Current through February 26, 2024
(1) ADMINISTRATION BY COUNTY AGENCY OR TRIBE.
(a)
Letter of intent. A
county board or tribal government may apply to serve as the administering
agency by submitting to the department an initial letter of intent that
includes all of the following:
1. A signed
statement indicating intent to administer the program.
2. The name and contact information for the
responsible contact person.
3. A
description of the program and services related to dementia that will be
provided.
4. A description and
contact information for any service provider contracted with to provide the
program and services described in subd. 3.
5. An estimate of the number of households
and residents of residential facilities to be served over the next calendar
year.
6. The maximum amount payable
in a calendar year to or on behalf of any person participating in the program
and services described in subd. 3.
7. A description of the waiting list
policy.
8. Any other information
relating to the program's knowledge of dementia, ability to manage supportive
service programs, and its experience in assessing and meeting the needs of
persons with dementia and their caregivers.
(b)
Exemption. The following
are not required to submit letters of intent under par. (a):
1. A county board or tribal government that
submitted a letter of intent prior to the effective date of this chapter and
that served as the administering agency each year following approval by the
department.
2. A county board,
tribal government, or private nonprofit organization that submits an initial
letter of intent to the department, receives approval by the department to
serve as the administering agency, and continues to serve as the administering
agency each year following approval.
(2) ADMINISTRATION BY PRIVATE NONPROFIT
ORGANIZATION.
(a) The department shall solicit
letters of intent from private nonprofit organizations, and may approve one or
more private nonprofit organizations to administer the program for the
following calendar year, if any of the following occur:
1. Neither a county agency nor a tribal
government submits a letter of intent under sub. (1).
2. Both the county agency and tribal
government notify the department that they do not intend to administer the
program for the following calendar year.
3. The department denies approval to
administer the program for the following calendar year to the county agency and
tribal government that submitted letters of intent under sub. (1) (a) or were
exempt from submitting a letter of intent under sub. (1) (b).
(b) A private nonprofit
organization may apply to administer the program under par. (a) by submitting
to the department an initial letter of intent, as provided in sub. (1)
(a).
(3) DEPARTMENT
SELECTION AND APPROVAL.
(a) The department may
approve county board, tribal government, or private nonprofit organization to
serve as the administering agency as provided in this section, if it determines
that the county board, tribal government, or private nonprofit organization is
able to administer the program as required under this chapter.
(b) The department may deny approval of a
county board, tribal government, or private nonprofit organization to serve as
the administering agency for the following calendar year if it determines that
the information provided in the letter of intent is incomplete or inaccurate,
or the county board, tribal government, or private nonprofit organization is
unable to adequately administer the program as provided under this
chapter.
(4) CHANGE OF
ADMINISTERING AGENCY. If a county board or tribal government that is not
serving as the administering agency for the program submits a letter of intent
to participate under this section, the private nonprofit organization selected
by the department to administer the program shall continue to serve as the
administering agency for the remainder of the calendar year.
(5) NOTIFICATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF
CHANGES. Pursuant to s.
46.87(7),
Stats., the county board or tribal government or the private nonprofit
organization selected under sub. (3) to serve as the administering agency for
the program shall notify the department in writing within 15 working days after
any of the following occurs:
(a) The county
board or tribal government designates a new agency.
(b) The administering agency decides to
terminate participation in the program.
(c) The administering agency decides to make
a change in the program or services which would result in a substantial
difference from the description of the county's program and services contained
in the letter of intent or budget most recently submitted to the department.
The administering agency shall notify the department when it does any of the
following:
1. Contracts with a service
provider to develop a new program or expand services.
2. Discontinues providing, purchasing, or
making payments for goods and services under one or more categories listed in
s.
DHS 68.06(2)
(b).
3. Changes its waiting list policy.
4. Establishes a maximum payment of less than
$4,000 in a calendar year for each person with dementia who is participating in
the program.
5. Changes the agency
it contracts with to provide goods and services under any of the categories
listed under s.
DHS 68.06(2)
(b).
(6) NOTICE TO PARTICIPANTS OF CHANGES. The
administering agency shall notify each affected caregiver in writing of any
change identified under sub. (5) (b) or (c) 2. or 5. at least 10 working days
prior to implementing that change.
(7) RECORDS AND REPORTS. The administering
agency shall maintain program records and submit reports as required by the
department.
