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Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Children and Families › DCF 021-99 - Safety and Permanence › Chapter DCF 50 - Facilitating Public Adoptions And Adoption Assistance › Section DCF 50.05 - Home study for public adoption

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) DEFINITION. In
				this section "applicant" means prospective adoptive parents who apply for a
				home study under this section and are any of the following:
(a) An adult married couple who live
				together, have been married for at least one year on the date of application,
				and are applying for a home study jointly.
(b) An unmarried adult
				individual.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Children and Families › DCF 021-99 - Safety and Permanence › Chapter DCF 50 - Facilitating Public Adoptions And Adoption Assistance › Section DCF 50.06 - Appeal of screening and home study denials

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) An individual
				who received a screening denial under s.
				DCF 50.04(5)
				(c) or a home study denial under s.
				DCF 50.05(9)
				(d) may send a written request for review by
				the bureau director or a designee within 30 days after the date of the notice
				of denial. No new information may be submitted. The bureau director shall make
				a determination and send a notice of decision within 30 days after receiving
				the request.
Note:
Send a written request for a review to
				  Director, Bureau of Permanence and Out-of-Home Care, P.O. Box 8916, Madison, WI
				  53708-8916.
(2) If the
				bureau director or designee upholds the screening or home study denial, the
				individual may send a written request for review to the division administrator
				within 30 days after the date of the notice of decision by the bureau director.
				The division administrator or a designee shall make a determination and send a
				notice of decision within 30 days after receiving the request. A finding by the
				division administrator or designee is final.
Send a written request for a review by the division
					 administrator to Administrator, Division of Safety and Permanence, P.O. Box
					 8916, Madison, WI 53708-8916.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Children and Families › DCF 021-99 - Safety and Permanence › Chapter DCF 50 - Facilitating Public Adoptions And Adoption Assistance › Section DCF 50.07 - Adoption information exchange

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) SERVICES. The
				department shall establish or contract with an entity with expertise in
				adoption issues to establish an adoption information exchange that includes all
				of the following services:
(a) An
				Internet-based photolisting of children who are legally free for public
				adoption and children who are at legal risk.
(b) A register of prospective adoptive
				parents that meets all of the following conditions:
1. The register includes only prospective
				adoptive parents whose home study was approved by an adoption agency and was
				submitted to the adoption information exchange by the approving adoption
				agency.
2. The department has
				reviewed the home study of any prospective adoptive parents whose home study
				was approved by an adoption agency other than the department and determined
				that including the prospective adoptive parents on the register is
				appropriate.
3. The adoption
				information exchange removes a registration if any of the following conditions
				are met:
a. The individual's or couple's
				adoption agency notifies the adoption information exchange that the individual
				or couple is no longer interested in adopting a child.
b. The individual or couple listed on the
				register is not responding to inquiries from the adoption information
				exchange.
(c) A
				matching service that attempts to match children listed in the adoption
				photolisting under par. (a) and the prospective adoptive parents registered
				with the adoption information exchange under par. (b) by providing information
				about registered prospective adoptive parents to public adoption agencies with
				photolisted children.
(d) A public
				relations campaign that promotes public adoptions, provides information to the
				public, and increases public awareness of adoption and services available from
				the adoption information exchange by developing and distributing informational
				materials for the media, professional organizations, community support
				agencies, and the public.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Children and Families › DCF 021-99 - Safety and Permanence › Chapter DCF 50 - Facilitating Public Adoptions And Adoption Assistance › Section DCF 50.08 - Placement for the purpose of a public adoption

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) BEST INTEREST OF
				THE CHILD.
(a) The public adoption agency that
				is responsible for placing a child for adoption or, if the child is at legal
				risk, the placing agency, shall determine if placement with specific
				prospective adoptive parents whose home study has been approved is in the best
				interest of the child.
(b) A public
				adoption agency shall consider the availability of a placement for adoption
				with a relative of the child who is identified in the child's permanency plan
				or is otherwise known to the public adoption agency, as required under s.
				48.834(1),
				Stats.
(c) If a child has one or
				more siblings who have been adopted or have been placed for adoption, the
				public adoption agency shall make reasonable efforts to place the child with an
				adoptive parent or proposed adoptive parent of such a sibling who is identified
				in the child's permanency plan or otherwise known to the public adoption
				agency, unless the public adoption agency determines that a joint placement
				would be contrary to the safety or well-being of the child or the sibling, as
				required under s.
				48.834(2),
				Stats.
(d) If the child is an
				Indian child, the public adoption agency shall comply with the order of
				placement preference under s.
				48.028(7),
				Stats., unless there is good cause as described in s.
				48.028(7)
				(e), Stats., for departing from that
				order.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Children and Families › DCF 021-99 - Safety and Permanence › Chapter DCF 50 - Facilitating Public Adoptions And Adoption Assistance › Section DCF 50.10 - Application for adoption assistance

