Caregiver
Background Check Information - Memo 4
PDF Version of BQA 99-014
(PDF, 19 KB)
Date: March 17, 1999 -- DSL-BQA-99-014
From: Rita Prigioni, Interim Director, Bureau of Quality Assurance
The purpose of this memo is to provide updated information on Caregiver Background
Checks and Caregiver Investigations. On February 28, 1999, several amendments to the
emergency rules became effective, partially in response to public hearings held across the
state in January 1999. The Department’s web site at www.dhfs.state.wi.us is updated to reflect the
amendments. Highlights include:
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Amended Crimes List Now in Effect – A copy of the new Crimes List
has been amended and is attached. The amended crimes table:
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Further reduces the number of crimes that result in a permanent bar.
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Moves some crimes that formerly required a rehabilitation review to the
"substantially related" category.
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Moves several bar with rehabilitation crimes to the "substantially related"
category if the conviction occurred more than 5 years before the rehabilitation review
request.
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Other Amendments to HFS 12 and 13 – Highlights of the recent
amendments to HFS 12 and HFS 13 are attached [highlights not available on the Internet].
Complete versions
of the proposed emergency rules are available at the Department’s web site
mentioned above. Hard copies of the amended rules are available by sending a written
request with a check, payable to the Division of Supportive Living [now
the Division of Disability & Elder Services], in the amount of
$7.95. You will receive copies of both of the proposed rules. Requests should be mailed to
Barb Carey, Bureau of Quality Assurance, PO Box 309, Madison, WI 53701-2969. Your request
should clearly indicate the name and address of the person to whom the draft rules should
be sent.
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Emergency Rule Public Hearing Times Announcement - Pursuant to Wisconsin
statutes, the Department will hold public hearings on the amendments to the emergency
rules on Monday, April 12, 1999 at 10 a.m. at the Department of Health and Family
Services, 1 West Wilson Street, Room 751, Madison.
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Updated
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) - The DHFS web site also contains a
section called Frequently Asked Questions. The site is updated regularly and is a good
resource for answers to the most common questions the Department has received.
[Note: FAQs have been replaced by The
Caregiver Program Manual
as of January 2002]
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New
Background Information Disclosure Form (F82064) (PDF,
30 KB) - A revised version of
this form is attached. It may also be downloaded from the Department’s web site and
reproduced for entity use.
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Rehabilitation
Review Request (EXS-263) (PDF, 42 KB) - Based on the rehabilitation review requests
received by the Department, it is important to remind applicants to fill out the entire
application as well as submit all the required documentation, including a Background
Information Disclosure form (F82064) and a completed caregiver background check.
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Report of
Alleged Client Abuse, Neglect or Misappropriation Form (DSL-2447) (PDF,
76 KB) - In
response to input from entities and others, the Department is in the process of
redesigning this report to be more user friendly and require less information where
possible. Watch the web site for an upcoming, revised version.
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