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Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Children and Families › DCF 021-99 - Safety and Permanence › Chapter DCF 21 - Re-Entry Into Out-Of-Home Care For Youth 18 Years of Age Or Over, But Under 21 Years Of Age › Section DCF 21.04 - Youth's request to re-enter out-of-home-care and agency determination

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) A youth who was discharged from
				out-of-home care by aging out on or after August 1, 2014, and who did not
				immediately enter a voluntary transition-to-independent-living agreement or by
				termination of a voluntary transition-to-independent-living agreement may
				submit a written request for a determination of eligibility to re-enter
				out-of-home care that contains all of the following information:
(a) The youth's full name.
(b) The youth's date of birth.
(c) The youth's contact information and
				contact information for another person who will know where the youth is and be
				able to contact him or her.
(d) The
				agency that had placement and care responsibility for the youth when he or she
				last left out-of-home care.
(e) The
				secondary school or its technical or vocational equivalent where the youth is
				enrolled or an attestation by the youth that he or she does not have a high
				school diploma and wants to re-enroll in secondary school or its technical or
				vocational equivalent.
(f) The
				youth attests that he or she has an individualized educational program under s.
				115.787,
				Stats., in effect.
(g) If known,
				contact information for a person at the youth's secondary school or its
				technical or vocational equivalent who is on the youth's individualized
				education program team under s.
				115.787,
				Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Children and Families › DCF 021-99 - Safety and Permanence › Chapter DCF 21 - Re-Entry Into Out-Of-Home Care For Youth 18 Years of Age Or Over, But Under 21 Years Of Age › Section DCF 21.05 - Voluntary transition-to-independent-living agreement

Current through June 24, 2024
The voluntary transition-to-independent-living agreement
				  shall be on a form prescribed by the department and include all of the
				  following conditions:
(1) The youth is
				18 years of age or over but under 21 years of age.
(2) The youth is a full-time student at a
				secondary school or its technical or vocational equivalent.
(3) There is an individualized education
				program under s.
				115.787,
				Stats., in effect for the youth.
(4) The youth will participate in activities
				assigned by the agency to prepare the youth for independent living.
(5) The youth will comply with school
				attendance requirements in the youth's individualized education program under
				s.
				115.787,
				Stats., school district policies, and truancy laws and ordinances.
(6) The youth will not be missing from his or
				her out-of-home care placement for more than 2 weeks without contact with the
				agency.
(7) If there is any change
				in the youth's circumstances that affects a provision of the voluntary
				transition-to-independent-living agreement, the youth will notify the agency
				within 10 calendar days after the effective date of the change.
Form DCF-F-5030-E, Voluntary
					 Transition-to-Independent-Living Agreement, is available in the forms section
					 of the department website,
http://dcf.wisconsin.gov
, or by writing
					 to 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 21 - Re-Entry Into Out-Of-Home Care For Youth 18 Years of Age Or Over, But Under 21 Years Of Age › Section DCF 21.06 - Placement and supervision

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Within 24 hours
				after the voluntary transition-to-independent-living agreement is signed, the
				agency under s.
				DCF
				21.04(3) (b) shall place the youth in
				out-of-home care or the home of a person not a relative under s.
				48.207(1)
				(f) or
				938.207(1)
				(f), Stats., or shall make other arrangements
				for housing for the youth. The agency under s.
				DCF
				21.04(3) (b) shall place the youth in
				a long-term out-of-home care placement within 10 days after the voluntary
				transition-to-independent-living agreement is signed.
(2) If the youth resides in a county other
				than the county where the agency under s.
				DCF
				21.04(3) (b) is located, the agency
				in the county where the youth resides shall supervise the youth jointly with
				the agency under s.
				DCF
				21.04(3) (b). The agency in the
				county where the youth resides shall conduct monthly face-to-face contacts with
				the youth and shall provide the agency under s.
				DCF
				21.04(3) (b) with documentation of
				the contacts and other updates necessary to support the care and supervision of
				the youth.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Children and Families › DCF 021-99 - Safety and Permanence › Chapter DCF 21 - Re-Entry Into Out-Of-Home Care For Youth 18 Years of Age Or Over, But Under 21 Years Of Age › Section DCF 21.07 - Termination