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) TIMING. An
				application for adoption assistance shall be completed on forms prescribed by
				the department and a written, signed agreement to provide adoption assistance
				shall be made prior to the adoption.
(2) EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES.
				Notwithstanding sub. (1), an application for adoption assistance may be
				accepted after an adoption order is entered under the conditions specified in
				s. DCF 50.17(3).
The application for adoption assistance for a public
					 adoption is in the department's automated child welfare system e Wisacwis. For
					 a private domestic adoption or a tribal or customary adoption, the forms
					 required to apply for adoption assistance are listed in a forms checklist. The
					 forms checklist and all of the forms specified on the checklist are part of the
					 application.
DCF-F-5259, Adoption Assistance Forms Checklist/Routing
					 Instructions Private Domestic Adoptions.
DCF-F-5159, Adoption Assistance Forms Checklist/Routing
					 Instructions Tribal or Customary Adoptions.
The forms are available in the forms section of the
					 department website, http://dcf.wisconsin.gov, or by writing the Division of
					 Safety and Permanence, at P.O. Box 8916, Madison, WI 53708-8916.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Children and Families › DCF 021-99 - Safety and Permanence › Chapter DCF 50 - Facilitating Public Adoptions And Adoption Assistance › Section DCF 50.11 - Amount of adoption assistance

Current through June 24, 2024
(1)
				MONTHLY ADOPTION ASSISTANCE PAYMENT.
(a) The
				amount of a monthly adoption assistance payment is as indicated in the initial
				adoption assistance agreement or in an amendment to the agreement signed by the
				adoptive parent and the department.
(b) In determining the amount of a monthly
				adoption assistance payment, each situation shall be considered individually
				based on the needs of the child and the circumstances of the family. A monthly
				payment may include any of the following:
1. A
				basic maintenance payment specified in s. 48.62 (4), Stats.
2. A supplemental payment based on the
				child's difficulty-of-care levels or identified special needs specified in one
				of the following:
a. For an adoption
				assistance agreement entered into before July 1, 2011, the rate schedule under
				s.  DCF 50.12.
b. For an adoption
				assistance agreement entered into on or after July 1, 2011, the rate schedule
				under s.  DCF 56.23 (2) (a) if the child has a total of 5 or more needs that
				have been identified as moderate or intensive in the areas listed in s.  DCF 56.23 (2) (a) 1.  a. to e.
3.
a. An
				exceptional payment determined under s.  DCF 50.12  for an adoption assistance
				agreement entered into before July 1, 2011, except that an exceptional payment
				cannot be established or increased in an amendment to the adoption assistance
				agreement.
b. An exceptional
				payment determined under s.  DCF 56.23 (3) for an adoption assistance agreement
				entered into on or after July 1, 2011, except that an exceptional payment
				cannot be established or increased in an amendment to the adoption assistance
				agreement.
(c) The rate in the initial adoption
				assistance agreement for a child at high risk of developing a moderate or
				intensive level of special needs under s.  DCF 50.09 (1) (b) 6.  is $0. The rate
				may be adjusted in an amendment to the agreement under s.  DCF 50.14.
(d) The effective date for a rate increase in
				an amendment is the first day of the month that the department received the
				request to amend the adoption assistance agreement, except that no increase
				shall be made prior to 12 months after a previous rate increase.
(e) The effective date for a rate decrease in
				an amendment is the first day of the month following the month that the amended
				agreement expires.
(f) The
				effective date for the termination of adoption assistance for any reason shall
				be the last day of the month that eligibility for benefits ends.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Children and Families › DCF 021-99 - Safety and Permanence › Chapter DCF 50 - Facilitating Public Adoptions And Adoption Assistance › Section DCF 50.12 - Supplemental payments under adoption assistance agreements entered into before July 1, 2011

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) COVERAGE. This section applies to
				supplemental payments provided under adoption assistance agreements entered
				into before July 1, 2011.
(2)
				SUPPLEMENTAL PAYMENTS.
(a) The department may
				make supplemental payments to the prospective or adoptive parents of a child in
				an amount to be determined by the department if the child requires more than
				the usual amount of care and supervision for the child's age because of special
				emotional, behavioral, or physical and personal needs.
(b) If a child does not exhibit
				characteristics commensurate with a moderate or intensive level of emotional,
				behavioral, or physical and personal special needs categories described in sub.
				(3), no supplemental payment may be made. If the child exhibits characteristics
				commensurate within a moderate or intensive level of one or more of the
				emotional, behavioral, or physical and personal special need categories under
				sub. (3), a supplemental payment in an amount to be determined by the
				department shall be paid.
(c) The
				placing department shall document in the child's case record the
				characteristics of any selected level of care.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Children and Families › DCF 021-99 - Safety and Permanence › Chapter DCF 50 - Facilitating Public Adoptions And Adoption Assistance › Section DCF 50.13 - Adoption assistance agreement

