Wisconsin Administrative Code
Department of Children and Families
DCF 021-99 - Safety and Permanence
Chapter DCF 61 - Qualified Residential Treatment Programs
Section DCF 61.02 - Definitions
Current through February 26, 2024
In this chapter:
(1) "Child" means an individual under 21 years of age who is placed in a QRTP and is under juvenile court jurisdiction or other court order, is being provided services by a child welfare or juvenile justice agency, or is placed under an agreement.
(2) "Child-placing agency" means an agency licensed under s. 48.66, Stats., and ch. DCF 54.
(3) "Congregate care facility" or "facility" means a group home, shelter care facility, or residential care center for children and youth licensed under s. 48.66, Stats.
(4) "County department" means a county department of social services under s. 46.22, Stats., or a county department of human services under s. 46.23, Stats.
(5) "Department" means the department of children and families.
(6) "Extended family member" has the same meaning as in s. 48.028(2) (am), Stats.
(7) "Group home" has the meaning given in s. 48.02(7), Stats.
(8) "Indian child" has the meaning given in s. 48.02(8g), Stats.
(9) "Indian custodian" has the meaning given in s. 48.02(8p), Stats.
(10) "Indian tribe" has the meaning given in s. 48.02(8r), Stats.
(11) "Licensed practical nurse" means an individual licensed by the board of nursing to provide practical nursing as defined in s. 441.001(3), Stats.
(12) "Licensee" means a person licensed by the department under s. 48.66, Stats., to operate a congregate care facility.
(13) "Like-kin" has the meaning given in s. 48.38(1) (ap), Stats.
(14) "Permanency plan" has the meaning given in s. 48.38(1) (b), Stats.
(15) "Placing agency" means a county department, the department, the Wisconsin department of corrections, a tribal child welfare agency, a child-placing agency, or a licensed child welfare agency from another state authorized to place children in a congregate care facility.
(16) "QRTP" means a qualified residential treatment program operated by a congregate care facility that has been certified under s. 48.675, Stats., and this chapter.
(17) "Registered nurse" means an individual licensed by the board of nursing to provide professional nursing as defined in s. 441.001(4), Stats.
(18) "Relative" has the meaning given in s. 48.02(15), Stats.
(19) "Residential care center for children and youth" has the meaning given in s. 48.02(15d), Stats.
(20) "Shelter care facility" has the meaning given in s. 48.02(17), Stats.
(21) "Standardized assessment" has the meaning given in s. 48.02(17t), Stats.
(22) "Trauma-informed treatment model" means a comprehensive approach to treatment and care that realizes the widespread impact of trauma and understands potential paths for recovery; recognizes the signs and symptoms of trauma in children, families, staff, and others involved with the child welfare system; fully integrates knowledge about trauma into policies, procedures, and practices; and seeks to actively resist retraumatization.
