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WI Stat § 48.576 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 48 - Children's code.|48.576 - Shelter care facilities; general supervision and inspection by department.

48.576  Shelter care facilities; general supervision and inspection by department. (1) Generally. The department shall investigate and supervise all shelter care facilities and familiarize itself with all the circumstances affecting their management and usefulness. (2)  Inspections. The department shall inquire into the methods of treatment, instruction, government, and management of children placed in shelter care facilities; the conduct of the trustees, managers, directors, superintendents, and other officers and employees of those facilities; the condition of the buildings, grounds, and all other property pertaining to those facilities; and all other matters pertaining to the usefulness and management of those facilities; and recommend to the officers in charge such changes and additional provisions as the department considers proper. (3)  Frequency of inspections. The department shall inspect and investigate each shelter care facility at least annually and, when directed by the governor, the department shall conduct a special investigation into a shelter care facility's management, or anything connected with its management, and report to the governor the testimony taken, the facts found, and conclusions drawn. (4)  Enforcement by attorney general and district attorneys. Upon request of the department, the attorney general or the district attorney of the proper county shall aid in any investigation, inspection, hearing, or trial had under the provisions of this chapter relating to powers of the department, and shall institute and prosecute all necessary actions or proceedings for the enforcement of those provisions and for the punishment of violations of those provisions. The attorney general or district attorney so requested shall report or confer with the department regarding the request, within 30 days after the receipt of the request. (5)  Opportunity to inspect. All trustees, managers, directors, superintendents, and other officers or employees of a shelter care facility shall at all times afford to every member of the department and its agents unrestrained facility for inspection of and free access to all parts of the buildings and grounds and to all books and papers of the shelter care facility, and shall give, either verbally or in writing, such information as the department requires. Any person who violates this subsection shall forfeit not less than $10 nor more than $100. (6)  Testimonial power; expenses. The department or any person delegated by the department may administer oaths, take testimony, and cause depositions to be taken. All expenses of the investigations, including fees of officers and witnesses, shall be charged to the appropriation for the department. (7)  Statistics to be furnished. Whenever the department is required to collect statistics, the person or agency shall furnish the required statistics on request.History:  2007 a. 20.
WI Stat § 48.578 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 48 - Children's code.|48.578 - Shelter care facilities; establishment, approval, inspection.

48.578  Shelter care facilities; establishment, approval, inspection. (1) The department shall fix reasonable standards and regulations for the design, construction, repair, and maintenance of shelter care facilities, with respect to their adequacy and fitness for the needs that they are to serve. (2) The selection and purchase of the site, and the plans, specifications, and erection of buildings for shelter care facilities shall be subject to the review and approval of the department. Department review shall include review of the proposed program to be carried out by the shelter care facility. (3) Before any shelter care facility is occupied, and at least annually thereafter, the department shall inspect the shelter care facility, with respect to safety, sanitation, adequacy, and fitness, and report to the authorities managing the shelter care facility any deficiency found, and order the necessary work to correct that deficiency. If within 6 months after the inspection the work is not commenced, or not completed within a reasonable period after commencement of the work, to the satisfaction of the department, the department shall suspend the allowance of state aid for, and prohibit the use of the shelter care facility, until the order is complied with.History:  2007 a. 20.
WI Stat § 48.58 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 48 - Children's code.|48.58 - County children's home in populous counties.

48.58  County children's home in populous counties. Any existing county children's home in counties with a population of 750,000 or more may do any of the following:  (2) Provide care for children in need of protection or services, and delinquent juveniles referred by the county department under s. 46.215, if the delinquent juveniles are placed in separate facilities; (3) Provide temporary shelter care for children in need of protection or services and delinquent juveniles; provided that the delinquent juveniles are placed in separate facilities. (4) Provide temporary shelter care for children taken into custody under s. 48.19 or 938.19. (5) Provide temporary shelter care for children placed in the county children's home under a voluntary agreement under s. 48.63 (1) (b). History:  1973 c. 90; 1975 c. 39, 189, 224; 1977 c. 29, 194, 271, 354, 418, 447, 449; 1979 c. 34 s. 2102 (20) (a); 1979 c. 300; 1981 c. 20; 1985 a. 176; 1995 a. 77; 1997 a. 27; 2013 a. 335; 2015 a. 172.
WI Stat § 48.59 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 48 - Children's code.|48.59 - Examination and records.