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) The department
				shall enter into a written adoption assistance agreement with the proposed
				adoptive parents of a child eligible for assistance under s.
				DCF
				50.09 prior to the adoption. The agreement shall be
				signed by the proposed adoptive parents, the adoption agency, and the
				department. The agreement shall specify all of the following:
(a) The amount of the adoption assistance
				under s. DCF 50.11.
(b) The
				responsibilities of the adoptive parent, including the requirements in s. DCF
				50.15(1).
(c) The responsibilities
				of the department, including the requirements in s. DCF 50.15(2).
(d) Circumstances under which the adoption
				assistance may be increased, decreased, terminated, or suspended, including the
				circumstances in ss. DCF 50.14 and 50.15.
(e) That the agreement will remain in effect
				regardless of the state of residence of the adoptive parents and the
				child.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Children and Families › DCF 021-99 - Safety and Permanence › Chapter DCF 50 - Facilitating Public Adoptions And Adoption Assistance › Section DCF 50.14 - Amendment to adjust payment amount

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) DEFINITION. In
				this section, "substantial change in circumstances" means a change that has
				occurred to the child in one or more areas of special needs, including
				physical, behavioral, or emotional special needs, that would result in a change
				in the amount of a supplemental payment determined under one of the following:
(a) For an adoption assistance agreement
				entered into before July 1, 2011, the rate schedule under s. DCF
				50.12.
(b) For an adoption
				assistance agreement entered into on or after July 1, 2011, the rate schedule
				under s.
				DCF
				56.23(2) (a) if the child has a total
				of 5 or more needs that have been identified as moderate or intensive in the
				areas listed in s.
				DCF
				56.23(2) (a) 1. a. to
				e.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Children and Families › DCF 021-99 - Safety and Permanence › Chapter DCF 50 - Facilitating Public Adoptions And Adoption Assistance › Section DCF 50.15 - Notification and review requirements

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) POST-AGREEMENT
				AND PLACEMENT.
(a)
Family notification
				requirements.
After the department has signed and approved the adoption
				assistance agreement and the child has been placed in the home, the adoptive or
				proposed adoptive parents shall notify the department no later than 30 days
				after any of the following occur:
1. The
				adoptive or proposed adoptive parents' address changes.
2. The child is no longer living with the
				adoptive or proposed adoptive parents.
3. The child is no longer receiving any
				support from the adoptive or proposed adoptive parents.
4. The parental rights of the adoptive
				parents have been terminated and they are no longer legally responsible for
				support of the child.
5. The child
				is married.
6. The child enlists in
				the military.
7. The death of the
				child.
8. The child attains 18
				years of age.
9. The child
				completes high school after attaining 18 years of age.
10. The child is determined eligible for
				adoption assistance under sub. (3) (a) 3. and no longer has an individualized
				education program under s.
				115.787,
				Stats., in effect.
Note:
Notice may be delivered in person or by
				  mail to the Division of Safety and Permanence, Bureau of Permanence and
				  Out-of-Home Care, 201 W. Washington Avenue, P.O. Box 8916, Madison, WI
				  53708-8916.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Children and Families › DCF 021-99 - Safety and Permanence › Chapter DCF 50 - Facilitating Public Adoptions And Adoption Assistance › Section DCF 50.16 - Adoption assistance overpayments

Current through June 24, 2024
The department may recover an overpayment of adoption
				  assistance from adoptive parents by any of the following means:
(1) Reducing the amount of the monthly
				adoption assistance payments by an amount agreed to by the adoptive parents and
				the department.
(2) Requesting
				payment within a specified time period or negotiating a payment plan.
(3) Certifying the debt for collection by the
				department of revenue under s.
				71.93,
				Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Children and Families › DCF 021-99 - Safety and Permanence › Chapter DCF 50 - Facilitating Public Adoptions And Adoption Assistance › Section DCF 50.17 - Adoption assistance reviews and appeals

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) BEFORE ADOPTION
				IS FINAL.
(a) Prior to the entry of the
				adoption order, proposed adoptive parents may contest a department action by
				requesting any of the following:
1. A review
				by the division administrator or designee.
2. A hearing before the division of hearings
				and appeals under ch. 227, Stats., and ch. HA 3.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Children and Families › DCF 021-99 - Safety and Permanence › Chapter DCF 51 - Preadoption Training › Section DCF 51.01 - Authority and purpose

