Wis. Admin. Code Department of Health Services DHS 254.03 - Initial income maintenance training
(1) The department
shall make initial IM worker training available to new IM workers directly or
through contractors. The county or tribal shall ensure that each new IM worker
completes the department's initial training during the first 6 months of
employment.
(2) The new IM worker
may not make independent decisions related to eligibility for income
maintenance programs or perform case management functions until the initial
income maintenance training is successfully completed. Successful completion
requires attendance for all class hours and involvement and participation in
all instructional activities. The county or tribal agency shall develop
evaluation strategies to ensure that the new IM worker achieves a minimum
standard of competence.
(3) The
department shall develop a standardized curriculum for training new IM workers.
The approved curriculum shall include courses, independent study, and closely
supervised practical experience that total at least 100 hours and shall ensure
that learning objectives support an acceptable standard of competency at
completion. The curriculum may vary depending on job function and may include
program philosophy, policy and procedure, eligibility determination, case
management, interpersonal skills, and automated systems.
(4) A county or tribal agency may develop its
own training to implement the DHS standardized curriculum under sub. (3), with
approval by the department. A county or tribal agency that chooses not to
participate in the initial training for new IM workers offered by the
department or its contractors shall submit a training implementation plan to
the department for approval at least 45 days before the planned start date of
training. Training plans shall be submitted to the department on an annual
basis. The plan shall:
(a) Specify the number
of hours of classroom training, independent study, planned exercises, and
activities.
(b) State how IM
handbooks, manuals, and instructional materials will be used.
(c) Explain how training will address the
interpersonal and case management skills needed to perform the IM
function.
(d) Specify the number of
hours of supervised practical experience, including the use of automated
systems, IM program policy and procedure application, and case management
techniques.
(e) Indicate the length
of the training program.
(f)
Describe how learning will be evaluated.
(g) Include the name, address, position
title, and qualifications of each trainer.
Notes
Send the proposed IM training implementation plan to: DHS IM Training Coordinator, 1 W. Wilson Street, Room 1050, Madison, WI 53702.
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