48.59  Examination and records. (1) The county department or, in a county having a population of 750,000 or more, the department or an agency under contract with the department shall investigate the personal and family history and environment of any child transferred to its legal custody or placed under its supervision under s. 48.345 and of every expectant mother of an unborn child placed under its supervision under s. 48.347 and make any physical or mental examinations of the child or expectant mother considered necessary to determine the type of care necessary for the child or expectant mother. The county department, department or agency shall screen a child or expectant mother who is examined under this subsection to determine whether the child or expectant mother is in need of special treatment or care because of alcohol or other drug abuse, mental illness or severe emotional disturbance. The county department, department or agency shall keep a complete record of the information received from the court, the date of reception, all available data on the personal and family history of the child or expectant mother, the results of all tests and examinations given the child or expectant mother and a complete history of all placements of the child while in the legal custody or under the supervision of the county department, department or agency or of the expectant mother while under the supervision of the county department, department or agency. (2) At the department's request, the county department shall report to the department regarding children who are in the legal custody or under the supervision of the county department and expectant mothers of unborn children who are under the supervision of the county department.History:  1977 c. 449; 1985 a. 176; 1993 a. 385, 446, 491; 1995 a. 77; 1997 a. 27, 292; 2015 a. 172.A county with a population under 500,000 [now 750,000] may, by ordinance under s. 19.21 (6) [now s. 19.21 (5)], provide for the destruction of obsolete case records maintained by county social services agencies. 70 Atty. Gen. 196.
WI Stat § 48.599 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 48 - Children's code.|48.599 - Definitions.

48.599  Definitions. In this subchapter: (1g) “Child" means a person under 18 years of age. For purposes of the authority to provide care and maintenance for a child placed in a residential care center for children and youth operated by a child welfare agency and of counting the number of children for whom a child welfare agency may provide such care and maintenance, “child" also includes a person 18 years of age or over, but under 21 years of age, who is placed in a residential care center for children and youth operated by a child welfare agency under an order under s. 48.355, 48.357, 48.365, 938.355, 938.357, or 938.365 that terminates after the person attains 18 years of age, under a voluntary transition-to-independent-living agreement under s. 48.366 (3) or 938.366 (3), or under the placement and care responsibility of another state under 42 USC 675 (8) (B) (iv). (1r) “Physical restraint" includes all of the following:(a) A locked room.(b) A device or garment that interferes with a child's freedom of movement and that the child is unable to remove easily.(c) Restraint by a child welfare agency staff member of a child by use of physical force. (2) “Psychotropic medication" means an antipsychotic, antidepressant, lithium carbonate or a tranquilizer.History:  1989 a. 336; 2015 a. 55.
WI Stat § 48.61 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 48 - Children's code.|48.61 - Powers and duties of child welfare agencies.

48.61  Powers and duties of child welfare agencies. A child welfare agency shall have authority: (1) To accept legal or physical custody of children transferred to it by the court under s. 48.355. (2) To contract with any parent or guardian or other person for the supervision or care and maintenance of any child. (3) To provide appropriate care and training for children in its legal or physical custody and, if licensed to do so, to place children in licensed foster homes and licensed group homes as permitted under s. 48.63 (1) (a), in shelter care facilities as permitted under s. 48.63 (1) (b), and in the homes of guardians as permitted under s. 48.977 (2).  (4) To provide for the moral and religious training of children in its legal custody according to the religious belief of the child or the child's parents. (5) If licensed to do so, to accept guardianship of children when appointed by the court, and to place children under its guardianship for adoption. (6) To provide services to the court under s. 48.07. (7) To license foster homes in accordance with s. 48.75 if licensed to do so.History:  1977 c. 354 s. 101; 1977 c. 418, 449; 1979 c. 300; 1991 a. 316; 1993 a. 446; 1999 a. 83; 2005 a. 25; 2009 a. 28; 2013 a. 335.
WI Stat § 48.615 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 48 - Children's code.|48.615 - Child welfare agency licensing fees.

48.615  Child welfare agency licensing fees. (1) (a) Except as provided in par. (e), before the department may issue a license under s. 48.60 (1) to a child welfare agency that regularly provides care and maintenance for children within the confines of a residential care center for children and youth operated by the child welfare agency, the child welfare agency must pay to the department a biennial fee of $121, plus a biennial fee of $18.15 per child, based on the number of children that the child welfare agency is licensed to serve.(b) Except as provided in par. (e), before the department may issue a license under s. 48.60 (1) to a child welfare agency that places children in licensed foster homes, licensed group homes, shelter care facilities approved under s. 938.22 (2) (c), and in the homes of guardians under s. 48.977 (2), the child welfare agency must pay to the department a biennial fee of $254.10. (c) A child welfare agency that wishes to continue a license issued under s. 48.60 (1) shall pay the applicable fee under par. (a) or (b) by the continuation date of the license.(d) A new child welfare agency shall pay the applicable fee under par. (a) or (b) no later than 30 days before the opening of the child welfare agency.(e) An individual who is eligible for a fee waiver under the veterans fee waiver program under s. 45.44 is not required to pay the fee under par. (a) or (b) for a license under s. 48.60 (1). (2) A child welfare agency that wishes to continue a license issued under s. 48.60 (1) and that fails to pay the applicable fee under sub. (1) (a) or (b) by the continuation date of the license or a new child welfare agency that fails to pay the applicable fee under sub. (1) (a) or (b) by 30 days before the opening of the child welfare agency shall pay an additional fee of $5 per day for every day after the deadline that the agency fails to pay the fee.History:  1991 a. 39; 1993 a. 446; 1995 a. 27; 1997 a. 27; 2001 a. 59; 2005 a. 25; 2009 a. 28; 2011 a. 209; 2013 a. 335.
WI Stat § 48.619 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 48 - Children's code.|48.619 - Definition.