Current through June 24, 2024
This chapter is promulgated under the authority of ss.
				  48.84
				  and
				  227.11(2),
				  Stats., to establish the topics and procedures for the preadoption training
				  required for prospective adoptive parents who have not previously adopted a
				  child.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Children and Families › DCF 021-99 - Safety and Permanence › Chapter DCF 51 - Preadoption Training › Section DCF 51.02 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
In this chapter:
(1) "Adoption" means a process provided by
				law to establish the legal relationship of parent and child between persons who
				do not have that relationship by birth, with the same mutual rights and
				obligations that exist between the child and the child's birth
				parents.
(2) "Adoption agency"
				means the department of children and families; a county department under s.
				46.22 or
				46.23,
				Stats.; a tribal child welfare department in this state; or a licensed child
				welfare agency with powers and duties under ss.
				48.60
				and
				48.61(5)
				and (7), Stats.
(3) "Foster parent" means a person licensed
				under s.
				48.62(1),
				Stats., and ch. DCF 56.
(4)
				"Preadoption training" means the preadoption preparation required under s.
				48.84(1),
				(2), and (2g), Stats.
(5) "Proposed adoptive parent" means an
				individual that an adoption agency has identified as the prospective adoptive
				parent for a specific child.
(6)
				"Prospective adoptive parent" means an individual who is going through the
				process to become an adoptive parent for a child.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Children and Families › DCF 021-99 - Safety and Permanence › Chapter DCF 51 - Preadoption Training › Section DCF 51.03 - When preadoption training is required

Current through June 24, 2024
A prospective adoptive parent who has not previously adopted
				  a child shall complete preadoption training before any of the following:
(1) A child may be placed under s.
				48.833,
				Stats., for adoption by the proposed adoptive parent.
(2) The proposed adoptive parent may petition
				for placement of a child for adoption under s.
				48.837,
				Stats.
(3) The proposed adoptive
				parent may bring a child into this state for adoption under s.
				48.839,
				Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Children and Families › DCF 021-99 - Safety and Permanence › Chapter DCF 51 - Preadoption Training › Section DCF 51.05 - Content and number of hours

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) A prospective
				adoptive parent shall complete at least 25 hours of preadoption training that
				includes all of the following topics:
(a)
				Adoption and its impact on parenting and family dynamics.
(b) The issues for a child in an adoptive
				placement.
(c) Loss and grief for
				the adopted child and the adoptive family.
(d) Attachment issues in adoptive
				placements.
(e) Support and
				resources for adopted children and adoptive families.
(f) Cultural sensitivity in
				adoption.
(g) Effects of abuse and
				neglect in adoption, including sexual abuse.
(h) Legal issues relating to
				adoption.
(i) Issues of children
				being adopted from an institutionalized care setting.
(j) Educational issues in adoption.
(k) Childhood developmental stages.
(L) Trauma issues related to
				adoption.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Children and Families › DCF 021-99 - Safety and Permanence › Chapter DCF 51 - Preadoption Training › Section DCF 51.06 - Format of training

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Preadoption training shall include all of
				the following:
(a) At least 6 hours of
				training that is provided in person, either individually or in a
				group.
(b) At least 6 hours of
				training that is appropriate to the specific needs of the child to be
				adopted.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Children and Families › DCF 021-99 - Safety and Permanence › Chapter DCF 51 - Preadoption Training › Section DCF 51.07 - Credit for foster parent training

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) COMPLETION OF
				THE STANDARDIZED CURRICULUM. Notwithstanding s.
				DCF
				51.05, a prospective adoptive parent that has
				completed the foster parent training under s.
				DCF 56.14(6d), (6h), or
				(7) may receive credit as appropriate toward
				the 25 hours of preadoption training under ss.
				DCF
				51.05 and 51.06. The adoption agency shall ensure that
				the prospective adoptive parent completes in-person training sufficient to
				cover the required topics in s.
				DCF
				51.05(1) as they relate to
				adoption.
(2) PARTIAL COMPLETION OF
				THE STANDARDIZED CURRICULUM. If a prospective adoptive parent has partially
				completed the foster parent training under s.
				DCF 56.14(6d), (6h), or
				(7), the adoption agency shall determine the
				amount of credit to allow for the foster parent training that was completed and
				what additional training is needed for the adoptive parent to comply with ss.
				DCF
				51.05 and 51.06.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Children and Families › DCF 021-99 - Safety and Permanence › Chapter DCF 51 - Preadoption Training › Section DCF 51.08 - Competency in the required training topics

Current through June 24, 2024
The adoption agency shall determine whether prospective
				  adoptive parents are competent in the required topics under s.
				  DCF
				  51.05 and may require a prospective adoptive parent to
				  complete additional training if the prospective adoptive parent has not
				  attained basic competency in the required topics.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Children and Families › DCF 021-99 - Safety and Permanence › Chapter DCF 51 - Preadoption Training › Section DCF 51.10 - Postadoption training

Current through June 24, 2024
The entity that provides the required preadoption training
				  shall refer adoptive parents with postadoption needs to resources appropriate
				  to the specific needs of the family or offer to provide at least 6 hours of
				  training if the entity has sufficient expertise with the family's specific
				  needs.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Children and Families › DCF 021-99 - Safety and Permanence › Chapter DCF 52 - Residential Care Centers For Children And Youth › Subchapter I - General Provisions › Section DCF 52.01 - Authority and purpose

