DCF 13.14 NoteNote: Send a request for a contested case hearing to the Division of Hearings and Appeals, 4822 Madison Yards Way, PO Box 7875, Madison, Wisconsin, 53707-7875. The fax number of the division is (608) 264-9885.
DCF 13.14 HistoryHistory: EmR1918: emerg. cr., eff. 1-30-19; CR 19-089: cr. Register March 2020 No. 771, eff. 4-1-20. DCF 13.15DCF 13.15 Compliance with rehabilitation approval; withdrawal. DCF 13.15(1)(1) Compliance with approval conditions. A person whose rehabilitation is approved under s. DCF 13.13 shall comply with any conditions and limitations imposed with that approval. DCF 13.15(2)(a)(a) An agency that granted a person a rehabilitation approval under s. DCF 13.13 may withdraw the rehabilitation approval if the person has done any of the following: DCF 13.15(2)(a)1.1. The person has failed to comply with or abide by any conditions or limitations imposed with the rehabilitation approval. DCF 13.15(2)(a)2.2. The person knowingly submitted false information or withheld pertinent information that could have or would have affected the review panel’s decision to grant the rehabilitation approval. DCF 13.15(2)(b)(b) If an agency withdraws a rehabilitation approval under par. (a), it shall issue a written notice that explains the reasons for the withdrawal and informs the person whose approval has been withdrawn that he or she may appeal as provided in s. DCF 13.14. DCF 13.15(2)(c)(c) If an agency withdraws rehabilitation approval and the withdrawal results in a bar to regulatory approval, employment as a caregiver or noncaregiver employee, contracting with a child care program to be a caregiver or noncaregiver employee, or status as a household member at a child care program, the agency that withdraws the rehabilitation approval shall immediately report the withdrawal to the department. DCF 13.15(3)(3) Informing the granting agency. A child care program or agency that becomes aware that a person has violated the conditions or limitations of a rehabilitation approval that was granted by another agency shall inform the agency that granted the approval of the violation. DCF 13.15 NoteNote: Send reports of withdrawn rehabilitation approval to Attn: Rehabilitation Review Coordinator, Department of Children and Families, Office of Legal Counsel, P.O. Box 8916, Madison, WI 53708-8916.
DCF 13.15 HistoryHistory: EmR1918: emerg. cr., eff. 1-30-19; CR 19-089: cr. Register March 2020 No. 771, eff. 4-1-20; CR 20-003: am. (2) (c) Register July 2020 No. 775, eff. 8-1-20. DCF 13.16DCF 13.16 Permissive acceptance of a rehabilitation approval. DCF 13.16(1)(a)1.1. An agency may accept a rehabilitation approval granted to a person by another agency if the previous rehabilitation approval applies to the same type of child care program and the same type of approval. DCF 13.16 NoteNote: For example, a certification agency in County B may accept a rehabilitation approval to be a household member in a certified child care home if a certification agency in County A granted the same type of approval.
DCF 13.16(1)(a)2.2. A certification agency may accept a rehabilitation approval granted to a person by the department if the previous rehabilitation approval applies to the same type of approval for a child care center that is licensed to care for 4 to 8 children under s. 48.66, Stats. DCF 13.16(1)(a)3.3. A rehabilitation approval granted by a tribe that conducts rehabilitation reviews pursuant to a plan approved by the department under s. 48.686 (5d), Stats., may not be accepted by another agency. DCF 13.16 NoteNote: A rehabilitation approval granted by a tribe under this chapter may be accepted by another agency.
DCF 13.16(1)(b)(b) An agency that accepts a rehabilitation approval granted by another agency shall enforce any limitations or conditions that were included in the approval if the conditions or limitations imposed by the agency that granted the approval have not been terminated or have not expired. DCF 13.16(2)(a)(a) If an agency learns that a person has had a previous rehabilitation review, the agency shall contact the department to request a copy of the rehabilitation decision and information on the status of any rehabilitation approval. DCF 13.16(2)(b)(b) If the previous rehabilitation review decision was an approval and the approval has not been withdrawn, the agency shall determine whether the approval is eligible to be accepted under sub. (1). DCF 13.16(2)(c)(c) If the previous rehabilitation approval is eligible to be accepted under sub. (1), the agency shall determine whether to accept or deny the previous approval. DCF 13.16(3)(3) Ineligibility or denial. If an agency determines that a person’s previous rehabilitation approval may not be accepted under sub. (1) or the agency denies an eligible rehabilitation approval under sub. (2) (c), the agency shall inform the person of his or her right to submit an application for a new rehabilitation review under s. DCF 13.12 and shall process a submitted application under s. DCF 13.13. DCF 13.16 HistoryHistory: EmR1918: emerg. cr., eff. 1-30-19; CR 19-089: cr. Register March 2020 No. 771, eff. 4-1-20; correction in (1) (a) 3. made under s. 35.17, Stats., Register March 2020 No. 771. DCF 13.17DCF 13.17 Fees. The department may charge a fee for the cost of background checks required under s. 48.686, Stats. A child care program shall submit all fees required by the department as directed by the department. DCF 13.17 HistoryHistory: EmR1918: emerg. cr., eff. 1-30-19; CR 19-089: cr. Register March 2020 No. 771, eff. 4-1-20.
