Common use of Long-Term Care Functional Screener Certification Clause in Contracts

Long-Term Care Functional Screener Certification. a. Education and Experience Before being allowed to administer the functional screen on individuals, MCO staff or MCO contractors must satisfy the following standards: i. Be a representative of an MCO with an official function in determining eligibility for a specific program area. ii. Have a license to practice as a registered nurse in Wisconsin pursuant to s. 441.06, Wis. Stats., or a Bachelor of Arts or Science degree, preferably in a health or human services related field, and a minimum of one year of experience working with at least one of the pertinent target populations; or In the event that the staff member lacks such a degree and such experience a prior approval is needed from the Department and will be based on a combination of post-secondary education and experience, or on a written plan, prepared by the MCO, and submitted to the Department, on how they will provide the staff member with formal and on-the-job training to develop the skills required to administer the functional screen. Such approval is discretionary on the part of the Department. Such approval may not waive the requirement found in subsection iii. below that no staff member shall be allowed to administer the functional screen on individuals unless and until he/she passes the online test designed by the Department and is certified by the Department as a functional screener. Approval must be granted from the Department prior to administering the functional screen if a staff member does not meet the requirements listed in subsection ii. as stated above. iii. Successfully complete the online screener certification training course(s) and become certified as a functional screener by the Department. Information on the online web class can be found at: xxxx://xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xxxx.xxx/xxxxx.xx?id=20101 and iv. Meet all other training requirements specified by the Department.

Long-Term Care Functional Screener Certification. a. Education and Experience Before being allowed to administer the functional screen on individuals, MCO staff or MCO contractors must satisfy the following standards: i. Be a representative of an MCO with an official function in determining eligibility for a specific program area. ii. Have a license to practice as a registered nurse in Wisconsin pursuant to s. Wis. Stat. § 441.06, Wis. Stats., or a Bachelor of Arts or Science degree, preferably in a health or human services related field, and a minimum of one year of experience working with at least one of the pertinent target populations; or In the event that the staff member lacks such a degree and such experience a prior approval is needed from the Department and will be based on a combination of post-secondary education and experience, or on a written plan, prepared by the MCO, and submitted to the Department, on how they will provide the staff member with formal and on-the-job training to develop the skills required to administer the functional screen. Such approval is discretionary on the part of the Department. Such approval may not waive the requirement found in subsection iii. below that no staff member shall be allowed to administer the functional screen on individuals unless and until he/she passes the online test designed by the Department and is certified by the Department as a functional screener. Approval must be granted from the Department prior to administering the functional screen if a staff member does not meet the requirements listed in subsection ii. as stated above. iii. Successfully complete the online screener certification training course(s) and become certified as a functional screener by the Department. Information on the online web class can be found at: xxxx://xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xxxx.xxx/xxxxx.xx?id=20101 and xxxxx://xxx.xxxxx.xxxxx.xxx/stc/dhsfunctscreen and iv. Meet all other training requirements specified by the Department.