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Residential and Community-Based Care Licensing and Certification: Facilities Serving People with Developmental Disabilities

Learn more about getting a license for facilities serving people with developmental disabilities (FDDs).

Type

Continuation

Description

An FDD license is required for facilities where four or more people with developmental disabilities, who aren't related, live. FDDs offer treatment to residents to help them keep up and improve their current skills. They also help residents gain new work, social, daily living, or education skills.

FDDs are also known as intermediate care facilities for individuals with intellectual disabilities (ICF/IID).

Duration

One year

Fees

$6 per bed per year (and for any change in owner). The Division of Quality Assurance (DQA), Bureau of Health Services, sends facility reports and fee notices to the FDD each year.

Instructions

For application details, either:

Wisconsin statute

Wisconsin Stat. § 50.01

Wisconsin administrative code

Federal regulations

If the FDD is certified for Medicare and/or Medicaid, these federal rules also apply:

Last revised February 12, 2024