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) The agency shall terminate a voluntary
				transition-to-independent-living agreement with a youth who is no longer
				eligible under s.
				DCF 21.03 or who
				fails to comply with the voluntary transition-to-independent-living agreement
				under s.
				DCF
				21.05, except as provided in sub. (2).
(2) The agency shall not terminate the
				voluntary transition-to-independent-living agreement with a youth who is not in
				compliance with the voluntary transition-to-independent-living agreement if the
				noncompliance is with s.
				DCF
				21.05(2), (4), (5), or (6) and the
				youth actively participates in the development of a plan to address the concern
				and demonstrates a willingness to comply with the plan that is
				developed.
(3) To terminate a
				voluntary transition-to-independent-living agreement with a youth, an agency
				shall send the youth a notice of termination that will become effective 10 days
				after the date of the notice. If the agency sends the notice of termination and
				the youth files a timely appeal as provided in s.
				DCF 21.08(1), (3), or
				(4), the adverse action shall be stayed and
				the youth shall remain eligible pending the decision of the agency, division
				administrator, or administrative law judge or expiration of the right to appeal
				under s.
				DCF 21.08(1), (3), or
				(4).
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Children and Families › DCF 021-99 - Safety and Permanence › Chapter DCF 21 - Re-Entry Into Out-Of-Home Care For Youth 18 Years of Age Or Over, But Under 21 Years Of Age › Section DCF 21.09 - Reapplication following denial or termination

Current through June 24, 2024
If the youth reapplies following a denial of the youth's
				  application to re-enter out-of-home care under s.
				  DCF
				  21.04(8) or a termination of the
				  youth's eligibility under s.
				  DCF 21.07, the agency
				  may suspend processing of the application if it determines that the situation
				  related to the rationale for the denial or termination has not changed. Within
				  2 working days after the agency decides to suspend processing of the
				  application, the agency shall send the youth a written notice of its decision.
				  The notification of suspension shall include a statement of the youth's right
				  to appeal the decision.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Children and Families › DCF 021-99 - Safety and Permanence › Chapter DCF 37 - Information To Be Provided To Out-Of-Home Care Providers › Section DCF 37.01 - Authority and purpose

Current through June 24, 2024
This chapter is promulgated under the authority of ss.
				  48.67
				  (intro.) and 895.485 (4) (a), Stats., to specify the types of information that
				  a placing agency that places a child in out-of-home care is to provide to the
				  child's out-of-home care provider to ensure that the provider can provide
				  appropriate care for the child and to promote the health, safety, and welfare
				  of the child, the out-of-home care provider, others in the out-of-home care
				  provider's home or facility, and the community.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Children and Families › DCF 021-99 - Safety and Permanence › Chapter DCF 37 - Information To Be Provided To Out-Of-Home Care Providers › Section DCF 37.02 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
In this chapter:
(1)"Allegation" means a charge or statement
				regarding a child or the child's family that is known to the placing agency but
				for which has not been a finding by a governmental body or court or any known
				substantiating evidence, except "allegation" does not include any of the
				following:
(a) An interpretation of
				information made by a professional individual involved in the child's
				treatment.
(b) A charge or
				statement that, in whole or in part, formed the basis for the child's removal
				from his or her home.
(c) In the
				case of a delinquent, any additional charges read into the record at the time
				of adjudication.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Children and Families › DCF 021-99 - Safety and Permanence › Chapter DCF 37 - Information To Be Provided To Out-Of-Home Care Providers › Section DCF 37.03 - Information to be provided to an out-of-home care provider by the placing agency

Current through June 24, 2024
(1)Before a prospective out-of-home care
				provider agrees to placement of a child, the placing agency shall do all of the
				following:
(a) Gather all available
				information about the child and the child's family that is required under sub.
				(4).
(b) Enter the information on
				the forms under sub. (4) or attach another document that contains the
				information to the appropriate form.
(c) Provide the forms prescribed under sub.
				(4) and any attached documents to the prospective out-of-home care
				provider.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Children and Families › DCF 021-99 - Safety and Permanence › Chapter DCF 37 - Information To Be Provided To Out-Of-Home Care Providers › Section DCF 37.04 - Exceptions

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) A placing agency may make an exception to
				the provision of any kind of information required under this chapter if the
				placing agency determines that all of the conditions in par. (a) or (b) are
				met:
(a) All of the following apply:
1. The information is confidential.
2. The placing agency does not have access to
				the information.
3. The placing
				agency has made a reasonable effort to obtain the information through
				appropriate releases of information.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Children and Families › DCF 021-99 - Safety and Permanence › Chapter DCF 37 - Information To Be Provided To Out-Of-Home Care Providers › Section DCF 37.05 - Confidentiality