Current through June 24, 2024
This chapter is promulgated under the authority of s.
					 48.67,
					 Stats., to ensure that residential care centers for children and youth protect
					 and promote the health, safety and welfare of residents, respect the rights of
					 individual residents, provide the most appropriate conditions possible for each
					 resident, help each resident develop socially acceptable patterns of behavior,
					 develop resident treatment plans consistent with the state's permanency
					 planning policy to support the integrity of the family, and help each resident
					 return as quickly as possible to the resident's family or achieve permanency
					 through adoption or guardianship. This chapter is also promulgated under the
					 authority of s.
					 49.343,
					 Stats., to establish the rate that a residential care center may charge for its
					 services and to promote efficient provision of services.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Children and Families › DCF 021-99 - Safety and Permanence › Chapter DCF 52 - Residential Care Centers For Children And Youth › Subchapter I - General Provisions › Section DCF 52.02 - Applicability

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) SCOPE. This chapter applies to the
				  department, to applicants for a license to operate a residential care center
				  for children and youth and to all licensed residential care centers for
				  children and youth, except as provided in s. DCF52.57for type 2 residential
				  care center programs, in s. DCF52.58for short-term programs and in s.
				  DCF52.59for respite care services programs.
(2) EXCEPTIONS.
(a) The department may grant an exception to
				  a nonstatutory requirement of this chapter if the department determines that
				  the exception will not jeopardize the health, safety or welfare of any child
				  served by the center. A request for an exception shall be made on a form
				  prescribed by the department. The request shall justify the exception and
				  describe the alternative provision that meets the intent of the requirement.
Note
Form DCF-F-5023-E,
Child Welfare
					 Request for Exception
, is available in the forms section of the
					 department website,
http://dcf.wisconsin.gov
, or from a
					 department field office. A request for an exception to a requirement of this
					 chapter should be sent to the licensing representative of the department's
					 Division of Safety and Permanence. See Appendix D for the address of the field
					 office for your area.
(b)
				  The department may impose one or more specific conditions on any exception
				  granted under this subsection to protect the health, safety or welfare of
				  residents. Violation of a condition is a violation of this chapter.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Children and Families › DCF 021-99 - Safety and Permanence › Chapter DCF 52 - Residential Care Centers For Children And Youth › Subchapter II - Administration › Section DCF 52.11 - Licensee responsibilities

Current through June 24, 2024
A licensee shall protect and promote the health, safety and
					 welfare of children served and meet all applicable requirements under this
					 chapter. If this chapter does not specify who should complete a task or
					 function, the licensee shall make the necessary arrangements to achieve and
					 maintain compliance. The licensee shall do all of the following:
(1) TABLE OF ORGANIZATION. Maintain an
				  up-to-date table of organization showing the center's administrative and
				  staffing structure with position titles and lines of authority.
(2) DOCUMENTATION OF STAFFING.
(a) Maintain all of the following records:
1. Written schedules of staff coverage that
				  document the specific resident care workers and resident services case managers
				  that worked each shift to meet the applicable staff-to-resident ratios in s.
				  DCF
				  52.41(3).
2. Staff payroll records.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Children and Families › DCF 021-99 - Safety and Permanence › Chapter DCF 52 - Residential Care Centers For Children And Youth › Subchapter II - Administration › Section DCF 52.12 - Personnel

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) STAFFING.
(a) A center shall have all of the following
				  personnel:
1. A director employed by the
				  center who is responsible for center operations.
2. One or more social work case work
				  supervisors responsible for assessment and supervision of case work, service
				  coordination and case management activities of resident services case managers
				  through resident treatment planning reviews, case staffings and treatment
				  record reviews.
3. One or more
				  resident services case managers responsible for individual and group counseling
				  of residents and individual counseling of residents and their families along
				  with case work efforts involving residents and their families in planning,
				  implementing and coordinating services and resources.
4. One or more resident care worker
				  supervisors responsible for supervising and assessing resident care workers as
				  they interact with residents and provide for the day-to-day care and
				  supervision of residents.
5. One or
				  more resident care workers responsible for direct care, nurturing and
				  supervision of the residents.
6.
				  Staff responsible for the center's recreation program.
7. Staff responsible for educational services
				  when the center has an on-grounds education program.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Children and Families › DCF 021-99 - Safety and Permanence › Chapter DCF 52 - Residential Care Centers For Children And Youth › Subchapter II - Administration › Section DCF 52.13 - Administrative records

