Wisconsin Administrative Code
Department of Children and Families
DCF 021-99 - Safety and Permanence
Chapter DCF 56 - Foster Home Care For Children
- Section DCF 56.01 - Authority and purpose
- Section DCF 56.02 - Applicability
- Section DCF 56.03 - Definitions
- Section DCF 56.04 - Applying for a license
- Section DCF 56.05 - Licensee qualifications
- Section DCF 56.055 - Background checks
- Section DCF 56.06 - Serious incident reporting
- Section DCF 56.07 - Physical environment
- Section DCF 56.08 - Safety
- Section DCF 56.09 - Care of foster children
- Section DCF 56.10 - Hearing
- Section DCF 56.12 - Foster parent handbook
- Section DCF 56.13 - Foster home level of care certification
- Section DCF 56.14 - Foster parent training
- Section DCF 56.15 - Supervising agency
- Section DCF 56.16 - Licensing agency responsibilities
- Section DCF 56.17 - Child's treatment team for Levels 3 to 5
- Section DCF 56.18 - Agency contact with foster parent
- Section DCF 56.19 - Agency contact with foster child
- Section DCF 56.20 - Evaluation of Level 3 to 5
- Section DCF 56.21 - Respite care for foster parents
- Section DCF 56.22 - Assessment of needs and strengths
- Section DCF 56.23 - Supplemental payments, exceptional payments, initial clothing allowance, and retainer fee
- Appendix A - Placement Complexity Chart Options
Current through February 26, 2024
Sections PW-CY 40.60 to 40.65 as they existed on March 31, 1983 were repealed and a new chapter HSS 56 was created effective April 1, 1983. Chapter HSS 56 as it existed on February 28, 2002, was repealed and a new chapter HFS 56 was created, Register February 2002 No. 554, effective March 1, 2002. Chapter HFS 56 was renumbered to chapter DCF 56 under s. 13.92(4) (b) 1, Stats., Register November 2008 No. 635.
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