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Except as permitted under s.
				252.15(6),
				Stats., an out-of-home care provider that receives any information under this
				chapter shall keep the information confidential and may disclose that
				information only for the purposes of providing care for the child or
				participating in a court hearing or permanency plan review concerning the
				child.
(2) When a placing agency
				first provides any information regarding a child to the out-of-home care
				provider, the agency shall inform the out-of-home care provider of all
				confidentiality requirements mandated under state or federal law, including the
				confidentiality requirements under ss.
				48.396,
				48.78,
				48.981(7),
				51.30,
				118.125,
				146.82,
				252.15,
				938.396, and
				938.78,
				Stats., and any agency policy. The placing agency shall also inform the
				out-of-home care provider of any penalties that may be imposed for violating
				the confidentiality rights of the child and the child's family.
(3) The placing agency providing information
				about a child shall require that the information and any related documents be
				maintained by the out-of-home care provider in a manner that would prohibit
				access to the information by the child, any other children in the care of the
				out-of-home care provider, and any other party whose access to the information
				is prohibited.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Children and Families › DCF 021-99 - Safety and Permanence › Chapter DCF 37 - Information To Be Provided To Out-Of-Home Care Providers › Section DCF 37.06 - Confidentiality

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) At the time that any information
				regarding a foster child is first provided to the foster parents by the placing
				agency, the placing agency shall inform the foster parents of all
				confidentiality requirements mandated under state or federal law, including the
				requirements under ss.
				48.396,
				48.78,
				48.981(7),
				51.30,
				118.125,
				146.82,
				and
				252.15,
				Stats., and any placing agency policy, and penalties which may be imposed for
				violating the rights to confidentiality of the foster child and the foster
				child's family.
(2) The placing
				agency providing information about a foster child may require that the
				information and any related documents be maintained by the foster parent in a
				manner which would prohibit access to the information by the foster child, any
				other foster children or any other party whose access to the information is
				prohibited.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Children and Families › DCF 021-99 - Safety and Permanence › Chapter DCF 39 - Relinquishing Custody Of A Newborn Child › Section DCF 39.01 - Authority and purpose

Current through June 24, 2024
This chapter is promulgated under the authority of ss.
				  48.195(6)
				  and
				  227.11(2),
				  Stats., to establish procedures under which a parent may relinquish a newborn
				  who is 72 hours old or younger and procedures by which a law enforcement
				  officer, emergency medical technician, or hospital staff member may take
				  custody of a relinquished newborn, and procedures by which a parent who
				  relinquishes a newborn may choose to be identified as the newborn's
				  parent.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Children and Families › DCF 021-99 - Safety and Permanence › Chapter DCF 39 - Relinquishing Custody Of A Newborn Child › Section DCF 39.03 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
In this chapter:
(1)
				"Agent" means any person providing services under a contract with an emergency
				medical service provider.
(2)
				"Ambulance service provider" means a person licensed to engage in the business
				of transporting sick, disabled or injured individuals by ambulance to or from
				facilities or institutions providing health services.
(4) "Child" has the meaning given in s.
				48.02(2),
				Stats.
(5) "Coerce" means to force
				to act or think in a given manner or to compel by pressure or threat.
(6) "County department" means an agency under
				s. 46.22 or
				46.23, Stats.
(7) "Custody" means having the physical
				person of a newborn in the absence of a court order granting physical or legal
				custody to a physical custodian.
(8) "Department" means the Wisconsin
				department of children and families.
(9) "Emergency medical service provider"
				means any one of the following:
(a) A
				hospital.
(b) A law enforcement
				agency.
(c) A fire
				department.
(d) An ambulance
				service provider.
(e) A public
				agency.
(f) A public safety
				agency.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Children and Families › DCF 021-99 - Safety and Permanence › Chapter DCF 39 - Relinquishing Custody Of A Newborn Child › Section DCF 39.04 - Relinquishing custody of a newborn

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) INDIVIDUALS WHO
				MAY RELINQUISH A NEWBORN. A newborn may only be relinquished under this chapter
				by a parent of the newborn.
(2)
				PARTICIPATION OF OTHERS DURING RELINQUISHMENT. A parent may select any person
				to assist the parent in the relinquishment of a newborn.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Children and Families › DCF 021-99 - Safety and Permanence › Chapter DCF 39 - Relinquishing Custody Of A Newborn Child › Section DCF 39.05 - Taking a newborn into custody

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) WHO MAY TAKE
				CUSTODY OF A NEWBORN. The following individuals may take custody of a newborn
				relinquished under this chapter:
(a) An
				emergency medical technician.
(b) A
				hospital staff member specified in s.
				DCF 39.03(14) (a) to
				(g).
(c) A law enforcement officer.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Children and Families › DCF 021-99 - Safety and Permanence › Chapter DCF 39 - Relinquishing Custody Of A Newborn Child › Section DCF 39.06 - Court authority upon relinquishment

Current through June 24, 2024
Upon completion of the act of relinquishment, the court has
				  exclusive original jurisdiction of a relinquished newborn as specified under s.
				  48.13(2m),
				  Stats. Custody of a relinquished newborn may not be returned to a parent or
				  transferred to any other person, except as provided in ss.
				  DCF
				  39.09(3) and
				  39.05(1), and s.
				  48.207,
				  Stats., or by court order pursuant to ch. 48, Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Children and Families › DCF 021-99 - Safety and Permanence › Chapter DCF 39 - Relinquishing Custody Of A Newborn Child › Section DCF 39.07 - Health and safety of a newborn upon relinquishment

