Section 46.545. Individual placement and support.

 

(1)  

(a) The department shall create all of the following regional centers for individual placement and support for employment of individuals experiencing mental illness.

1. A northwestern Wisconsin region.

2. A south-central Wisconsin region.

3. A region consisting of a consortium of counties in northeastern Wisconsin.

4. A region consisting of a consortium of counties in central Wisconsin.

5. A region consisting of a consortium of counties in southeastern Wisconsin.

(b) The department shall ensure that each county in the state is served by one of the regional centers created under par. (a) .

(c) The department may contract with existing organizations or consortiums to create any regional center.

(2)  The department shall ensure that each regional center created under sub. (1) (a) has access to the services of all of the following:

(a) An individual placement and support trainer or mentor, who is responsible for the duties required of a trainer or mentor by an evidence-based individual placement and support model of supported employment.

(b) An individual placement and support supervisor who is responsible for the duties required of a supervisor by an evidence-based individual placement and support model of supported employment.

(3)  

(a) The department shall award grants to county or tribal unit programs or employment sites implementing individual placement and support services or regional centers for any of the following activities:

1. Implementing individual placement and support programs.

2. Offsetting costs until a program is capable of billing the Medical Assistance program for any services covered under the Medical Assistance program.

3. Becoming a provider of vocational rehabilitation services through the department of workforce development.

(b) An applicant for a grant under this subsection shall, in the grant application, identify future sources of possible funding to support the individual placement and support services program.

(4)  The department and regional centers shall provide or arrange for work incentive benefits counseling for individuals who are not receiving vocational rehabilitation services from the department of workforce development.

(5)  The department shall seek any approval from the federal department of health and human services that is necessary to obtain federal Medicaid matching funds, if available, for reimbursement of individual placement and support services.

2013 a. 131 .