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2. The short-term and long-term goals
for treatment and support services for 20to address the needs of the child
with severe disabilities and
the child's his or her 21family.
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3. The services
and resources needed by the child
with severe disabilities and
23the child's his or her family, including the identity of each
individual and 24organization that will be responsible for providing
a portion of the treatment,
25education and support services to be offered to the child and the child's family, and
1the specific services that each organization will provide
the services and other
2resources. The coordinated services plan of care shall place emphasis on services and
3resources that are available through community and informal sources.
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4. Criteria for measuring the effectiveness and appropriateness of the
5integrated service plan coordinated services plan of care so that it can be modified
6as needed to better meet the child's and the child's family's needs.
A coordinated
7services plan of care shall be oriented so as to produce meaningful outcomes and to
8provide services in the least restrictive setting possible.
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5. Identification of any administrative or judicial procedures under ch. 48, 51,
1055, 115, 118, or 938 that may be necessary in order to fully implement the
integrated
11service plan coordinated services plan of care and the identity of the individual or
12organization that will be responsible for initiating those procedures, if any are
13required.
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6. Identification of available sources of funding to support the services
and
15other resources needed for the child
with severe disabilities and his or her family and
16an allocation of funding responsibility among organizations
where if more than one
17organization is responsible for the child's and
the child's his or her family's
18treatment, education and support services.
Note: Modifies the provisions relating to referrals to the coordinated services
initiative, screening of children and families referred to the initiative, consent for release
of information, review of completed applications with the child's family, assistance to
families found to be ineligible, enrollment in the initiative and assignment of a
coordinated services team, assembling results of prior assessments and evaluations
documenting the strengths and needs of the child, and preparation of a coordinated
services plan of care.
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19Section
53. 46.56 (8) (cm) of the statutes is created to read:
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146.56
(8) (cm) Consent for participation of a child and his or her family in the
2initiative and in the initiative evaluation shall be obtained from the child's parent
3or, if appropriate, the child.
Note: Creates a separate provision relating to consent for participation in a CST
initiative. This language is deleted from s. 46.56 (8) (c), stats., in the bill.
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4Section
54. 46.56 (8) (h) 7. and 8. of the statutes are created to read:
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46.56
(8) (h) 7. Clear statements articulating the specific needs of the child and
6family that are to be addressed. Needs may not be stated solely in terms of the need
7for services but may be described in a strength-based manner with a response that
8is readily achievable.
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8. Plans for responding to possible crisis situations that may occur with the
10child and his or her family.
Note: Creates additional information that must be included in the coordinated
services plan of care.
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11Section
55. 46.56 (8) (i) to (k) of the statutes are amended to read:
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46.56
(8) (i) If additional evaluations are needed, the
service coordination
13agency coordinated services team shall arrange for them or assist the child's family
14in obtaining them.
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(j) The proposed
integrated service plan coordinated services plan of care shall
16be submitted to any service providers who
would be
are included in the
integrated
17service plan and the court assigned to exercise jurisdiction under chs. 48 and 938 if
18participation in the program has been court ordered under s. 48.345 (6m) or 938.34
19(6m) proposed plan of care.
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(k) Upon written approval of the
integrated service plan coordinated services
21plan of care by the proposed service providers
and
, the child's family,
unless the
22child's involvement in the program is through court order under s. 48.355 or 938.355,
1in which case approval of the court may be substituted for that of the family, and the
2coordinated services team, the
integrated service plan plan of care shall be
3implemented by the service coordination agency and the
service providers 4individuals and organizations designated to provide services
and other resources 5under the
integrated service plan plan of care.
Note: Modifies provisions relating to arranging for additional evaluations of the
child, submitting the coordinated services plan of care to any service provider included
in the plan of care, and implementing the plan of care.
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6Section
56. 46.56 (8) (L) of the statutes is repealed.
Note: Repeals a provision under which the service coordination agency and the
designated service providers must include in the integrated service plan all individuals
who are active in the care of the child with severe disabilities, including members of the
child's family, foster parents, and other individuals who by close and continued
association with the child have come to occupy significant roles in the care and treatment
of the child.
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7Section
57. 46.56 (8) (m) to (o) of the statutes are amended to read:
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46.56
(8) (m) Each
organization or service provider designated to provide
9services
and other resources under the
integrated service coordinated services plan
10of care shall identify a specific
staff person individual who shall serve as the ongoing
11member of a treatment team contact person to ensure continuity and communication
12while services are being provided to the child
with severe disabilities and his or her
13family under the
integrated service plan
. The service coordinator shall coordinate
14the operations of the treatment team of care.
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(n) The service coordinator shall advocate for the child
with severe disabilities 16and
the child's his or her family and ensure that they are provided the opportunity
17to participate in assessment, planning
, and ongoing review of services to the fullest
18extent possible.
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(o) Services
and other resources under this section shall be provided in the
20community
, preferably in the child's home or home community, in the least restrictive
1and least intrusive setting and manner
which
that meets the best interests of the
2child
with severe disabilities.
Note: Modifies provisions relating to identifying an ongoing contact person from
each organization or service provider designated to provide services under the plan of
care, requiring that the service provider advocate for the child and his or her family and
ensure they are participating in planning and other activities to the fullest extent
possible, and requiring that services and other resources be provided in the least
restrictive and least intrusive setting and manner.
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3Section
58. 46.56 (8) (p) and (q) of the statutes are repealed.
Note: Repeals provisions under which an integrated service plan may not be used
to place or accomplish the placement of a child outside of his or her home and that an
integrated service plan may not modify a individualized education program.
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4Section
59. 46.56 (8) (r) and (s) of the statutes are amended to read:
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46.56
(8) (r)
The On a regular basis, and at least every 3 months, the service
6coordinator shall
, when necessary and at least every 6 months, assemble the
7treatment coordinated services team, the family of the child
with severe disabilities,
8the child
with severe disabilities, where if appropriate, and any counsel, guardian
9ad litem
, or other person advocating for the interests of the child
with severe
10disabilities or
the child's his or her family to review the
integrated service, plan
of
11care and progress toward the goals of the
integrated service plan
of care, establish
12new goals, request the inclusion of new participating organizations
or individuals,
13or otherwise modify the
integrated service coordinated services plan
of care to better
14meet the needs of the child
with severe disabilities and
the child's his or her family.
15Decisions to amend the
integrated service coordinated services plan
of care must be
16approved by the service coordinator, the
treatment
coordinated services team, the
17family and,
where if the
integrated service plan
of care is being provided under a
18court order,
by the court.