Wisconsin Administrative Code
Department of Children and Families
DCF 021-99 - Safety and Permanence
Chapter DCF 56 - Foster Home Care For Children
Section DCF 56.06 - Serious incident reporting
Universal Citation: WI Admin Code ยง DCF 56.06
Current through August 26, 2024
(1) A foster parent shall immediately notify the supervising agency and, if not the same, the licensing agency of all of the following:
(a)
Death of a foster child.
(b)
Serious illness or injury of a foster child that requires the services of a
licensed medical professional, including all of the following:
1. A broken bone.
2. A burn.
3. A concussion.
4. A wound requiring stitches.
5. The ingestion of poison or drug
overdose.
6. A reportable
communicable disease under ch. DHS 145 Appendix A.
Note: Information regarding reportable communicable diseases can be obtained from local county public health departments.
(c) The foster parent has
reasonable cause to believe any of the following:
1. A foster child has been abused or
neglected.
2. A foster child has
been threatened with abuse or neglect and it is likely that the foster child
will be abused or neglected.
(d) An error in administering medication to a
foster child.
(e) A suicide attempt
by a foster child.
(f) The
unauthorized absence of a foster child from the home for more than 8 hours or
for longer than is reasonable given the child's age, maturity, and mental and
emotional capacity.
(g) An incident
requiring contact with law enforcement at the foster home or that involves a
foster child.
(h) A condition or
situation that requires the removal of a child from a foster home.
(i) The use of a physical restraint as
required under s.
DCF 56.09(1g)
(e).
(j) Any other serious incident related to a
foster child.
(2) A foster parent shall immediately notify the licensing agency of any of the following:
(a) Any physical damage to the
foster home or premises that would affect compliance with this chapter,
including the following:
1. Structural damage
that may affect the safe shelter of a child.
2. Failure in the heating, cooling,
electrical, plumbing, or smoke detection system that is not repaired or that
cannot be repaired within 24 hours after the failure becomes known.
(b) A fire on the premises of the
foster home that requires the services of a fire department.
(c) The displacement of a child or adverse
effects due to implementation of the disaster plan required under s.
DCF 56.08(10m).
(3) A licensing agency shall immediately notify the department exceptions panel of any serious incident in this section that is reported by a foster parent of a Level 5 foster home.
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