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) A law
				enforcement officer, emergency medical technician, or hospital staff member who
				takes a newborn into custody under this chapter shall take any action necessary
				to protect the health and safety of the newborn, including obtaining
				hospital-provided emergency medical services for each newborn taken into
				custody under this chapter.
(2) If
				the location of a relinquishment is not a hospital, an ambulance service
				provider shall transport the newborn to the nearest hospital.
(3) A hospital receiving a newborn under this
				chapter shall provide care for the newborn as provided in this chapter, ch. DHS
				124, and s.
				256.30,
				Stats.
(4) Within 5 days after
				taking or receiving custody of a newborn, a hospital staff member shall file a
				birth certificate for the newborn under s.
				69.14(3),
				Stats.
(5) The act of
				relinquishment shall be presumed to be parental consent for the purpose of
				providing medical treatment and care to a relinquished newborn until an
				appropriate court order is granted under s.
				48.373(1),
				Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Children and Families › DCF 021-99 - Safety and Permanence › Chapter DCF 39 - Relinquishing Custody Of A Newborn Child › Section DCF 39.08 - Anonymity and confidentiality

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) A parent who
				relinquishes custody of a newborn, or a person assisting a parent in that
				relinquishment, may do so anonymously.
(2) A parent who relinquishes custody of a
				newborn or a person assisting the parent with the relinquishment, who chooses
				to relinquish a newborn anonymously under sub. (1) may refuse to provide
				identifying information to, and may, at any time, leave the presence of, the
				law enforcement officer, emergency medical technician, or hospital staff member
				who took custody of the newborn, unless the law enforcement officer, emergency
				medical technician, or hospital staff member reasonably believes that one of
				the following circumstances exists:
(a) The
				newborn has been abused or neglected, as defined in s.
				48.02(1) and
				(12g), Stats.
(b) The parent is being coerced or induced
				into relinquishing the newborn.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Children and Families › DCF 021-99 - Safety and Permanence › Chapter DCF 39 - Relinquishing Custody Of A Newborn Child › Section DCF 39.09 - Responsibilities of a person taking custody of a newborn

Current through June 24, 2024
In addition to protecting the health and safety of the
				  newborn as required under s. DCF 39.07, a person taking custody of a newborn
				  under this chapter shall do all of the following:
(1) Inform the parent, and any person
				assisting the parent with the relinquishment, of the anonymity provisions in s.
				DCF 39.08. If the parent chooses under s. DCF 39.08 (5) to provide identifying
				information or be identified as a parent of the newborn, make a reasonable
				effort to obtain all of the following:
(a)
				Information regarding the social and health history of each parent of the
				newborn, and of the families of each parent as prescribed by the
				department.
(b) Information on the
				ethnicity and race of the newborn, including whether the newborn is of American
				Indian heritage and, if so, any tribal affiliation.
(c) The name, address, telephone number, and
				any other identifying information of each parent, and any person assisting a
				parent in the relinquishment.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Children and Families › DCF 021-99 - Safety and Permanence › Chapter DCF 39 - Relinquishing Custody Of A Newborn Child › Section DCF 39.11 - Procedures for being identified as a parent of a newborn

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) If a parent who
				relinquished a newborn anonymously under s.
				DCF
				39.08(1) later wishes to be
				identified as a parent of the newborn, or the other parent of the newborn
				wishes to be identified as a parent of the newborn, the parent shall contact
				the intake worker in the county in which the relinquishment occurred.
(2) An intake worker contacted by a parent
				under sub. (1) shall advise the parent of the procedures to be followed by the
				intake worker under ch. 48, Stats., concerning a newborn alleged to be in need
				of protection or services under s.
				48.13(2m),
				Stats.
(3) An intake worker
				contacted by a parent under this section, shall make a reasonable effort to
				obtain from the parent any identifying information about the parent, the other
				parent of the newborn, and any other information necessary for the performance
				of the intake worker's responsibilities under ch. 48, Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Children and Families › DCF 021-99 - Safety and Permanence › Chapter DCF 39 - Relinquishing Custody Of A Newborn Child › Section DCF 39.12 - Immunity from liability

Current through June 24, 2024
Any parent who relinquishes custody of a newborn under this
				  chapter and any person who assists a parent in that relinquishment, and any law
				  enforcement officer, emergency medical technician, or hospital staff member who
				  takes a newborn into custody under this chapter has the immunity and
				  limitations on immunity as specified in s.
				  48.195(4),
				  Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Children and Families › DCF 021-99 - Safety and Permanence › Chapter DCF 39 - Relinquishing Custody Of A Newborn Child › Section DCF 39.13 - Medical assistance eligibility

