Section 40.11. Program components.

 

(1)   General requirements. Each program certified under this chapter shall provide a combination of service components adequate and appropriate to meet a client's treatment objectives identified in the initial assessment and individual treatment plan.

(2)   Requirements for specific levels of services. A program shall have the following minimum components:

(a) Level I program.

1. A program providing Level I services shall provide by program staff or by professionals under contract with the program at least the following treatment options, although the services provided to a particular client and his or her family shall be based on the individual treatment plan for the client:

a. Individual, group and family counseling provided by qualified mental health professionals;

b. A structured therapeutic milieu supervised by qualified mental health professionals in which a positive pattern of social, educational and personal behaviors and coping skills are taught, reinforced and enhanced through a variety of individual and group activities;

c. Case management services designed to ensure that services offered by the program are coordinated with any other treatment or instructional services in which the client or his or her family may be participating;

d. Crisis response services designed to meet the acute needs of a client during periods of time when the client is not present at the program; and

e. For a minimum of 3 months following completion of the program, aftercare services designed to support the reintegration of a client who has completed the program into family, community and school activities and to prevent recurrence of the problems which led to the original placement in the program.

2. A client may continue to participate in a Level I program as long as the review of the client's treatment plan under s. DHS 40.10 (5) indicates that the client remains appropriate for the level of services offered and has not yet met the objectives identified in his or her treatment plan.

(b) Level II program.

1. A program providing Level II services shall offer the services required under par. (a) for Level I programs but shall structure those services in such a way as to meet the needs of clients for closer supervision and more severe symptomatology. In addition the program shall offer individual, group and family psychotherapy provided or supervised by a person or persons meeting the criteria in s. DHS 40.06 (4) (a) and delivered pursuant to the treatment plan developed for each client.

2. A client may continue to participate in a Level II program long as the review of the client's treatment plan under s. DHS 40.10 (5) indicates that the client remains appropriate for the level of services and has not yet met the objectives identified in his or her treatment plan.

(c) Level III program.

1. A program providing Level III services shall offer the level of services required under par. (b) for Level II programs and, in addition, daily medical rounds, and occupational, speech and language therapy and other medically prescribed therapies as needed pursuant to each client's individual treatment plan.

2. A client may participate in a Level III program for up to 90 days with one extension of an additional 90 days if the treatment planning team documents in writing that this level of service continues to be appropriate for the client and that the client is likely to reach the objectives for treatment within the second 90 day period.

History: Cr. Register, August, 1996, No. 488 , eff. 9-1-96.