48.619  Definition. In this subchapter, “child" means a person under 18 years of age. For purposes of the authority to provide care and maintenance for a child and of counting the number of children for whom a foster home or group home may provide care and maintenance, “child" also includes a person 18 years of age or over, but under 21 years of age, who resides in the foster home or group home under an order under s. 48.355, 48.357, 48.365, 938.355, 938.357, or 938.365 that terminates after the person attains 18 years of age, under a voluntary transition-to-independent-living agreement under s. 48.366 (3) or 938.366 (3), or under the placement and care responsibility of another state under 42 USC 675 (8) (B) (iv).History:  2001 a. 69; 2009 a. 28; 2013 a. 334; 2015 a. 55.
WI Stat § 48.653 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 48 - Children's code.|48.653 - Information for child care providers.

48.653  Information for child care providers. The department shall provide each child care center licensed under s. 48.65 and each county agency providing child welfare services with a brochure containing information on basic child care and the licensing and certification requirements for child care providers. Each county agency shall provide each child care provider that it certifies with a copy of the brochure.History:  1983 a. 193; 2009 a. 185.
WI Stat § 48.655 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 48 - Children's code.|48.655 - Parental access.

48.655  Parental access. A child care provider that holds a license under s. 48.65, that is certified under s. 48.651, that holds a probationary license under s. 48.69, or that is established or contracted for under s. 120.13 (14) shall permit any parent or guardian of a child enrolled in the program to visit and observe the program of child care at any time during the provider's hours of operation, unless the visit or observation is contrary to an existing court order.History:  1991 a. 275; 1993 a. 16; 2009 a. 185.
WI Stat § 48.656 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 48 - Children's code.|48.656 - Parent's right to know.

48.656  Parent's right to know. Every parent, guardian, or legal custodian of a child who is receiving care and supervision, or of a child who is a prospective recipient of care and supervision, from a child care center that holds a license under s. 48.65 (1) or a probationary license under s. 48.69 has the right to know certain information about the child care center that would aid the parent, guardian, or legal custodian in assessing the quality of care and supervision provided by the child care center.History:  1991 a. 275; 1993 a. 213, 375; 1997 a. 256; 2009 a. 185.
WI Stat § 48.657 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 48 - Children's code.|48.657 - Child care center reports.

48.657  Child care center reports. (1) The department shall provide each child care center that holds a license under s. 48.65 (1) or a probationary license under s. 48.69 with an annual report that includes the following information:(a) Violations of statutes, rules promulgated by the department under s. 48.658 (4) (a) or 48.67, or provisions of licensure under s. 48.70 (1) by the child care center. In providing information under this paragraph, the department may not disclose the identity of any employee of the child care center.(b) A telephone number at the department that a person may call to complain of any alleged violation of a statute, rule promulgated by the department under s. 48.658 (4) (a) or 48.67, or provision of licensure under s. 48.70 (1) by the child care center.(c) The results of the most recent inspection of the child care center under s. 48.73. (2) A child care center shall post the report under sub. (1) next to the child care center's license or probationary license in a place where the report and the inspection results can be seen by parents, guardians, or legal custodians during the child care center's hours of operation. (2g) If the report under sub. (1) indicates that the child care center is in violation of a statute, a rule promulgated by the department under s. 48.658 (4) (a) or 48.67, or a provision of licensure under s. 48.70 (1), the child care center shall post with the report any notices received from the department relating to that violation. (2m) The department shall make available on the department's Internet site, as part of the department's licensed child care center search database, a specific description of any violation described in sub. (1) and a description of any steps taken by the child care center to correct the violation. (2r) Each child care center that receives a report under sub. (1) shall make available to a parent, guardian, or legal custodian of a child who is receiving, or who is a prospective recipient of, care and supervision from the child care center the reports under sub. (1) from the previous 2 years and any notices received from the department relating to any violations identified in those reports. In providing information under this subsection, a child care center may withhold any information that would disclose the identity of an employee of the child care center. (3) The department may require a child care center to provide to the department any information that is necessary for the department to prepare the report under sub. (1).History:  1991 a. 275; 1993 a. 16, 375; 1997 a. 256; 2009 a. 19, 28, 185.
WI Stat § 48.659 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 48 - Children's code.|48.659 - Child care quality rating system.