Current through June 24, 2024
A newborn who is taken into custody under this chapter is
				  presumed to be eligible for medical assistance as specified in s.
				  48.195(5),
				  Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Children and Families › DCF 021-99 - Safety and Permanence › Chapter DCF 40 - Review Of A Determination Of Child Abuse Or Neglect › Section DCF 40.01 - Purpose

Current through June 24, 2024
This chapter specifies the procedures for review of a
				  determination that a specific person has abused or neglected a child under s.
				  48.981(3)
				  (c) 5m, and 5p., Stats., and for ensuring
				  that authorized information is available for background checks as provided in
				  s.
				  48.981(3)
				  (c) 5r, Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Children and Families › DCF 021-99 - Safety and Permanence › Chapter DCF 40 - Review Of A Determination Of Child Abuse Or Neglect › Section DCF 40.02 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
In this chapter:
(1)
				"Abuse" has the meaning given in s.
				48.02(1),
				Stats., and as further defined in the standards established by the department
				for conducting child abuse and neglect investigations under s.
				48.981(3)
				(c) 1 a., Stats.
Note:
The department's
Child Protective
				  Services Access and Initial Assessment Standards
are available on the
				  department's website, http://dcf.wisconsin.gov, by clicking on Child and Family
				  Safety/Wisconsin's Statewide Automated Child Welfare Information System
				  (WiSACWIS)/Frequently Used Links/CPS, Safety, Ongoing
				  Standards.
(2)
				"Administrative law judge" means an administrative hearing examiner employed by
				the division of hearings and appeals.
(3) "Agency" means a county department under
				s.
				46.22 or
				46.23,
				Stats., or in a county having a population of 750,000 or more, the department
				or a licensed child welfare agency that is under contract with the department
				to fulfill the department's duties specified under s.
				48.981(3)
				(c) 5m, Stats.
(4) "Department" means the department of
				children and families.
(5)
				"Division of hearings and appeals" means the division of hearings and appeals
				within the department of administration.
(6) "Final determination" means an agency
				determination made under s.
				48.981(3)
				(c) 5m, Stats., that a specific person has
				abused or neglected a child.
(7)
				"Initial determination" means an agency determination made under s.
				48.981(3)
				(c) 4, Stats., that a specific person has
				abused or neglected a child.
(8)
				"Licensed child welfare agency" means a person licensed as required under s.
				48.60,
				Stats.
(9) "Neglect" has the
				meaning given in s.
				48.02(12g),
				Stats., and as further defined in the standards established by the department
				for conducting child abuse and neglect investigations or unborn child abuse
				investigations under s.
				48.981(3)
				(c) 1 a., Stats.
The department's Child Protective Services Access and
					 Initial Assessment Standards are available on the department's website,
					 http://dcf.wisconsin.gov, by clicking on Child and Family Safety/Wisconsin's
					 Statewide Automated Child Welfare Information System (WiSACWIS)/Frequently Used
					 Links/CPS, Safety, Ongoing Standards.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Children and Families › DCF 021-99 - Safety and Permanence › Chapter DCF 40 - Review Of A Determination Of Child Abuse Or Neglect › Section DCF 40.03 - Review of an initial determination

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) NOTICE. If an
				agency makes an initial determination that a specific person has abused or
				neglected a child, the agency shall send by first class mail all of the
				following information to the person by the next working day:
(a) A summary of the initial determination
				that includes the name of the child involved in the alleged incident and the
				reasons for the agency's determination that the person who is the subject of
				the initial determination has abused or neglected the child.
(b) Information on the administrative appeal
				process, including the procedures for review of an initial determination and a
				contested case hearing before the division of hearings and appeals if the final
				determination upholds the initial determination.
(c) Information on the effect of a final
				determination on background checks under ss.
				48.685,
				48.686,
				and
				50.065,
				Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Children and Families › DCF 021-99 - Safety and Permanence › Chapter DCF 40 - Review Of A Determination Of Child Abuse Or Neglect › Section DCF 40.05 - Other requirements

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) The agency records related to an initial
				determination and the subsequent review and hearing shall be governed by the
				confidentiality provisions of s.
				48.981(7),
				Stats.
(2) An initial or final
				determination that a specific person has abused or neglected a child shall be
				based on a preponderance of the evidence.
(3) Any review or appeal of an initial or
				final determination shall be governed by the standards established by the
				department for conducting child abuse and neglect investigations under s.
				48.981(3)
				(c) 1 a., Stats.
The department's Child Protective Services Access and
					 Initial Assessment Standards are available on the department's website,
http://dcf.wisconsin.gov
, by
					 clicking on Child and Family Safety/Wisconsin's Statewide Automated Child
					 Welfare Information System (WiSACWIS)/Frequently Used Links/CPS, Safety,
					 Ongoing Standards.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Children and Families › DCF 021-99 - Safety and Permanence › Chapter DCF 40 - Review Of A Determination Of Child Abuse Or Neglect › Section DCF 40.06 - Background checks

