DHS 65.05(6)(c)
(c) Funds distributed under this chapter may not be used to provide goods and services to a child in an out-of-home placement, except that funds may be used up to 6 months in advance of a child's planned return home to purchase goods and services described under
subs. (3) and
(4) and identified as necessary to facilitate the child's return home.
DHS 65.05(6)(d)
(d) Funds distributed under this chapter may not be used to supplant funds currently provided to the family from another funding source.
DHS 65.05(7)
(7) Parental payment limit. The administering agency shall determine the parental payment limit for family support services in accordance with
s. DHS 1.065.
DHS 65.05(8)
(8) Establishing the grant amount. The annual grant to a family shall be no less than the amount needed to meet the family's unmet needs as determined under
sub. (3), but may not exceed the lesser of the following:
DHS 65.05(8)(a)
(a) The level of financial need for goods and services determined according to the individual family needs assessment less the family's adjusted annual ability to pay as determined under
sub. (7); or
DHS 65.05(8)(b)
(b) A sum of $3,000 for each disabled child in the family, unless a larger amount is authorized under
s. DHS 65.06.
DHS 65.05(9)
(9) Reporting program information. Program reporting shall be as follows:
DHS 65.05(9)(a)
(a) Each administering agency shall submit reports to the department that provide individual child and family information at the time of the initial needs assessment and at 6-month intervals following the initial needs assessment if changes have occurred; and
DHS 65.05(9)(b)
(b) Each administering agency shall submit fiscal reports as required by the department to show the types of services and goods needed by each family and the program dollars expended to provide each of those services.
DHS 65.05(10)
(10) Informing families of grievance procedures and departmental hearings. DHS 65.05(10)(a)(a) At the time that a family applies for the program and when the administering agency conducts the needs assessment and does service planning, the agency shall inform the family of the family's right to file a grievance in accordance with procedures established under s.
51.61 (5), Stats., and
ch. DHS 94 and of its right to request a departmental hearing under s.
227.42, Stats., and
s. DHS 65.08.
DHS 65.05(10)(b)
(b) The administering agency shall make copies of the grievance procedures established under s.
51.61 (5), Stats., and
ch. DHS 94 available to each family that applies for the program.
DHS 65.05(11)
(11) Denying, reducing or terminating services. When an administering agency denies or reduces services to a family, or terminates a service plan participation agreement, the administering agency shall:
DHS 65.05(11)(a)
(a) Notify the family in writing of the reasons for the service denial or reduction or termination of the service plan participation agreement; and
DHS 65.05(11)(b)
(b) Give the family a copy of the grievance procedures established under s.
51.61 (5), Stats., and
ch. DHS 94 and written notice of the family's right to a departmental hearing under s.
227.42, Stats., and
s. DHS 65.08.
DHS 65.05 History
History: Cr.
Register, January, 1987, No. 373, eff. 2-1-87;
CR 08-017: r. and recr. (7)
Register June 2008 No. 630, eff. 7-1-08; corrections in (7), (10) and (11) (b) made under s.
13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats.,
Register November 2008 No. 635.
DHS 65.06
DHS 65.06
Criteria for exceeding the $3,000 maximum. An administering agency may submit a written request to the department to provide a family with funding in excess of $3,000 for each disabled child per year. The request shall include:
DHS 65.06(1)
(1) The name or client number of the child to be served;
DHS 65.06(2)
(2) Identification of the family's unmet supportive goods and service needs under
s. DHS 65.03 (3) and
(4) that cannot be met through other resources;
DHS 65.06(3)
(3) A description of the other resources used to help meet the family's needs; and
DHS 65.06(4)
(4) A declaration of the availability of program funding to assist the family beyond the established maximum.
DHS 65.06 History
History: Cr.
Register, January, 1987, No. 373, eff. 2-1-87.
DHS 65.07
DHS 65.07
Families with a disabled son or daughter at least 21 but less than 24 years of age. An administering agency may submit a written request to the department to provide assistance to a family with a disabled son or daughter who is at least 21 but less than 24 years of age. The request shall include:
DHS 65.07(1)
(1) The name or client number of the child to be served;
DHS 65.07(2)
(2) A description of the family's unmet supportive goods and service needs under
s. DHS 65.05 (3) and
(4) that cannot be met through other resources;
DHS 65.07(3)
(3) A description of the other resources that have been explored to meet the family's needs;
DHS 65.07(4)
(4) A description of the efforts to help the person make a transition to adult living and other age-appropriate activities; and
DHS 65.07(5)
(5) The amount of program funding that would be needed for the person and the estimated length of time for which the funding would be needed.
DHS 65.07 History
History: Cr.
Register, January, 1987, No. 373, eff. 2-1-87.
DHS 65.08(1)
(1) Regardless of whether a family elects to file a grievance in accordance with the grievance procedures established under s.
51.61 (5), Stats., and
ch. DHS 94, a family may request a departmental hearing under s.
227.42, Stats., to appeal an administering agency's denial of an application or termination of a service plan participation agreement.
DHS 65.08(2)
(2) A request for a departmental hearing shall be submitted in writing to the department of administration's division of hearings and appeals and shall:
DHS 65.08(2)(a)
(a) Be received by the division of hearings and appeals within 90 days of the date of the application denial or termination of the service plan participation agreement notice required under
s. DHS 65.05 (11) (a); and
DHS 65.08(2)(b)
(b) Include a copy of the notice and a statement giving the reasons and any relevant facts supporting the family's position that services were unfairly denied or terminated.
DHS 65.08 Note
Note: A request for a hearing should be mailed to: Division of Hearings and Appeals, Post Office Box 7875, Madison, Wisconsin 53707.
DHS 65.08 History
History: Cr.
Register, January, 1987, No. 373, eff. 2-1-87; correction in (1) made under s.
13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats.,
Register November 2008 No. 635.
