Section 61.76. Rehabilitation program.

  The community mental health program shall be responsible for the provision of an organized rehabilitation service designed to reduce the residual effects of emotional disturbances and to facilitate the adjustment of the mentally ill, mentally handicapped and emotionally disturbed in the community through a variety of rehabilitation services. When possible, these services should be provided in conjunction with similar services for other disabilities.

(1)   Required personnel. A person responsible for coordination of rehabilitation services shall be named and all staff shall have qualifications appropriate to their functions. Each such person shall have the required educational degree for his or her profession and shall meet all requirements for registration or licensure for that position in the state of Wisconsin.

(2)   Program operation and content. Because of the variety of programs and services which are rehabilitative in nature, individual program content is not enumerated. Such facilities as halfway houses, residential care facilities, foster and group homes shall meet all departmental and other applicable state codes. The department of health services shall evaluate each proposal for funding of rehabilitation services on the basis of individual merit, feasibility and consistency with the approved community plan required in s. 51.42 , Stats. Applicants for aid under this section must fully describe the rehabilitation service designed to meet the particular needs of the residents of their county or counties, taking into consideration existing community resources and services.

Cr. Register, March, 1977, No. 255 , eff. 4-1-77; renum. from PW-MH 60.68, Register, September, 1982, No. 321 , eff. 10-1-82; correction in (2) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 6. , Stats., Register November 2008 No. 635 .