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The agency shall ensure that authorized information
				  regarding the final determination that a specific person has abused or
				  neglected a child is available for background checks under ss.
				  48.685,
				  48.686,
				  and
				  50.065,
				  Stats., within 15 days after the agency's final determination. If a contested
				  case hearing under ch. 227, Stats., or judicial review overturns the agency's
				  final determination that a specific person has abused or neglected a child, the
				  agency shall update the authorized information available for background checks
				  within 15 days after the decision.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Children and Families › DCF 021-99 - Safety and Permanence › Chapter DCF 43 - Training For Child Protective Services Caseworkers And Supervisors › Section DCF 43.01 - Authority and purpose

Current through June 24, 2024
This chapter is promulgated under the authority of s.
				  48.981(8)
				  (d) 1 and 2., Stats., to establish standards
				  for pre-service, foundation, and in-service training for child protective
				  services caseworkers and supervisors who provide child protective services to
				  children, unborn children, and families in child abuse and neglect
				  cases.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Children and Families › DCF 021-99 - Safety and Permanence › Chapter DCF 43 - Training For Child Protective Services Caseworkers And Supervisors › Section DCF 43.02 - Applicability

Current through June 24, 2024
This chapter applies to the department; county departments
				  under ss.
				  46.215,
				  46.22, and
				  46.23,
				  Stats.; child welfare agencies licensed under s.
				  48.60,
				  Stats., and under contract with the department or a county department to
				  provide child protective services; and staff of those agencies who are child
				  protective services caseworkers and child protective services supervisors hired
				  to perform child protective services job functions.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Children and Families › DCF 021-99 - Safety and Permanence › Chapter DCF 43 - Training For Child Protective Services Caseworkers And Supervisors › Section DCF 43.03 - Definitions

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In this chapter:
(1)
				"Access" means the function of the agency to gather information leading to a
				determination of the need for child protective services intervention.
(2) "Agency" means the department, a county
				department under s.
				46.215,
				46.22, or
				46.23,
				Stats., or a child welfare agency licensed under s.
				48.60,
				Stats., and under contract with the department or a county department to
				provide child protective services.
(3) "Child protective services" means
				specialized casework services provided to children and their families where
				there is abuse or neglect, or threatened abuse or neglect, or emotional damage
				to the child.
(4) "Child protective
				services caseworker" or "caseworker" means an employee of an agency whose
				primary job function is the provision of child protective services, including
				access, investigation/initial assessment, and ongoing child protective
				services.
(5) "Child protective
				services supervisor" "or supervisor" means a person who directly supervises a
				child protective services caseworker.
(6) "Child welfare agency" means a person
				licensed by the department under s.
				48.60,
				Stats., and ch. DCF 54.
(7)
				"Continuing education" means training hours that can be met through attending
				one or more of the following:
(a) Formal
				presentations at seminars, workshops, programs, or institutes.
(b) A university, college, or vocational
				technical adult education course.
(c) Educational telecommunications
				network.
(d) Interactive internet
				learning courses approved by the department or offered by an accredited college
				or university.
(e) A self-study
				course approved by an accredited college or university school of social work or
				a local or national professional social work organization.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Children and Families › DCF 021-99 - Safety and Permanence › Chapter DCF 43 - Training For Child Protective Services Caseworkers And Supervisors › Section DCF 43.04 - Child protective services caseworker training

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(1) PRE-SERVICE
				TRAINING REQUIREMENTS.
(a) Except as
				specified in s.
				DCF
				43.06(1), each individual who is
				employed as a child protective services caseworker shall complete pre-service
				training. The web-based portion of the pre-service training shall not exceed 40
				hours. The guided activities within the curriculum are not part of the
				web-based portion of pre-service training. If the caseworker receives
				pre-service training in a format that is approved by the department under par.
				(d), the caseworker may complete the curriculum in the time specified by his or
				her employing agency.
(b) The
				employing agency shall enter the date on which each caseworker completes
				pre-service training, or the date on which the employing agency exempts the
				caseworker from pre-service training under s.
				DCF
				43.06(1) in the training section of
				the statewide automated child welfare system within 5 working days after the
				training is completed or the exemption is granted.
(c) A child protective services caseworker
				who has completed pre-service training required under par. (a) may provide
				child protective services and be entered into the statewide automated child
				welfare information system as a primary caseworker. A child protective services
				caseworker who has not completed the training required under par. (a) may only
				provide child protective services under the direction of a child protective
				services supervisor or experienced child protective services worker, and only
				be entered in the statewide automated child welfare information system as a
				secondary caseworker.
(d) An
				agency may deliver pre-service training through a format, other than through
				the web-based delivery method if the agency receives prior approval from the
				department. An agency may request approval from the department to offer
				pre-service training in an alternative format by submitting a written proposal
				to the department that includes all of the following:
1. The name, phone number, and electronic
				mail address for a contact person in the agency who is responsible for the
				delivery of child protective services pre-service training.
2. A description of the format chosen to
				deliver the pre-service training curriculum and how training meets requirement
				of department training.
3. The
				maximum number of participants that will be accommodated using the alternative
				format.
4. The time within which
				the caseworker must begin and complete pre-service training.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Children and Families › DCF 021-99 - Safety and Permanence › Chapter DCF 43 - Training For Child Protective Services Caseworkers And Supervisors › Section DCF 43.05 - Child protective services supervisor training

