Wis. Admin. Code Department of Health Services DHS 13.04 - Caregiver misconduct registry
(1) ESTABLISHMENT
AND MAINTENANCE. The department shall establish and maintain a database of
caregivers as an official record of persons found to have abused or neglected a
client or misappropriated a client's property under the requirements of this
chapter. The database shall contain the following lists:
(a)
Nurse aides. A list of
all nurse aides who have been found under s.
DHS 13.05(6) or
(7) to have abused or neglected a client or
misappropriated a client's property and to whom any of the following applies:
1. The nurse aide waives a hearing to contest
the listing of the finding in the registry or fails to file a timely request
for a hearing under s.
DHS 13.05(7)
(b) after receipt of the department's notice
of the department's intent to enter its findings about the nurse aide in the
registry.
2. The hearing officer
under s.
DHS 13.05(7) (d)
6. finds reasonable cause to believe that the
nurse aide abused or neglected a client or misappropriated a client's
property.
(b)
All other caregivers. A list of all persons other than nurse
aides who have been found under s.
DHS 13.05(6) or
(7) to have abused or neglected a client or
misappropriated a client's property and to whom any of the following applies:
1. The person waives a hearing to contest the
listing of the finding in the registry or fails to file a timely request for a
hearing under s.
DHS 13.05(7)
(b) after receipt of the department's notice
of the department's intent to enter its findings about the person in the
registry.
2. The hearing officer
under s.
DHS 13.05(7) (d)
6. finds reasonable cause to believe that the
person abused or neglected a client or misappropriated a client's property.
(2) CONTENT.
Information about a person in the caregiver misconduct registry shall include
all of the following:
(a) The person's social
security number, if available.
(b) The person's full name, including middle
initial.
(c) The person's mailing
address.
(d) The person's date of
birth.
(e) Any finding made by the
department under s.
DHS
13.05(6), or, if appealed, by a
hearing officer under s.
DHS
13.05(7), that the person abused or
neglected a client or misappropriated the property of a client, and whether the
person filed a rebuttal statement with the department under s.
DHS 13.05(6) (c)
2. e. disputing that finding.
(3) RELEASE OF CAREGIVER
MISCONDUCT REGISTRY INFORMATION. With the exception of the person's social
security number and to the extent permitted by state and federal law, the
information included in the registry about individuals is public information.
The department shall respond promptly to inquiries concerning registry
information. A request for registry information shall be in writing and
accompanied by a self-addressed stamped envelope.
Notes
The Wisconsin Caregiver Misconduct Registry may be accessed at: https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/caregiver/misconduct.htm. Written requests for registry information may be sent to the Office of Caregiver Quality, P.O. Box 2969, Madison, WI 53701-2969
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