, WI 53707.

DHS 63.03(2)(a)(a) The department shall review the application submitted under sub. (1) to determine whether the requirements for certification set forth in this chapter have been met.

DHS 63.03(2)(b)(b) A CSP shall make available for the department’s review all documentation necessary to establish the CSP’s compliance with this chapter.

DHS 63.03(3)(a)(a) Within 60 days after receiving a complete application for certification under sub. (1), the department shall either certify the CSP if all requirements for certification have been met or deny certification if requirements for certification have not been met. If the application for certification is denied, the department shall give the applicant reasons, in writing, for the denial. The denial notice shall specify the requirements under this chapter which the CSP has not met, shall specify the CSP’s right to request a hearing in accordance with s. DHS 63.04 (3), and shall require the CSP to submit a plan to correct program deficiencies in accordance with par. (b).

DHS 63.03(3)(b)(b) Within 10 days after receiving a notice of denial under par. (a), a CSP shall inform the department of a plan to correct program deficiencies and the date by which the corrections will be made.

DHS 63.03(3)(c)(c) Within 60 days after the planned date for correcting the deficiencies noted under par. (a), the department shall conduct an on-site inspection of the CSP to determine whether the deficiencies have been corrected.