Section 62.05. Intoxicated driver assessment facilities.

 

(1)   General requirements. No agency may conduct intoxicated driver assessments and develop driver safety plans unless appointed by the board as a designated intoxicated driver assessment facility under s. DHS 62.04 (1) . The policies and procedures required under par. (a) shall be uniformly applied to all clients. An assessment facility shall do all of the following:

(a) Implement written policies and procedures for all of the following:

1. Client intake and orientation.

2. Maintaining client records. Policies implemented for client records shall be consistent with the policies, procedures and guidelines on confidentiality of client records created by the board under s. DHS 62.04 (3) (a) 2. , ch. DHS 92 , 45 CFR Part 164 , Subpart E and other applicable state and federal laws.

3. Assessment and driver safety plans. Policies implemented for assessments and driver safety plans shall include a process for referring residents to appropriate plan providers and non-residents to an appropriate comparable intoxicated driver program in the person's state of residence.

4. Prohibit illegal discrimination by the program and staff.

5. Client rights and appeals process, including client notification of those rights.

6. Collaboration and correspondence with other assessment facilities, the courts, the designated coordinator, the Wisconsin department of transportation, traffic safety schools, driver safety plan providers, and clients.

7. Staff training.

8. Reporting requirements.

9. Fees.

10. Conflict of interest guidelines.

11. Quality assurance.

(b) Maintain a list of plan providers and fees policies of these providers that is updated annually.

(c) Perform other appropriate duties under this chapter as authorized by the board.

(2)   Staffing.

(a) Required staff.

1. An assessment facility shall employ or contract with at least one intoxicated driver assessor. Each intoxicated driver assessor employed or under contract with the facility shall have successfully completed the intoxicated driver assessor training under sub. (3) and have the qualifications of one of the following professions:

a. A substance abuse counselor as defined under s. DHS 75.02 (84) (a) .

b. A clinical supervisor as defined under s. DHS 75.02 (11) .

c. A professional as defined in s. DHS 61.06 (1) to (13) .

d. A social worker; marriage and family therapist; or professional counselor licensed under ch. 457 , Stats.

2. The department may approve the employment of individuals with lesser qualifications than those stated in subd. 1. if the assessment facility can demonstrate and document need. The department may limit the duration of any exception granted under this subdivision.

(b) Supervision. Competency in intoxicated driver assessment skills shall be documented through supervisor evaluations. The intoxicated driver program assessor shall be supervised by a superior who has completed the intoxicated driver assessment training required under sub. (3) and be knowledgeable in psychopharmacology of substances, addiction, and addiction treatment as evidenced by education, training, or experience.

(3)   Training.

(a) Assessment facilities shall arrange for attendance of its intoxicated driver assessors at department-approved assessor training and other staff development training including training in local procedures provided or arranged by the designated coordinator.

(b) Each assessor shall successfully complete a minimum of 6 hours of continuing education each year. Continuing education may include formal courses awarding credits or continuing education units, workshops, seminars, or correspondence courses in any of the following areas:

1. Psychological and socio-cultural aspects of alcohol and drug abuse.

2. Pharmacology.

3. Communication and interviewing skills.

4. Screening, intake, assessment and treatment planning.

5. Human development, abnormal behavior, mental illness, or social learning theory.

6. Motivational interviewing.

7. Brief intervention.

8. Case management.

9. Record keeping.

10. Ethics.

11. Crisis intervention.

12. Outreach.

13. Quality assurance.

14. Other topics approved by the designated coordinator or the department.

History: CR 06-035 : cr. Register, November 2006, No. 611 , eff. 12-1-06; corrections in (1) (a) 2. and (2) (a) 1. a. to c. made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7. , Stats., Register November 2008 No. 635 .