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) TYPES OF RECORDS. A licensee shall
				  assemble and maintain all of the following administrative records:
(a) A document describing the governing
				  structure of the center and, if they exist, the charter, articles of
				  incorporation and by-laws of the governing body.
(b) The names and positions of persons
				  authorized to sign agreements and submit official documentation concerning the
				  center to the department.
(c) The
				  table of organization and staffing schedules for the center as required under
				  s.
				  DCF 52.11(1) and
				  (2).
(d) Audit reports required under s.
				  DCF
				  52.11(6), retained for 5
				  years.
(e) Incident reports under
				  s.
				  DCF
				  52.11(12) of a fire or other
				  disaster, retained for 5 years.
(f)
				  Copies of general and professional liability insurance policies required under
				  s.
				  DCF
				  52.11(15).
(g) The list required under s.
				  DCF
				  52.12(8) (a) 1. of all external
				  professional service providers the center uses.
(h) Personnel records under s.
				  DCF
				  52.12(10), retained for 5 years after
				  the employee leaves the center.
(i)
				  The center's program statement and operating plan and updates to it required
				  under s.
				  DCF
				  52.41(1), and as otherwise required
				  under s.
				  DCF
				  52.58(3) or
				  52.59(4), as well as
				  copies of current written policies and procedures otherwise required by this
				  chapter.
(j) Menus for the last 30
				  days as required under s.
				  DCF
				  52.44(3) (b).
(k) Driver records required under s.
				  DCF
				  52.47(4) for center drivers.
(L) Documentation required under
				  s.
				  DCF
				  52.44(4) (d) of annual in-service
				  training of food service personnel.
(m) Copy of vehicle insurance liability
				  policy required under s.
				  DCF 52.47(6) (a)
				  1. and vehicle safety inspection forms
				  required under s.
				  DCF 52.47(6) (a)
				  1.
(n) Police accident reports under s.
				  DCF
				  52.47(7).
(o) Reports of building inspections required
				  under s.
				  DCF 52.51(1)
				  (b) and construction approvals required under
				  s.
				  DCF 52.51(1)
				  (c), retained for 5 years.
(p) Records of fire drills, center fire
				  inspections, smoke detector tests and sprinkler system inspections required
				  under s.
				  DCF 52.55(2) (b), (3), (4) (c) and
				  (7) and annual heating system inspection and
				  service reports required under s.
				  DCF 52.56(2)
				  (b), retained for 5 years.
(q) Water sample test results under s.
				  DCF
				  52.56(1) and records of tornado
				  practice exercises required under s.
				  DCF 52.56(23)
				  (c), retained for 5 years.
(r) Copies of all need determination
				  documentation and approvals within the past 5 years under s.
				  DCF
				  52.61.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Children and Families › DCF 021-99 - Safety and Permanence › Chapter DCF 52 - Residential Care Centers For Children And Youth › Subchapter III - Admission, Treatment and Planning and Discharge › Section DCF 52.21 - Admission

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) POLICIES AND
				  PROCEDURES. A center shall have written resident admission policies and
				  procedures that describe the primary presenting problems and range of behaviors
				  of residents which the center will treat and center procedures for admitting a
				  resident. Before a prospective resident is admitted to a center, center
				  professional staff shall evaluate the needs of the prospective resident using
				  information and procedures described in the agency program statement and
				  operating plan and determine whether the center is able to meet the identified
				  needs of the prospective resident.
(2) ADMISSION SCREENING REPORT. Center
				  professional staff shall complete a written, dated and signed admission
				  screening report on a resident which includes a preadmission review and
				  identification of the prospective resident's primary presenting problems and a
				  statement recommending reasons for or against admission based on the ability of
				  the center to meet the prospective resident's needs.
(3) CONDITIONS. A center may admit a
				  prospective resident if the center can meet the prospective resident's needs,
				  as determined by the admission screening report under sub. (2) and if the
				  following conditions are met:
(a)
Interstate placements.
In accepting a prospective resident
				  from outside the state of Wisconsin, the center has received prior written
				  approval under the interstate compact on the placement of children under s.
				  48.988,
				  Stats., and has received information on the prospective resident's social,
				  medical and educational history.
(b)
Child under age 7.
In
				  admitting a child age 6 or under, the center has received prior written
				  approval from the department. A center shall meet any additional requirements
				  determined appropriate by the department for the care and treatment of a child
				  age 6 or under.
(c)
Consent
				  for medical care.
The center has obtained written consent for medical
				  services as required under sub. (4).
(d)
Serving children 18 years of age
				  or over, but under 21 years of age.
In admitting residents age 18 or
				  over:
1. The center has a license to provide
				  care and maintenance to a resident of that age, sex, and population type.
Note:
A current licensee may request an
					 amendment to serve a resident population that is 18 years of age or over, but
					 under 21 years of age, and is transitioning to independence under s. DCF 52.62
					 (4) (d).
2. The center
				  program statement under s. DCF 52.41 (1) describes how all of the following are
				  achieved:
a. Center program compatibility
				  among residents.
b. Age appropriate
				  grouping in center activities and living arrangements.
c. Transition-to-independence
				  planning.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Children and Families › DCF 021-99 - Safety and Permanence › Chapter DCF 52 - Residential Care Centers For Children And Youth › Subchapter III - Admission, Treatment and Planning and Discharge › Section DCF 52.22 - Assessment and treatment planning and review

