Wis. Admin. Code Department of Health Services § DHS 40.09 - Personnel qualifications
(1) Minimum
requirements.
(a) Each staff member shall
have the professional certification, training, experience, and ability to carry
out his or her assigned duties.
(b)
Each staff member shall pass a criminal history and patient abuse record search
as provided in s.
50.065,
Stats., and a caregiver background check under ch. DHS 12, before working for
the program.
(c) Programs shall
comply with caregiver misconduct reporting and investigation requirements in
ch. DHS 13.
Note: For a state of Wisconsin background check, information on the process and fees can be found on-line at: http://www.doj.state.wi.us/dles/cib/Fees.asp, or contact the Crime Information Bureau, Wisconsin Department of Justice, P.O. Box 2718, Madison, WI 53701-2718.
(2) QUALIFICATIONS OF PROGRAM DIRECTOR. The
program director shall meet all of the following requirements:
(a) Meet the qualifications for any of the
program staff listed in sub. (3) (a) to (j).
(b) Have at least one year of experience in a
mental health setting working with youth.
(c) Have at least 2 years of experience as an
administrator of a program that provides mental health services to youth and
families.
(3)
Qualifications of program staff.
(a) The
clinical coordinator shall meet all of the following qualifications:
1. Be a licensed mental health
professional.
2. Have at least
1,500 hours of clinical experience in a practice with youth who have mental
illness or severe emotional disturbance.
(b) A psychiatrist shall be a physician
licensed to practice medicine and surgery and meet the requirements for
certification in child psychiatry by the American board of psychiatry and
neurology. If a program can demonstrate that no board-certified or eligible
child psychiatrist is available, the program may employ a psychiatrist who has
a minimum of 1 year of clinical experience working with youth.
(c) Advanced practice nurse prescribers shall
be certified in mental health treatment by an appropriate board and shall have
had either training in providing psychiatric services, including work with
youth with mental illness or severe emotional disturbance, or one year of
experience working in a clinical setting with youth. An advanced practice nurse
prescriber shall issue only those prescription orders appropriate to the
advanced practice nurse prescriber's areas of competence, as established by his
or her education, training, or experience. Advanced practice nurse prescribers
shall facilitate collaboration with other health care professionals, at least
one of whom shall be a physician. Advanced practice nurse prescribers shall
have completed 3,000 hours of supervised clinical psychotherapy experience in
order to also provide psychotherapy.
(d) Licensed mental health professionals
shall have a minimum of one year of experience working in a clinical setting
serving youth with mental illness or severe emotional disturbance.
(e) Physician assistants, advanced practice
nurses, registered nurses, and occupational therapists shall have either
training in providing services to youth with mental illness or severe emotional
disturbance, or one year of experience working in a clinical setting with
youth.
(f) Qualified treatment
trainees shall have one year of a graduate level education program specific to
serving youth with mental illness or severe emotional disturbance and shall
provide psychotherapy to clients only under clinical supervision.
(g) Occupational therapy assistants shall be
certified and receiving supervision under chs.
OT
1 to 5.
(h) Therapeutic specialists shall have one
year of experience working with, or one year of a formal educational program
specific to serving youth with mental illness or severe emotional
disturbance.
(i) Mental health
support workers shall have a minimum of one year of experience or formal
education related to working with youth who have severe emotion disturbance or
mental illness.
(j) Mental health
technicians and parent peer specialists shall be at least 18 years old and have
a minimum of 30 hours pre-service training on their role in the
program.
(4) VOLUNTEERS.
A program may use volunteers to support the activities of staff. Volunteers
shall receive a minimum of 10 hours pre-service training under the requirements
of s.
DHS
40.10(6) (b) and shall be supervised
by a licensed treatment professional employed by the program. Each volunteer
shall pass a criminal history and patient abuse record search state background
check as provided in s.
50.065,
Stats., and a caregiver background check under ch. DHS 12, before being allowed
to working for the program.
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