48.659  Child care quality rating system. The department shall provide a child care quality rating system that rates the quality of the child care provided by a child care provider licensed under s. 48.65 that receives payment under s. 49.155 for the child care provided or that volunteers for rating under this section. The department shall make the rating information provided under that system available to the parents, guardians, and legal custodians of children who are recipients, or prospective recipients, of care and supervision from a child care provider that is rated under this section, including making that information available on the department's Internet site. History:  2009 a. 28; 2013 a. 20.
WI Stat § 48.675 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 48 - Children's code.|48.675 - Qualified residential treatment programs.

48.675  Qualified residential treatment programs. (1) The department may certify a residential care center for children and youth, group home, or shelter care facility to operate a qualified residential treatment program if it determines that the program meets the requirements of 42 USC 672 (k) (4) and any other requirements established by the department under this section. A residential care center for children and youth, group home, or shelter care facility certified under this section shall comply with all other requirements applicable to the residential care center for children and youth, group home, or shelter care facility. (2) The department may promulgate rules for the establishment, certification, operation, and monitoring of, and the placement of a child in, a qualified residential treatment program under sub. (1).History: 2021 a. 42.
WI Stat § 48.69 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 48 - Children's code.|48.69 - Probationary licenses.

48.69  Probationary licenses. Except as provided under s. 48.715 (6) and (7), if any child welfare agency, shelter care facility, group home, or child care center that has not been previously issued a license under s. 48.66 (1) (a) applies for a license, meets the minimum requirements for a license established under s. 48.67, and pays the applicable fee referred to in s. 48.68 (1), the department shall issue a probationary license to that child welfare agency, shelter care facility, group home, or child care center. A probationary license is valid for up to 6 months after the date of issuance unless renewed under this section or suspended or revoked under s. 48.715. Before a probationary license expires, the department shall inspect the child welfare agency, shelter care facility, group home, or child care center holding the probationary license and, except as provided under s. 48.715 (6) and (7), if the child welfare agency, shelter care facility, group home, or child care center meets the minimum requirements for a license established under s. 48.67, the department shall issue a license under s. 48.66 (1) (a). A probationary license issued under this section may be renewed for one 6-month period.History:  1975 c. 307; 1977 c. 271; 1985 a. 176; 1993 a. 375; 1997 a. 191, 237; 1999 a. 9; 2009 a. 185.
WI Stat § 48.70 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 48 - Children's code.|48.70 - Provisions of licenses.

48.70  Provisions of licenses. (1) General. Each license shall state the name of the person licensed, the premises included under the license, the maximum number of children who can be received and their age and sex and such additional information and special conditions as the department may prescribe. (2)  Special provisions for child welfare agency licenses. A license to a child welfare agency shall also specify the kind of child welfare work the agency is authorized to undertake, whether the agency may accept guardianship of children, whether the agency may place children in foster homes, and if so, the area the agency is equipped to serve. (4)  Special provisions for county departments. Licenses to county departments shall specify whether the county department may accept guardianship of children and place children for adoption.History:  1973 c. 90; 1975 c. 307; 1977 c. 271; 1985 a. 176; 1993 a. 375, 446; 2009 a. 28.
WI Stat § 48.72 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 48 - Children's code.|48.72 - Appeal procedure.

48.72  Appeal procedure. Except as provided in s. 48.715 (6) and (7), any person aggrieved by the department's refusal or failure to issue, renew, or continue a license or by any action taken by the department under s. 48.715 has the right to an administrative hearing provided for contested cases in ch. 227. To receive an administrative hearing under ch. 227, the aggrieved person shall send to the department a written request for a hearing under s. 227.44 within 10 days after the date of the department's refusal or failure to issue, renew, or continue a license or the department's action taken under s. 48.715. The department shall hold an administrative hearing under s. 227.44 within 30 days after receipt of the request for the administrative hearing unless the aggrieved person consents to an extension of that time period. Judicial review of the department's decision may be had by any party in the contested case as provided in ch. 227.History:  1991 a. 275; 1993 a. 375; 1997 a. 27, 191, 237; 2005 a. 293.