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) TIMELINESS.
				  Within 30 days after resident center admission, center professional staff and,
				  as necessary, outside consultants, shall conduct an initial assessment of the
				  resident's treatment and service needs and, based on that assessment, shall
				  develop for the resident a written treatment plan. In developing the treatment
				  plan, center staff shall, if possible, involve all of the following:
(a) The placing person or agency.
(b) Resident care worker staff who work with
				  the resident.
(c) The resident, if
				  12 years of age or older.
(d)
1. If the resident is under age 18, the
				  resident's parents or guardian and legal custodian, if any, and other persons
				  important to the resident.
2. If
				  the resident is 18 years of age or over, other authorities or agencies involved
				  in the resident's placement; the resident's guardian, if any; and, with the
				  resident's consent, other persons important to the resident.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Children and Families › DCF 021-99 - Safety and Permanence › Chapter DCF 52 - Residential Care Centers For Children And Youth › Subchapter III - Admission, Treatment and Planning and Discharge › Section DCF 52.23 - Discharge and aftercare

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) POLICIES AND
				  PROCEDURES. A center shall have written policies and procedures which explain
				  the process for discharge of a resident. Those policies and procedures shall
				  ensure that center professional staff document and date in the resident's
				  treatment record all of the following:
(a)
				  That center professional staff have attempted involvement of the resident, if
				  able to understand, and the resident's parents or guardian and legal custodian,
				  if any, and placing person or agency, if different, in developing the plan for
				  aftercare.
(b) That center
				  professional staff have prepared in writing, at least 30 days before the
				  planned discharge of the resident, an aftercare plan for the resident that
				  includes all of the following:
1.
				  Identification of persons and agencies participating in development of the
				  aftercare plan.
2. Recommendations
				  for continuing or additional services and identification of service
				  providers.
3. The name, address and
				  telephone number of the person or agency to receive the former resident upon
				  discharge and the relationship, if any, of the former resident to that person
				  or the head of that agency.
(c) That center professional staff have
				  provided copies of the aftercare plan to the resident, if able to understand,
				  and the resident's parents, guardian and legal custodian and placing person or
				  agency if not the same.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Children and Families › DCF 021-99 - Safety and Permanence › Chapter DCF 52 - Residential Care Centers For Children And Youth › Subchapter IV - Resident Rights › Section DCF 52.31 - Resident rights and grievance procedure

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) APPLICABILITY.
(a) Residents receiving services for a mental
				  illness, alcohol or drug abuse or a developmental disability have the patient
				  rights under s.
				  51.61, Stats.,
				  and ch. DHS 94 and shall have access to grievance resolution procedures that
				  meet standards set out in subch. III of ch. DHS 94. Other residents receiving
				  treatment services under this chapter who are not specifically identified as
				  coming under s.
				  51.61, Stats.,
				  and ch. DHS 94 shall have rights that are comparable and access to grievance
				  resolution procedures that are comparable.
(b) A resident's rights under this section
				  are subject to the rights, duties and responsibilities of the resident's parent
				  or guardian and legal custodian, if any. A resident's rights are also subject
				  to the terms and conditions of any court order or other lawful authority
				  governing the conduct of the resident and subject to any limitations or denial
				  of a right allowed under s.
				  51.61, Stats.,
				  ch. DHS 94 and this section.
(c)
				  Center staff at the time of a resident's admission or within 48 hours after
				  admission shall give the resident, if able to understand, and the resident's
				  parents or guardian and legal custodian, if any, an explanation, both orally
				  and in writing, of resident rights under s.
				  51.61, Stats.,
				  ch. DHS 94 and this section.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Children and Families › DCF 021-99 - Safety and Permanence › Chapter DCF 52 - Residential Care Centers For Children And Youth › Subchapter V - Program Operation › Section DCF 52.415 - Promoting normalcy

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) SIMILAR TO PEERS. A residential care
				  center shall promote normalcy and the healthy development of a resident by
				  supporting the resident's right to participate in extracurricular, enrichment,
				  cultural, and social activities and have experiences that are similar to peers
				  of the same age, maturity, or development.
(2) RPPS DECISION MAKER.
(a) A residential care center shall ensure
				  the presence on-site of at least one RPPS decision maker at all times to make
				  decisions regarding the participation of a resident in age or developmentally
				  appropriate extracurricular, enrichment, cultural, and social
				  activities.
(b) An RPPS decision
				  maker may be a licensee, authorized representative of the licensee, or any
				  staff person specified in s.
				  DCF
				  52.12(1) (a) 1. to 5.
(c) An RPPS decision maker shall have
				  knowledge of a resident and access to the resident's treatment plan and other
				  resident case records under s.
				  DCF 52.49
				  related to the decision-making factors in sub. (4).
(d) An RPPS decision maker shall document in
				  the communication log under s.
				  DCF
				  52.41(1m) decisions made under this
				  section for activities that do not take place in the residential care center
				  and are not supervised by a staff person.
(e) An RPPS decision maker shall document on
				  a form prescribed by the department any decision made under this section that
				  requires written permission from the center in lieu of the resident's parent or
				  guardian. The completed form shall be placed in the resident's case record
				  under s.
				  DCF 52.49(2)
				  (b).
Note:
DCF-F-5124-E,
Reasonable and
					 Prudent Parent Decision Record
, is available in the forms section of
					 the department website at http://dcf.wisconsin.gov or by writing the Division
					 of Safety and Permanence, P.O. Box 8916, Madison, WI
					 53708-8916.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Children and Families › DCF 021-99 - Safety and Permanence › Chapter DCF 52 - Residential Care Centers For Children And Youth › Subchapter V - Program Operation › Section DCF 52.42 - Behavior management and control

