DCF 57.23(2)(a)8.8. Any court ordered conditions.
DCF 57.23(2)(a)9.9. Projected length of stay and conditions for discharge.
DCF 57.23(2)(a)10.10. Visits to the resident by parents and other family members with the approval of the placing agency and in accordance with clients’ right standards to ensure that an appropriate relationship is maintained between the resident and family members.
DCF 57.23(2)(a)11.11. Arrangements for public school attendance.
DCF 57.23(2)(a)12.12. Consideration of the additional requirements for care of custodial parents and expectant mothers under s. DCF 57.36 and care for children under 6 years of age under s. DCF 57.37, as applicable.
DCF 57.23(2)(a)13.13. Consideration of additional requirements for the care of the following residents:
DCF 57.23(2)(a)13.a.a. The resident is 18 years of age or over, but under 21 years of age; the resident is a full-time student at a secondary school or its vocational or technical equivalent; and there is an individualized education program under s. 115.787, Stats., in effect for the person.
DCF 57.23(2)(a)13.b.b. The resident is 18 years of age or over, but under 21 years of age, and is placed under another state’s placement and care responsibility under 42 USC 675 (8) (B) (iv).
DCF 57.23(2)(a)14.14. Information documented on the forms required under ch. DCF 37 regarding the decision-making factors for reasonable and prudent parenting decisions for the resident under s. DCF 57.245 (4).
DCF 57.23 NoteNote: The forms required under ch. DCF 37 are DCF-F-872A-E, Information for Out-of-Home Care Providers, Part A and DCF-F-872B-E, Information for Out-of-Home Care Providers, Part B. Both forms are available in the forms section of the department website at http://dcf.wisconsin.gov or by writing the Division of Safety and Permanence, P.O. Box 8916, Madison, WI 53708-8916.
DCF 57.23(2)(am)(am) Assessments of children of residents are not required.
DCF 57.23(2)(b)(b) At least once every 3 months, the group home shall conduct a treatment plan review that includes a review of reasonable and prudent parenting requests and decisions made for a resident and the resident’s progress toward meeting treatment plan goals. If available, the individuals who participated in the development of the resident’s assessment and treatment plan shall be invited to participate in the review.
DCF 57.23(2)(c)(c) The group home shall conduct a treatment plan review and revise the treatment plan as needed, consistent with the resident’s needs, treatment plan goals, and the permanency planning goals of the placing person or agency.
DCF 57.23(3)(3)Discharge planning.
DCF 57.23(3)(a)(a) Preparation for discharge shall begin at the time of admission with the outlining of goals to be achieved and ongoing modification as progress towards goals dictates. The group home shall document in the resident’s record efforts made by staff members to prepare the resident and the resident’s family for discharge.
DCF 57.23(3)(b)(b) The resident; the parent, guardian, or legal custodian; and the placing agency shall be given an opportunity to participate in developing a post-discharge plan. The plan shall include recommendations for continuing or additional services upon discharge and the name of the person or agency to receive the resident upon discharge, if applicable.
DCF 57.23 HistoryHistory: CR 04-067: cr. Register September 2005 No. 597, eff. 1-1-06; corrections in (2) (a) (intro.) and 12. made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats., Register November 2008 No. 635; EmR1414: emerg. am. (2) (a) (intro.), cr. (2) (a) 13., eff. 8-1-14; CR 14-054: am. (2) (a) (intro.), cr. (2) (a) 13. Register April 2015 No. 712, eff. 5-1-15; EmR1633: emerg. r. and recr. (1), am. (2) (title), (a) (intro.), r. and recr. (2) (a) 13., cr. (2) (a) 14., (am), r. and recr. (2) (b), cr. (2) (c), eff. 11-18-16; CR 16-051: r. and recr. (1), am. (2) (title), (a) (intro.), r. and recr. (2) (a) 13., cr. (2) (a) 14., (am), r. and recr. (2) (b), cr. (2) (c) Register July 2017 No. 739, eff. 8-1-17.
DCF 57.24DCF 57.24Resident rights.
DCF 57.24(1)(1)The licensee shall be knowledgeable of and ensure that staff members and volunteers observe the patient rights and grievance resolution procedures in s. 51.61, Stats., and ch. DHS 94, for each resident who receives services for treatment of mental illness, a developmental disability, alcoholism or drug dependency. Residents that are not specifically identified as coming under s. 51.61, Stats., and ch. DHS 94 shall have rights and grievance resolution procedures that are comparable to those found in s. 51.61, Stats., and ch. DHS 94.
DCF 57.24(2)(2)A copy of the DHS 94 patient’s rights and the group home grievance procedure shall be posted in each group home in a prominent place accessible to residents, staff members and visitors.
DCF 57.24 NoteNote: Patients’ rights information and posters can be obtained at http://dhs.wisconsin.gov/clientrights/FormsPubsPosters.htm.
DCF 57.24 HistoryHistory: CR 04-067: cr. Register September 2005 No. 597, eff. 1-1-06; corrections made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats., Register November 2008 No. 635.
DCF 57.245DCF 57.245Promoting normalcy.
DCF 57.245(1)(1)Similar to peers. A group home shall promote normalcy and the healthy development of a resident by supporting the resident’s right to participate in extracurricular, enrichment, cultural, and social activities and have experiences that are similar to those of the resident’s peers of the same age, maturity, or development.
DCF 57.245(2)(2)RPPS decision maker.
DCF 57.245(2)(a)(a) A group home shall ensure the presence on-site of at least one RPPS decision maker at all times to make decisions regarding the participation of a resident in age or developmentally appropriate extracurricular, enrichment, cultural, and social activities.
DCF 57.245(2)(b)(b) An RPPS decision maker may be a licensee, authorized representative of the licensee, program director, group home manager, or resident care staff member.
DCF 57.245(2)(c)(c) An RPPS decision maker shall have knowledge of a resident and access to the resident’s treatment plan and other resident records under s. DCF 57.38 related to the decision-making factors in sub. (4).
DCF 57.245(2)(d)(d) An RPPS decision maker shall document in the communication log under s. DCF 57.215 decisions made under this section for activities that do not take place in the group home and are not supervised by a staff member.