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(1) PRE-SERVICE
				TRAINING REQUIREMENTS.
(a) Unless granted an
				exemption under s.
				DCF
				43.06(1), each individual who is
				employed as a child protective services supervisor shall complete pre-service
				training under s.
				DCF
				43.04(1) (a) before providing direct
				supervision to a child protective services caseworker.
(b) Unless the child protective services
				supervisor has already been entered in the statewide automated child welfare
				system under s.
				DCF
				43.04(1) (b), the employing agency
				shall enter the date on which the supervisor completes pre-service training or
				the date on which the employing agency exempts the supervisor from pre-service
				training under s.
				DCF
				43.06(1) within 5 working days after
				the training is completed or the exemption is granted.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Children and Families › DCF 021-99 - Safety and Permanence › Chapter DCF 43 - Training For Child Protective Services Caseworkers And Supervisors › Section DCF 43.06 - Training exemptions; child protective services caseworkers and supervisors

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(1)
				PRE-SERVICE TRAINING. At the discretion of the employing agency, the employing
				agency may exempt a child protective services caseworker or supervisor from
				pre-service training for any one of the following reasons:
(a) The caseworker or supervisor received
				pre-service training through employment at another agency as a child protective
				services caseworker or supervisor and the caseworker or supervisor provides the
				employing agency with documentation of that training or the employing agency
				can verify, from the statewide automated child welfare information system, or
				from other documentation, that the caseworker or supervisor received
				pre-service training, or an exemption from pre-service training. If the
				employing agency verifies pre-service training other than through the statewide
				automated child welfare information system, the employing agency shall ensure
				that documentation, including the criteria used to make the determination, to
				support its determination to exempt the caseworker or supervisor under this
				paragraph from pre-service training is maintained and readily available to the
				department.
(b) The caseworker or
				supervisor began employment as a child protective services caseworker before
				February 1, 2008 and the caseworker or supervisor provides the employing agency
				with documentation of training, work experience, or any combination thereof,
				that is equivalent to pre-service training. The employing agency shall
				determine whether the training, work experience, or a combination of training
				and work experience, is equivalent to pre-service training and ensure that
				documentation, including the criteria used to make the determination, to
				support its determination to exempt the caseworker or supervisor under this
				paragraph is maintained and readily available to the department.
(c) The caseworker or supervisor received a
				bachelor's degree in social work or a master's level social work degree from a
				council on social work education-accredited program that is approved by the
				department as having curriculum content that is equivalent to pre-service
				training. The employing agency shall determine whether the caseworker's or
				supervisor's undergraduate or graduate degree is from a council on social work
				education-accredited program and ensure that documentation to support its
				determination to exempt the caseworker or supervisor under this paragraph is
				maintained and readily available to the department.
Note: A council on social work education-accredited program
				  can request department approval of its program by submitting a request to the
				  department. For more information on how to request department approval of a
				  program contact the department at 608-266-3036.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Children and Families › DCF 021-99 - Safety and Permanence › Chapter DCF 43 - Training For Child Protective Services Caseworkers And Supervisors › Section DCF 43.07 - Monitoring of compliance with the child protective service training requirements

Current through June 24, 2024
The employing agency shall enter the effective date of
				  employment of each child protective services caseworker and supervisor in the
				  training section of the statewide automated child welfare system within 5
				  working days after the caseworker or supervisor's effective date of employment.
				  If the individual is an existing employee on February 1, 2008, the employing
				  agency shall enter the individual's effective date of employment with the
				  agency within 30 working days after February 1, 2008.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Children and Families › DCF 021-99 - Safety and Permanence › Chapter DCF 43 - Training For Child Protective Services Caseworkers And Supervisors › Section DCF 43.08 - Agency initiated training

