Section DHS 63.03 - Certification(1) APPLICATION. A county department shall submit written application to the department to initiate the CSP certification process. Note: The format for the written application can be obtained from the CSP Unit, Bureau of Community Mental Health, Division of Disability and Elder Services, P.O. Box 7851, Madison, WI 53707.
(2) CERTIFICATION PROCESS. (a) The department shall review the application submitted under sub. (1) to determine whether the requirements for certification set forth in this chapter have been met. (b) A CSP shall make available for the department's review all documentation necessary to establish the CSP's compliance with this chapter.(3) ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATION. (a) Within 60 days after receiving a complete application for certification under sub. (1), the department shall either certify the CSP if all requirements for certification have been met or deny certification if requirements for certification have not been met. If the application for certification is denied, the department shall give the applicant reasons, in writing, for the denial. The denial notice shall specify the requirements under this chapter which the CSP has not met, shall specify the CSP's right to request a hearing in accordance with s. DHS 63.04 (3), and shall require the CSP to submit a plan to correct program deficiencies in accordance with par. (b).(b) Within 10 days after receiving a notice of denial under par. (a), a CSP shall inform the department of a plan to correct program deficiencies and the date by which the corrections will be made.(c) Within 60 days after the planned date for correcting the deficiencies noted under par. (a), the department shall conduct an on-site inspection of the CSP to determine whether the deficiencies have been corrected.(4) CONTENT OF CERTIFICATION. Certification shall be issued only for the location and program named and may not be transferred or assigned to another program. A CSP shall notify the department of a change of administration, ownership, location, program name or any other program change that may affect compliance with this chapter no later than the effective date of the change.(5) DATE OF CERTIFICATION. (a) The date of certification shall be the date that the department determines, by means of an on-site survey, that a CSP is in compliance with this chapter.(b) The department may change the date of certification if the department made an error in the certification process. A date of certification which is adjusted under this paragraph may not be earlier than the date the written application under sub. (1) was submitted to the department.(6) DURATION OF CERTIFICATION.(a) Certification remains valid until it is terminated or suspended by the department in accordance with s. DHS 63.04.(b) Certification becomes invalid due to non-submission of the biennial report or non-payment of biennial fees in accordance with sub. (7) (c).(7) BIENNIAL REPORT AND FEES. (a) Every 24 months, on a date determined by the department, the program shall submit a biennial report on the form provided by the department and shall submit payment of certification continuation fees under s. 51.04, Stats.(b) The department shall send the certification continuation materials to the provider, which the provider is expected to complete and submit to the department according to instructions provided.(c) A certification will be suspended or terminated if biennial reports and fees are not submitted prior to the end of the biennial cycle.Wis. Admin. Code Department of Health Services DHS 63.03
Cr. Register, April, 1989, No. 400, eff. 5-1-89.Amended by, CR 22-078: r. and recr. (6), cr. (7) Register July 2023 No. 811, eff. 8/1/2023