Wisconsin's Functional Screen
Wisconsin's Functional Screen system is a web-based application used to collect information about an individual's functional status, health, and need for assistance for various programs that serve people who are elderly, have intellectual, developmental, or physical disabilities, or have mental health and substance use disorders. Experienced professionals, usually social workers or registered nurses, who have taken an online training course and passed a certification exam are able to access and administer the screen.
Resources for certified screeners:
- Adult Long Term Care Functional Screen (LTCFS)
- Children's Long-Term Support Program (CLTS)
- Mental Health and Substance Use
- General Resources for All Screeners
General Information
- Overview: Background information on the history and use of the Long Term Care Functional Screen.
- Papers on testing the validity and reliability of Wisconsin's functional screens:
- Adult Long-Term Care Functional Screen (LTCFS) Validity (PDF)
- Children's Long-Term Support Functional Screen (CLTS FS) Validity (PDF)
These papers were prepared as part of Wisconsin's applications to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for approval of the CLTS FS and Adult LTCFS.
Resources for Adult Long Term Care Functional Screen (LTCFS) Screeners
- Wisconsin Adult Long Term Care Functional Screen, F-00366 (PDF) Updated 10/18/2021
- Wisconsin Long Term Care Functional Screen Instructions Updated 10/18/2021
- Glossary of Acronyms, P-01010 (PDF)
- Basic Information for Screeners, P-01604 (PDF)
- Contact Cheat Sheet for LTCFS Certified Screeners, P-02121 (PDF)
- Tools and Guides for Adult LTCFS Screeners:
- UW Oshkosh Continuing Skills Test page
- Screener certification online course
- Sign up for email updates
Screen Liaison Toolkit
- Role of the Adult LTCFS Liaison, P-02783 (PDF)
- Adding LTC Functional Screeners to Functional Screen Information Access (FSIA), P-02783A (PDF)
- Deleting LTC Functional Screeners from FSIA, P-02783B (PDF)
- Modifying Agency Contact Information in FSIA, P-02783C (PDF)
- Screen Liaison Toolkit Definitions, P-02783D (PDF)
- Reports in FSIA, P-02783E (PDF)
- Eligibility Summary Report, P-02783F (PDF)
- Screen Summary at Agency Level Report, P-02783G (PDF)
- Screener Summary Report, P-02783H (PDF)
Resources for Children's Long-Term Support (CLTS) Functional Screen Screeners
- CLTS FS Clinical Instructions (Updated September 8, 2021)
- Children’s Long-Term Support Functional Screen and Clinical Instruction Updates, P-03083 (PDF)
- Institutional Levels of Care: Children’s Long-Term Support Programs in Wisconsin, P-03027 (PDF)
- Sign up for email updates
- Tools and Guides for CLTS FS Screeners
- Screener Certification On-line Course
- Child Development Modules: Typical and Atypical Development
CLTS FS Teleconferences
- April 20, 2023
- May 11, 2023
- August 10, 2023
- November 9, 2023
2023
February 9, 2023: Screener essentials
2022
November 10, 2022: Coordination between CLTS Waiver and CCS and the CLTS FS (program selection, “CCS Question,” quality review of screens, joint memo, FAQ review)
- Recording
- Presentation slides (PDF)
August 11, 2022: Initial eligibility determination timelines (terminology, barriers, tips); quality screen review (behaviors, IADLs, ADLs)
- Recording
- Presentation slides (PDF)
May 12, 2022: Screen timeliness; NFE review process; behaviors/social competency; COVID-19 Unwinding; resources/trainings
- Recording
- Presentation slides (PDF)
February 10, 2022: CLTS Waiver Renewal; defining roles, activities, resources for CLTS FS Leads
- Recording
- Presentation slides (PDF)
2021
November 4, 2021: Overview of CLTS FS updates' CLTS FS Clinical Instructions Module 6 ADL/IADLs; Module 9 Screen time and Notes; Module 10 Functional Eligibility Results; Module 11 Resources for Certified Screeners
- Recording
- Presentation slides (PDF)
October 14, 2021: Overview of CLTS FS updates; CLTS FS Clinical Instructions: Module 4 Mental Health; Module 5 Behaviors; Module 7 School & Work; Module 8 Health-Related Services
- Recording
- Presentation slides (PDF)
September 9, 2021: Overview of CLTS FS updates; CLTS FS Clinical Instructions: Module 1 Information pages; Module 3 Diagnoses
- Recording
- Presentation slides (PDF)
Contact Information
- Summary of Changes to the CLTS FS, P-02035C (PDF)
- System Change Notice: Age Cohorts, Non-Functional Eligibility Results Display, Suicidality Look-Back Period (PDF)
- CLTS Functional Screen Tips
- Presenting Diagnoses, P-02035 (PDF)
- Social Competency, P-02035A (PDF)
- Behaviors, P-02035B (PDF)
Resources for Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Functional Eligibility Screen Screeners
The Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Functional Eligibility Screen determines eligibility for:
A series of changes to the Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Functional Eligibility Screen took effect in 2023.
- Watch a presentation that provides an overview of the changes
- See the slides presented in the video (PDF)
If you have a question about the Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Functional Screen, contact the Division of Care and Treatment Services at dhsdctsfs@dhs.wisconsin.gov.
Sings up for email updates regarding the Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Functional Screen.