(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.
(2)
(a) The placing agency shall make a
reasonable attempt to gather information required under sub. (4) that was not
available to the placing agency when the agency provided the forms to the
prospective out-of-home care provider. The placing agency shall provide the
out-of-home care provider with information it receives after providing the
forms to the out-of-home care provider, as follows:
1. For information required under sub. (4)
(a) to (h), as soon as possible, but no later than 2 days after the date that
the child is placed with the out-of-home care provider.
2. For information required under sub. (4)
(i) to (o), as soon as possible, but no later than 7 days after the date that
the child is placed with the out-of-home care provider, except the placing
agency shall provide information that the agency determines is of critical
importance to the health, safety, or welfare of the child or the out-of-home
care provider to the out-of-home care provider no later than 2 days after
receiving the information.
(b) If the placing agency receives
information required under sub. (4) after the deadlines in par. (a) have
passed, the agency shall provide the information to the out-of-home care
provider as soon as possible, but no later than 7 days after the date that the
agency receives the information, except the agency shall provide information it
determines is of critical importance to the health, safety, or welfare of the
child or the out-of-home care provider no later than 2 days after receiving the
information.
(3)
Notwithstanding subs. (1) and (2), the placing agency may not provide a
prospective or actual out-of-home care provider with information regarding the
child or the child's family that is an allegation unless the placing agency
determines that, if substantiated, the allegation would have a significant
impact on the success of the placement and related services or on the health,
safety, or welfare of the child, the out-of-home care provider, others in the
out-of-home care provider's home or facility, or the community. If the placing
agency informs the out-of-home care provider of an allegation about the child
or the child's family, the agency shall record the allegation in the child's
case record and shall include the justification for providing the information.
(4) A placing agency shall use
forms prescribed by the department to provide information about the child and
the child's family to a prospective or actual out-of-home care provider under
this section. The forms shall include requests for all of the following
information:
(a) Child information, including
the child's name, date of birth, physical characteristics, tribal affiliation,
the spiritual or religious affiliation of the child or family, and the date the
child is placed in out-of-home care.
(b) Parent or guardian contact
information.
(c) Significant
contact information, including agency contacts, emergency contact person,
persons who are allowed to have contact with the child, prohibited contacts and
visitors, and sibling information.
(d) Medical information, including providers,
health insurance coverage, medications, scheduled medical or mental health
appointments, and immunization record.
(e) Information on the school or child care
that the child currently attends or most recently attended and the child's
educational programming.
(f) Life
functioning, including formula or feeding restrictions, special medical
equipment, allergies, therapeutic exercises, and activity
restrictions.
(g) Considerations
for making reasonable and prudent parenting decisions.
(h) Any additional information critical to
the care of the child.
(i)
Placement reasons.
(j) Contact
information for the child's guardian ad litem and legal counsel.
(k) Placement history, permanence goal, and
concurrent permanence goal.
(l)
Information on the well-being of the child, including the child's trauma
history and developmental, medical, cultural, emotional, behavioral, and
educational needs.
(m)
Qualifications or needs of the out-of-home care provider.
(n) A list of important documents and records
regarding the child that have been given to the out-of-home care
provider.
(o) A plan for managing
challenging behaviors, including a list of the child's behaviors that may lead
to health or safety concerns, warning signs of escalating behaviors, steps to
take in response to those escalations, and the agency's reporting
requirements.
Information required under pars. (a) to (h) is entered on
Form DCF-F-872A-E, Information for Out-of-Home Care Providers, Part A.
Information required under pars. (i) to (o) is entered on Form DCF-F-872B-E,
Information for Out-of-Home Care Providers, Part B. Both forms are 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.
