Wisconsin Administrative Code
Department of Children and Families
DCF 021-99 - Safety and Permanence
Chapter DCF 55 - Subsidized Guardianship
Section DCF 55.02 - Definitions
Current through February 26, 2024
In this chapter:
(1) "Agency" means a county department of social services under s. 46.22, Stats.; a county department of human services under s. 46.23, Stats.; or, in a county having a population of 750,000 or more, the department.
(2) "Background information disclosure" means the form prescribed by the department on which a person provides information for purposes of the background check under s. 48.685, Stats.
Note: Form DCF-F-2978-E, Background Information Disclosure, is available in the forms section of the department website, https://dcf.wisconsin.gov, or by writing to the Division of Safety and Permanence, P.O. Box 8916, Madison WI 53708-8916.
(3) "Child" means a person less than 18 years of age, except as provided in s. DCF 55.10 (4).
(4) "Department" means the department of children and families.
(5) "Division of hearings and appeals" means a division in the department of administration.
(5m) "Final substantiated finding" means all of the following:
(6) "Interim caretaker" means a person seeking or receiving payments under s. 48.623(6) (am), Stats.
(7) " Like-kin" means a person who has a significant emotional relationship with the child or the child's family and to whom any of the following applies:
(8) "Nonclient resident" has the same meaning as in s. DCF 12.02 (18).
(9) "Out-of-home care" for the purpose of sub. (7) means physical custody of a child or juvenile under any of the following paragraphs:
(10) "Permanency plan" has the same meaning as in ss. 48.38(1) (b) and 938.38(1) (b), Stats.
Note: Sections 48.38(1) and 938.38(1) (b) provide that "permanency plan" means "a plan designed to ensure that a child is reunified with the child's family whenever appropriate, or that the child quickly attains a placement or home providing long-term stability."
(11) "Relative" has the same meaning as in s. 48.02(15), Stats.
(12) "Subsidized guardianship payment" means a payment pursuant to an agreement between an agency and a guardian entered into under s. 48.623, Stats., or s. 48.62(5), 2009 Stats.
(13) "Supplemental payment" means the portion of a subsidized guardianship payment that is based on a child's identified needs.