1. A statutory or non-statutory provision containing a statement or declaration of legislative intent, purpose, findings, or policy does not confer rule-making authority on the agency or augment the agency’s rule-making authority beyond the rule-making authority that is explicitly conferred on the agency by the legislature.
2. A statutory provision describing the agency’s general powers or duties does not confer rule-making authority on the agency or augment the agency’s rule-making authority beyond the rule-making authority that is explicitly conferred on the agency by the legislature.
3. A statutory provision containing a specific standard, requirement, or threshold does not confer on the agency the authority to promulgate, enforce, or administer a rule that contains a standard, requirement, or threshold that is more restrictive than the standard, requirement, or threshold in the statutory provision.
5. Estimate of amount of time that state employees will spend developing the rule and of other resources necessary to develop the rule:
Department staff will devote 2,000 hours promulgating the rule. No other resources are necessary to develop the rule.
Pursuant to s. 227.13, Stats., the Department’s Division of Care and Treatment Services will request authorization to establish an advisory committee, comprised of stakeholders including county human services representatives, youth treatment providers, advocates including parents, and state staff including representatives from the Department of Children and Families and the Office of Children’s Mental Health. 6. List with description of all entities that may be affected by the proposed rule:
County emergency mental health services programs which serve individuals experiencing a mental health crisis, per DHS 34; minors experiencing a mental health crisis and their families; inpatient facilities and hospitals, including Winnebago Mental Health Institute; community-based behavioral health providers; and law enforcement.
7. Summary and preliminary comparison with any existing or proposed federal regulation that is intended to address the activities to be regulated by the proposed rule:
There appear to be no existing or proposed federal regulations that address the activities to be regulated by the proposed rule.
8. Anticipated economic impact of implementing the rule:
The proposed rule may create business opportunities for treatment providers that wish to become newly certified as Youth Crisis Stabilization Facilities.
Contact Persons:
Sarah Coyle
608-266-2715
Mike Derr
608-267-7704
