Wis. Admin. Code Department of Health Services § DHS 140.05 - Level II local health department
(1) REQUIRED
SERVICES. In addition to the level I local health department required services
described in s.
DHS
140.04, a level II local health department shall do
all of the following:
(a) Address communicable
disease control, chronic disease and injury prevention, environmental public
health, family health, and access and linkage to health services, in addition
to services already provided under s.
DHS
140.04, by doing all of the following:
1. Identifying and promoting either a
community need that has not already been selected as a local priority by the
local health department in its most recent community health improvement plan or
an objective specified in the department of health services' most recent state
public health agenda, developed pursuant to s.
250.07,
Stats.
2. Providing support to
implement services through leadership, resources, and engagement of the public
health system.
3. Utilizing
evidence-informed resources and practices to provide services.
4. Evaluating the additional services and
reporting to the community and local board of health on progress and
performance.
(b) Develop
and maintain a plan to employ qualified public health professionals and assure
a competent public health workforce by doing all of the following:
1. Including core public health competencies
and credentialing requirements in all department job descriptions, unless
prohibited by local governing body.
2. Assessing staff core public health
competencies every 2 years to identify department training needs.
3. Completing annual performance evaluations
and personal development plans, unless prohibited by local governing
body.
(c) Conduct
quality improvement.
(d) Provide
training and resources related to quality improvement to local health
department staff and the local governing body.
(e) Establish explicit organizational
performance measures for the local health department's mission, vision, values,
and strategic goals.
(f) Apply
nursing and public health principles to collaboratively assess, develop,
implement, and evaluate the services required under pars. (a) to (e).
(2) OPTIONAL SERVICES. A level II
local health department may provide any services, in addition to the services
required under sub. (1), that a level III local health department is required
to provide under s.
DHS
140.06.
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