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) DEFINITIONS. In
				  this section:
(a) "Behavior management and
				  control" means techniques, measures, interventions and procedures applied in a
				  systematic fashion to prevent or interrupt a resident's behavior which
				  threatens harm to the resident or others or to property and which promote
				  positive behavioral or functional change fostering resident
				  self-control.
(b) "Informed consent
				  document" means a document signed by a resident's parent or guardian and legal
				  custodian or under a court order or under another lawful authority which gives
				  written informed consent for use of a locked unit for a resident based on the
				  following:
1. Stated reasons why the
				  intervention is necessary and why less restrictive alternatives are ineffective
				  or inappropriate.
2. The behaviors
				  needing modification.
3. The
				  behavior outcomes desired.
4. The
				  amount of time in each day and length of time in days or months the resident is
				  expected to remain in the locked unit.
5. The time period for which the informed
				  consent is effective.
6. The right
				  to withdraw informed consent at any time verbally or in writing and possible
				  consequences for the center and resident if consent is withdrawn.
(c) "Locked unit" means a ward or
				  wing designated as a protective environment in which treatment and services are
				  provided and which is secured by means of a key lock in a manner that prevents
				  residents from leaving the unit at will. A facility locked for purposes of
				  external security is not a locked unit provided that residents may exit at
				  will.
(d) "Emergency safety
				  intervention" means that a staff member physically intervenes with a resident
				  when the resident's behavior presents an imminent danger of harm to self or
				  others and physical restraint or physically enforced separation is necessary to
				  contain the risk and keep the resident and others safe.
(e) "Physically enforced separation" means
				  that a resident is temporarily physically removed to a time-out room or area
				  including, where applicable, a locked unit. "Physically enforced separation"
				  does not include sending a resident on the resident's own volition to the
				  resident's room or another area for a cooling off period as part of a
				  de-escalation technique.
(f)
				  "Physical hold restraint" means that a resident is temporarily physically
				  restrained by a staff member.
(g)
				  "Time-out room" means a designated room used for temporarily holding a resident
				  who is in physically enforced separation from other residents.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Children and Families › DCF 021-99 - Safety and Permanence › Chapter DCF 52 - Residential Care Centers For Children And Youth › Subchapter V - Program Operation › Section DCF 52.43 - Education

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) CLASSROOM SPACE. On-grounds school
				  programs shall have classroom space that is in compliance with the requirements
				  of chs.
				  SPS
				  361 to 366, the Wisconsin Commercial Building Code and
				  applicable local ordinances.
(2)
				  STUDY SPACE. A center shall provide residents with appropriate space and
				  supervision for quiet study after school hours.
(3) ACCESS TO EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES. A center
				  shall provide or arrange for resident access to up-to-date reference materials
				  and other educational resources. These educational materials and resources
				  shall meet the educational needs of residents.
(4) OUT-OF-STATE RESIDENTS. A center
				  admitting persons through Wisconsin's interstate compact on placement of
				  children from other states shall have on file educational history and
				  achievement reports for those admissions. A center serving out-of-state
				  residents with exceptional educational needs shall in addition comply with s.
				  48.60(4),
				  Stats., on payment of educational charges.
(5) EDUCATIONAL RECORD. A center shall
				  maintain a separate educational record for each resident as part of the
				  resident's case record. The educational record shall include the results of
				  educational assessments, educational goals and progress reports.
See s.
						DCF 52.41(1)
						(b) for educational program service
						requirements described in a center's operating plan.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Children and Families › DCF 021-99 - Safety and Permanence › Chapter DCF 52 - Residential Care Centers For Children And Youth › Subchapter V - Program Operation › Section DCF 52.44 - Nutrition

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) MEALS AND
				  SNACKS.
(a) A center shall provide or arrange
				  for each resident to receive at least 3 meals each day. Meals shall be served
				  at regular times comparable to normal mealtimes in the community.
(b) Food served at a meal shall consist of
				  adequate portions based on the ages of residents. Lunch and breakfast meals
				  shall follow the meal pattern requirements for the national school lunch
				  program as provided by the U.S. department of agriculture and included in
				  Appendix C of this chapter. Dinner meals shall be comparable to the lunch meal
				  pattern requirements.
(c)
				  Nutritious snacks shall be provided between meals to residents at the center as
				  follows:
1. For residents between breakfast
				  and lunch if there are more than 4 hours between those meals, and between lunch
				  and dinner.
2. For all residents,
				  an evening snack.
3. When a
				  resident's nutritional care plan under sub. (2) (c) indicates a need for
				  snacks.