Current through June 24, 2024
Nothing in this chapter prevents an employing agency from
				  requiring a child protective services caseworker or supervisor to complete
				  training that is in addition to the training required under this
				  chapter.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Children and Families › DCF 021-99 - Safety and Permanence › Chapter DCF 49 - State Adoption Information Center › Section DCF 49.01 - Authority and purpose

Current through June 24, 2024
These rules are promulgated under the authority of s.
				  48.55(2),
				  Stats., to specify functions of a state adoption information center which is
				  established pursuant to s.
				  48.55,
				  Stats., to increase public knowledge of adoption and to bring to the attention
				  of adolescents and pregnant women the availability of adoption
				  services.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Children and Families › DCF 021-99 - Safety and Permanence › Chapter DCF 49 - State Adoption Information Center › Section DCF 49.03 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
In this chapter:
(1) "Center" means the state adoption
				information center established by the department pursuant to s.
				48.55,
				Stats.
(2) "Department" means the
				Wisconsin department of children and families.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Children and Families › DCF 021-99 - Safety and Permanence › Chapter DCF 49 - State Adoption Information Center › Section DCF 49.04 - Establishment and operation of the center

Current through June 24, 2024
The department shall establish an adoption information
				  center and shall operate the center or contract with a private individual or
				  agency to operate the center.
The exemption under sub. (2) applies only to the
					 requirements of this chapter. All intake workers hired after May 15, 1980
					 remain subject to the training requirement under s.
					 48.06(1) (am) and (2)
					 (b),
					 Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Children and Families › DCF 021-99 - Safety and Permanence › Chapter DCF 49 - State Adoption Information Center › Section DCF 49.05 - Center functions

Current through June 24, 2024
The adoption information center shall carry out the
				  following functions:
(1) Operate a
				toll-free telephone line to provide information and referral services, as
				follows:
(a) Provide coverage 24 hours a day
				by staff, trained volunteers, an answering service or an answering machine.
				When the center is operated under contract, the department shall specify in the
				contract an average number of hours a week that the toll-free line is to be
				answered by staff or trained volunteers;
(b) Respond within 2 working days to all
				requests for information or referral left with an answering machine or
				answering service. If center staff are unable to reach the caller within that
				period of time, they shall document attempts to reach the caller; and
(c) Recruit and train volunteers to provide
				telephone coverage. Ensure that each staff person or volunteer taking a
				toll-free call or responding to an inquiry is knowledgeable about adoption law,
				services and procedures and is capable of providing a helpful nonjudgmental
				response to a variety of issues raised by a caller;
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Children and Families › DCF 021-99 - Safety and Permanence › Chapter DCF 49 - State Adoption Information Center › Section DCF 49.06 - Administration

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(1) ADVISORY BOARD. If the center is not
				operated by the department, the center director shall appoint a board of
				volunteers to advise him or her in regard to the focus of center activities,
				response to department evaluations, and new or controversial program
				concerns.
(2) RECORDS AND REPORTS.
(a) For each call received at the toll-free
				telephone number, the center shall maintain a record of the type of call,
				referrals provided and follow-up actions taken by center staff.
(b) The center shall prepare quarterly
				summary reports of all inquiries received as well as of other activities of the
				center, and, if the center is not operated by the department, shall submit
				these to the department for planning and evaluation purposes by the dates
				specified in the contract.
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 50.01 - Authority and purpose

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) FACILITATING PUBLIC ADOPTIONS. Sections
				DCF
				50.02 to 50.08 are promulgated under the authority of
				ss.
				48.48(1), (2), and
				(8),
				48.55(2),
				48.88(2),
				and
				227.11(2),
				Stats., to facilitate public adoptions by doing all of the following:
(a) Establishing criteria and procedures for
				determining if prospective adoptive parents are qualified to adopt a child who
				is under the guardianship of a public adoption agency in this state.
(b) Connecting children who are legally free
				for public adoption and children who are at legal risk with qualified
				prospective adoptive parents through a state adoption information
				exchange.
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 50.03 - Need for adoptive parents

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) ASSESSMENT. The
				department shall periodically determine the need to recruit prospective
				adoptive parents considering a public adoption by reviewing all of the
				following:
(a)
Children who need or
				may need adoptive parents.
1. The
				number of children for whom any of the following conditions are met:
a. The children are legally free for public
				adoption and do not have proposed adoptive parents.
b. The children are at legal risk and do not
				have proposed adoptive parents.
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 50.04 - Screening for public adoption

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(1) INFORMATIONAL
				MEETINGS.
(a) The department shall offer
				informational meetings for prospective adoptive parents considering a public
				adoption.
(b) The meetings shall
				include information on all of the following:
1. Adoption procedures and
				resources.
2. The general
				characteristics of children who need or may need adoptive parents under s.
				DCF 50.03(1)
				(a).
3. The type of prospective adoptive parents
				that are most needed based on the most recent assessment under s.
				DCF
				50.03.