Section 57.20. Discharge.

 

(1)  Except as provided in sub. (3) , the licensee shall complete and send to the appropriate placing agency a discharge summary for each resident discharged from the group home within 30 days of the resident's discharge. A copy of the summary shall be placed in the resident's record. The discharge summary shall include all of the following:

(a) Dates of the resident's stay.

(b) Reason for discharge.

(c) Summary of incidents involving the resident as described in s. DCF 57.13 (1) .

(d) Description of type of admission.

(e) Any other relevant information.

(2)  The discharge summary developed for a respite care or other placement under a voluntary agreement shall be provided to the parent, guardian, legal custodian, or placing agency, as appropriate upon discharge. A copy of the summary shall be placed in the resident's record.

(3)  Thirty days before a discharge of a resident whose placement is court ordered for reasons other than revocation or denial of a license, the post-discharge plan developed under s. DCF 57.23 (3) shall be provided to the resident, the resident's parent, guardian or legal custodian, if available.

(4)  The licensee shall allow the placing agency at least 15 days to make plans for a resident whom the licensee requests that the placing agency remove from the group home unless both parties agree to earlier removal.

(5)  All of the resident's personal belongings, including medical equipment shall accompany the resident upon discharge. A complete accounting of these items shall be placed and maintained in the resident's record required under s. DCF 57.38 . Medication shall be handled as required under s. DCF 57.25 (6) (e) to (g) .

(6)  By the effective date of a license revocation the licensee shall have arranged for alternative placement for each resident. Arrangements for alternative placement shall be made in cooperation with each resident's parent or guardian, and legal custodian or placing agency, if not the same. The licensee shall share the placement information with the licensing representative at least one week before the effective date of the revocation.

CR 04-067 : cr. Register September 2005 No. 597 , eff. 1-1-06; corrections in (1) (c), (3) and (5) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7. , Stats., Register November 2008 No. 635 .