Section DHS 199.07 - Restrictions(1) PROHIBITED USE OF FUNDS. The following activities are prohibited under any grant awarded by the department: (a) Purchasing tobacco use cessation medications without written permission from the grant manager.(b) Developing, implementing and evaluating of non-tobacco related activities and programs.(c) Supplanting existing anti-tobacco resources and activities.(2) VIOLATION OF PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES. If a grantee conducts prohibited activities under sub. (1), the department may terminate the grant and recover funds previously paid to the grantee for that funding period on a recoupment schedule specified in the grant contract. (3) GRANTEE ADMINISTRATION. (a) A grantee may not use grant funds to supplant existing employee salaries. Grant funds may be used to hire a person who will work less than 40 hours per week or to increase the hours of existing employees currently working less than 40 hours per week.(b) A grantee may not use grant funds to purchase capital equipment without the prior written approval of the department, although funds may be used to rent capital equipment. In this paragraph, "capital equipment" means equipment having a value greater than $5000 and a useful life of more than one year.(c) Grant recipients shall annually furnish the department with an independent certified audit of grant expenses within 30 days after receipt of the report from the audit firm but no later than 90 days after completion of the grant recipient's fiscal year. The cost of the audit shall be included in an applicant's budget of administrative costs.(d) Grant recipients shall maintain records for 3 years and provide information to the department as required by the department for purposes of program and fiscal audits and, at the request of the department, shall appear before department to respond to any questions about the project and use of the grant monies.Wis. Admin. Code Department of Health Services DHS 199.07
Cr. Register, May, 2001, No. 545, eff. 6-1-01; CR 03-033: am. (1) (a) Register January 2004 No. 577, eff. 2-1-04.Amended by, CR 20-067: am. (1) (intro.), (2), (3) (b) to (d) Register November 2021 No. 792, eff. 1/1/2022