46.515(6)(a)1.
1. Information on how the applicant's home visitation program is comprehensive and incorporates practice standards that have been developed for home visitation programs by entities concerned with the prevention of child abuse and neglect and that are acceptable to the department.
46.515(6)(a)2.
2. Documentation that the application was developed through collaboration among public and private organizations that provide services to children, especially children who are at risk of child abuse or neglect, or that are otherwise interested in child welfare and a description of how that collaboration effort will support a comprehensive home visitation program.
46.515(6)(a)3.
3. An identification of existing child abuse and neglect prevention services that are available to residents of the county or reservation of the Indian tribe and a description of how those services and any additional needed services will support a comprehensive home visitation program.
46.515(6)(a)4.
4. An explanation of how the home visitation program will build on existing child abuse and neglect prevention programs, including programs that provide support to families, and how the home visitation program will coordinate with those programs.
46.515(6)(a)4m.
4m. An explanation of how the applicant will encourage private organizations to provide services under the applicant's home visitation program.
46.515(6)(a)6.
6. An identification of how the home visitation program is comprehensive and incorporates the practice standards for home visitation programs referred to in
subd. 1., including how services will vary in intensity levels depending on the needs and strengths of the participating family.
46.515(6)(a)6m.
6m. An explanation of how the services to be provided under the home visitation program, including the risk assessment under
sub. (4) (b) 1., will be provided in a culturally competent manner.
46.515(6)(a)7m.
7m. A statement of whether the applicant intends to use a portion of the grant in the first year in which the grant is awarded to pay for start-up costs or capacity building related to the program under this section and an explanation of how the applicant would use any amounts authorized by the department under
sub. (4) (am) for those purposes.
46.515(6)(b)1.1. `Flexible fund for home visitation programs.' The applicant demonstrates in the application that the applicant has established, or has plans to establish, if selected, a fund from which payments totaling not more than $1,000 per calendar year may be made for appropriate expenses of each family that is participating in the home visitation program under
sub. (4) (b) 1. or that is receiving home visitation services under
s. 49.45 (44). The payments shall be authorized by an individual designated by the applicant. If an applicant makes a payment to or on behalf of a family under this subdivision, one-half of the payment shall be from grant moneys received under this section and one-half of the payment shall be from moneys provided by the applicant from sources other than grant moneys received under this section.
46.515(6)(b)2.
2. `Flexible fund for cases.' The applicant demonstrates in the grant application that the applicant has established, or has plans to establish, if selected, a fund from which payments totaling not more than $500 for each case may be made for appropriate expenses related to the case. The payments shall be authorized by an individual designated by the applicant. If an applicant makes a payment to or on behalf of a person under this subdivision, one-half of the payment shall be from grant moneys received under this section and one-half of the payment shall be from moneys provided by the applicant from sources other than grant moneys received under this section. The applicant shall demonstrate in the grant application that it has established, or has plans to establish, if selected, procedures to encourage, when appropriate, a person to whom or on whose behalf payments are made under this subdivision to make a contribution to the fund described in this subdivision up to the amount of payments made to or on behalf of the person when the person's financial situation permits such a contribution.
46.515(6)(b)4.
4. `Nonentitlement.' No individual is entitled to any payment from a fund established under
subd. 1. or
2. Nothing in this section shall be construed as requiring a county or Indian tribe to make a determination described in
sub. (1) (b) 2. A determination described in
sub. (1) (b) 2. may not be construed to be a determination described in
s. 48.981 (3) (c) 4.
46.515(6)(c)
(c)
Case management benefit. The applicant, other than a county with a population of 500,000 or more, states in the grant application that it has elected, or, if selected, that it will elect, under
s. 49.45 (25) (b), to make the case management benefit under
s. 49.45 (25) available to the category of beneficiaries under
s. 49.45 (25) (am) 9. who are children and who are members of families receiving home visitation program services under
sub. (4) (b) 1.
46.515(6)(d)1.1. The applicant demonstrates in the grant application that the payments that will be made from the fund established under
par. (b) 2. will promote the provision of services for the case by using a wraparound process so as to provide those services in a flexible, comprehensive and individualized manner in order to reduce the necessity for court-ordered services.
46.515(6)(d)2.
2. The applicant indicates in the grant application whether the applicant is willing to use a portion of any moneys distributed to the applicant under
s. 46.45 (2) (a) to provide case management services to a medical assistance beneficiary under
s. 49.45 (25) (am) 9. who is a case or who is a member of a family that is a case. If the applicant is so willing, the applicant shall explain how the applicant plans to use that portion of those moneys to promote the provision of those services for the case by using a wraparound process so as to provide those services in a flexible, comprehensive and individualized manner in order to reduce the necessity for court-ordered services.
46.515(6)(e)
(e)
Anticipated allocation. The applicant explains in the grant application how the applicant anticipates allocating moneys awarded under the grant among the purposes described in
sub. (4) (a) 1.,
2. and
4m. and, in an application other than a renewal application, the purposes described in
sub. (4) (a) 1.,
2. and
4m. and
(am).
46.515(6g)(a)(a) Except as permitted or required under
s. 48.981 (2), no person may use or disclose any information concerning any individual who is selected for an assessment under
sub. (4) (b), including an individual who declines to undergo the assessment, or concerning any individual who is offered services under a home visitation program funded under this section, including an individual who declines to receive those services, unless the use or disclosure is connected with the administration of the home visitation program or the administration of the medical assistance program under
ss. 49.43 to
49.497 or unless the individual has given his or her written informed consent to the use or disclosure.
46.515(6g)(b)
(b) A county or Indian tribe that is selected to participate in the program under this section shall provide or shall designate an individual or entity to provide an explanation of the confidentiality requirements under
par. (a) to each individual who is offered an assessment under
sub. (4) (b) or who is offered services under the home visitation program of the county or Indian tribe.
46.515(6m)
(6m) Notification of parent prior to making abuse or neglect report. If a person who is providing services under a home visitation program under
sub. (4) (b) 1. determines that he or she is required or permitted to make a report under
s. 48.981 (2) about a child in a family to which the person is providing those services, the person shall, prior to making the report under
s. 48.981 (2), make a reasonable effort to notify the child's parent that a report under
s. 48.981 (2) will be made and to encourage the parent to contact a county department under
s. 46.22 or
46.23 to request assistance. The notification requirements under this subsection do not affect the reporting requirements under
s. 48.981 (2).
46.515(6r)
(6r) Home visitation program informational materials. Any informational materials about a home visitation program under
sub. (4) (b) 1. that are distributed to a person who is offered or who is receiving home visitation program services under that program shall state the sources of funding for the program.
46.515(7)
(7) Home visitation program evaluation. 46.515(7)(a)(a) The department shall conduct or shall select an evaluator to conduct an evaluation of the home visitation program. The evaluation shall measure all of the following criteria in families that have participated in the home visitation program and that are selected for evaluation:
46.515(7)(a)1.
1. The number of substantiated reports of child abuse and neglect.
46.515(7)(a)2.
2. The number of emergency room visits for injuries to children.