46.56(3)(d)12.
12. Ensure client and partner agency satisfaction through performance of a client and partner agency satisfaction survey.
46.56(3)(d)13.
13. Plan for sustainability of the system change started by the initiative beginning in the first year of any funding received for the initiative and thereafter by acting as a consortium to pursue additional funding for the initiative through grants from the state or federal government or private foundations; maintaining formal collaborative agency relationships; including families in the process by emphasizing rights and advocacy; addressing funding and issues related to providing matching funds required under
sub. (15) (c); and recommending a plan for realized savings from substitute care budgets to be reinvested in community-based care.
46.56(3)(d)14.
14. Establish target groups of children who are involved in 2 or more systems of care and their families to be served by the initiative. For a county or tribe that applies for funding under
sub. (15), severely emotionally disturbed children are required to be a priority target group.
46.56(3)(d)15.
15. Distribute information about the availability and operation of the initiative to the general public and to public or private service providers who might seek to make referrals to the initiative.
46.56(3)(e)
(e) The coordinating committee may direct the initiative coordinator or another person to do any of the following:
46.56(3)(e)1.
1. Maintain data of enrollments in the initiative and results of screening.
46.56(3)(e)2.
2. Establish and report monitoring and evaluation results.
46.56(3)(e)3.
3. Monitor, or ensure proper monitoring by the appropriate entity of, targeted case management and in-home services provided under the Medical Assistance Program, under
subch. IV of ch. 49, including record-keeping and billing processes.
46.56(3)(e)4.
4. Assist in developing and maintaining additional funding sources, including collaborative efforts with system partners.
46.56(3)(e)5.
5. Assist in the development and implementation of advocacy for families.
46.56(4)
(4) Role of administering agency. The administering agency designated under
sub. (2) shall do all of the following:
46.56(4)(a)
(a) Assist the coordinating committee in overseeing the development and implementation of the initiative and designate the staff needed for the initiative.
46.56(4)(b)
(b) Assist the coordinating committee in drafting and executing interagency agreements and any other policies and procedures necessary for the start-up and operation of the initiative.
46.56(4)(c)
(c) Assist the coordinating committee in distributing information about the availability and operation of the initiative to the general public and to public or private service providers who might seek to make referrals to the initiative.
46.56(4)(d)
(d) If the county board of supervisors or tribe decides to seek state funding under
sub. (15), develop the application in cooperation with the coordinating committee.
46.56(4)(e)
(e) Undertake such other activities in compliance with other statutes, rules, department guidelines, interagency agreements, and the directions of the coordinating committee as are necessary to ensure the effective and efficient operation of the initiative.
46.56(5)
(5) Interagency agreement. An interagency agreement shall include all of the following:
46.56(5)(a)
(a) The identity of every county department, tribal agency, agency, school district, cooperative educational service agency, county children with disabilities education board, technical college district, or other organization that will participate in the initiative.
46.56(5)(b)
(b) The identification of services and resources that the participating organizations will commit to the initiative or will seek to obtain, including joint funding of services and resources and funding for the qualified staff needed to support the initiative, such as by cash or contribution of in-kind services and resources as determined by the department under
sub. (15) (c). This identification shall specify the roles and responsibilities of the coordinated services team and the coordinating committee.
46.56(5)(c)
(c) The designation of service coordination agencies.
46.56(5)(d)
(d) The identification of any group of children who will be targeted for services and resources through the initiative.
46.56(5)(e)
(e) The procedures for outreach, referral, intake, assessment, case planning, and service coordination that the initiative will use.
46.56(5)(f)
(f) The specific criteria, based on
sub. (7), that will be used for deciding whether a child and his or her family are eligible for services and resources through the initiative.
46.56(5)(g)
(g) The procedures to be followed to obtain any required authorizations for sharing of confidential information among organizations providing treatment, services, education, and other resources to a child and his or her family.
46.56(5)(h)
(h) The procedures that will be used for managing conflicts among service providers or coordinated services team members or between a child or his or her family and service providers.
46.56(5)(i)
(i) The methods that will be used to measure initiative effectiveness, including satisfaction of a child and his or her family, and for revising the operation of the initiative in light of evaluation results.
46.56(5)(j)
(j) The mission and core values of the initiative.
46.56(5)(k)
(k) Expectations for organizations represented on the coordinating committee under
sub. (3), including provision of the funding match required under
sub. (15) (c).
46.56(6)
(6) Roles of service coordination agency, service coordinator, initiative coordinator, and coordinated services team.