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State assumes CLTS contracting; vendors told to update registries, training and progress-reporting
Summary
La Crosse County staff told providers the state now handles CLTS purchase-of-service contracts, flagged a May transition from WPS to Gainwell, and instructed vendors to register services, attend state trainings and supply six-month progress reports where required.
Shelly Tolleson, one of the county’s CLTS supervisors, told vendors that effective Jan. 1 the state has taken over entering purchase-of-service contracts for CLTS services and that county staff will shift to authorizations and oversight. “The state is taking it all over,” Tolleson said, explaining providers must adjust to changes in background-check processes and the state provider registry.
Tolleson said that WPS will be retired in May and the state will move transactions to Gainwell; trainings and recorded sessions are being offered to help providers adapt. She identified two upcoming sessions the county has shared — a county-waiver-agency session March 27 and a provider session March 19 — and encouraged providers to register and review recorded materials if they cannot attend live.
Heather Lind and other county staff outlined new documentation and training expectations tied to the transition. Providers must submit training logs that include proof of attendance (agendas, PowerPoints or handouts) and complete at least eight hours of continuing education in any year services are provided. Lind emphasized that the new ethics-and-boundaries requirement must be live and interactive: counties are asking for "two hours" of live, interactive ethics training for non‑DSPS licensed staff.
Tolleson also reminded sole proprietors and agencies about how background checks and provider registry entries will be handled by the state and asked vendors to keep the state provider registry up to date. For authorizations, Tammy Thompson will remain the county’s lead contact for submissions during the Gainwell transition, the county said.
