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 the frail elderly and people with intellectual/developmental or physical disabilities. The screen is used to determine functional eligibility for certain mental health services, adult long-term care programs and children's long-term support programs. Experienced professionals, usually social workers or registered nurses, who have taken an on-line training course and passed a certification exam are able to access and administer the screen.
Resources for certified screeners: Adult LTCFS, Children's LTS, MH/AODA, General Resources for all Screeners
General Information
- Overview: Background information on the history and use of the Long-Term Care (LTC) Functional Screen.
- Papers¹ on testing the validity and reliability of Wisconsin's functional screens:
Resources for Adult LTCFS Screeners
- Wisconsin Adult Long Term Care Functional Screen, F-00366 (PDF) Revised January 2017
- Wisconsin Long Term Care Functional Screen Instructions Revised January 2017
- Tools and decision trees:
- Diagnoses Cue Sheet, P-00814 (Excel) Revised July 2017
- No Active Treatment (NAT) Algorithm, P-00944 (PDF) Revised January 2017
- Basic Information for Screeners, P-01604 (PDF)
- Assessment/Supplement to the Long Term Care Functional Screen, F-20980 (PDF) (for Home and Community-Based Waiver Screeners only)
- 2012 Continuing Skills Testing Video (Adobe Connect, help; 50 minutes) This video portrays a functional screen interview in the home of an applicant for long-term care programs. The video is recommended for use for general training purposes.
- Listserv Sign Up
Webcast Trainings
- LTCFS Target Group Automation (Webcast, help) 48 minutes; 11/30/16
- PowerPoint Slides (PDF)
- Requires Nursing Assessment and Intervention (Webcast, help) 1 hour, 11 minutes; 3/29/10
- PowerPoint Slides (PDF)
Resources for Children's LTS Screeners
- Clinical Instructions (Revised 01/2015)
- Listserv Sign Up
- Diagnosis Cue Sheet, P-00920 (PDF)
- Norm-Referenced Assessment Tools for Communication and Learning, P-00933 (PDF)
- Paper Form, 00367 (PDF)
- Children's LTS Age-Specific ADL and IADL Questions:
- Birth to 6 Months, F-00367a (PDF)
- 6 to 12 Months, F-00367b (PDF)
- 12 to 18 Months, F-00367c (PDF)
- 18 to 24 Months, F-00367d (PDF)
- 24 to 36 Months, F-00367e (PDF)
- 36 Months to 4 Years, F-00367f (PDF)
- 4 to 6 Years, F-00367g (PDF)
- 6 to 9 Years, F-00367h (PDF)
- 9 to 12 Years, F-00367i (PDF)
- 12 to 14 Years, F-00367j (PDF)
- 14 to 18 Years, F-00367k (PDF)
- 18 Years and up, F-00367l (PDF)
Introduction to the CLTS FS Quality Tool
- Presentation (Adobe Connect, help; 20 min, 38 sec; recorded July 2012)
- Six CLTS Functional Screen Basic Essentials (PDF)
- Five Attributes of CLTS Functional Screen Quality Notes (PDF)
CLTS FS Online Training for Certified Screeners
- Module 1: Overview (Adobe Connect, help) 10 min, 7 sec
- Module 2: Informational Pages (Adobe Connect, help) 14 min, 23 sec
- Module 3: Diagnoses (Adobe Connect, help) 19 min, 11 sec
- Module 4: Mental Health (Adobe Connect, help) 16 min, 27 sec
- Module 5: Behaviors (Adobe Connect, help) 22 min, 0 sec
- Module 6-Part 1: Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) (Adobe Connect, help) 17 min, 11 sec
- Module 6-Part 2: Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADLs) (Adobe Connect, help) 15 min, 3 sec
- Module 7: School and Work (Adobe Connect, help) 3 min, 29 sec
- Module 8: Health-Related Services (Adobe Connect, help) 16 min, 24 sec
- Module 9: Screen Time and Notes (Adobe Connect, help) 3 min, 18 sec
- Module 10: Functional Eligibility Rights (Adobe Connect, help) 6 min, 23 sec
- Module 11: Resources for Certified Screeners (Adobe Connect, help) 9 min, 5 sec
Presentations on Institutional Levels of Care in Children's LTS Programs (Recorded September 2011)
- Intermediate Care Facility (ICF/MR) Level of Care: Developmental Disabilities (DD LOC) (16 min, 40 sec)
- Psychiatric Hospital Level of Care: Severe Emotional Disturbance (SED LOC) (38 min, 58 sec)
- Nursing Home Level of Care: Physical Disabilities (NH LOC) (24 min, 44 sec)
- Hospital Level of Care: Physical Disabilities (HOS LOC) (13 min, 26 sec)
Resources for Mental Health/AODA Screeners
General Resources for All Screeners
- Functional Screen Information Access (FSIA) gateway page
- Adding a Trusted Site to Internet Explorer, P-01598 (PDF)
- FSIA System Requirements, P-01448 (PDF)
- Functional Screen Application Training 101
¹The papers above were prepared as part of Wisconsin's applications to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for approval of the Children's Long-Term Support and Adult Long-Term Care Functional Screens.
