Diagnostic services are medical services, to identify the presence of a developmental disability.

1. (1) Required personnel.

   1. (a) Diagnosis shall be performed by a physician. Whenever possible the physician shall be a specialist in developmental disorders.
   2. (b) There shall be additional personnel as necessary to meet the diagnostic needs of the individual.

2. (2) Program.

   1. (a) Diagnosis shall be provided when the person enters the service delivery system, if this has not already been completed, and periodically thereafter when changes in functioning indicate that a person’s eligibility for services should be reassessed.
   2. (b) The diagnosis shall include a physical assessment and may include a psychological assessment and a social history if they relate to the person’s developmental disability.
   3. (c) A written report on the type and degree of an individual’s developmental disability shall be made to the director within 30 days after the referral for service has been made.
   4. (d) The written report shall be available to the service providers on a need to know basis as specified in s. 51.30, Stats.

History

History: Cr. Register, January, 1980, No. 289, eff. 2-1-80.