Section 140.05. Level II local health department.

 

(1)   Required services. A level II local health department shall do all of the following:

(a) Provide or arrange for provision of all services required under s. DHS 140.04 for a level I local health department.

(b) Provide or arrange for the provision of services that address at least one objective from each section of sections 2 to 8 of Healthier People in Wisconsin: A Public Health Agenda for the Year 2000 , published in February 1990 by the Wisconsin division of health. A level II local health department shall show evidence of all of the following:

1. That each objective has been selected through a process which is based on assessed need, incorporates the views of citizens and leaders from the public and private sectors of the community, and formally recognizes that the objective is a public health priority for the community.

2. That the local health department has identified resources or services which it will commit to achieving the objectives.

3. That contemporary public health practices of proven merit are being used to provide services to the community to achieve the objectives.

4. That the local health department has established a process whereby it will evaluate and report to the community on progress and performance toward achieving the objectives.

(2)   Optional services. A level II local health department may provide any services, in addition to the services required under sub. (1) , that a level III local health department is required to provide under s. DHS 140.06 .

(3)   Annual reports. Within 120 days after the close of the calendar year, a level II local health department shall submit the following reports to the department:

(a) A copy of the local health department's annual report for the preceding calendar year, if required by the local governing body.

(b) Annual survey of local health departments for the Wisconsin public health data system in a format prescribed by the department.

(c) A report, in a format prescribed by the department, on the activities of the local health department for the preceding calendar year, including a narrative which describes the progress and performance toward achieving the objectives identified as part of its community health assessment and that are linked to one objective from each section of sections 2 to 8 of Healthier People in Wisconsin: A Public Health Agenda for the Year 2000 .

History: Cr. Register, July, 1998, No. 511 , eff. 8-1-98.

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The publication, Healthier People in Wisconsin: A Public Health Agenda for the Year 2000 , may be consulted at the offices of the Department's Bureau of Public Health, the Legislative Reference Bureau or at any public library. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1