DCF 56.09(11)(a)3.3. The names, addresses and telephone numbers of persons to be notified in an emergency involving the foster child. DCF 56.09(11)(a)5.5. The name, address and telephone number of the person or agency placing the child. DCF 56.09(11)(a)7.7. Medical information about the child, including known allergies and the dates of medical examinations, immunizations, illnesses and accidents since the time the child was placed in the foster home. DCF 56.09 NoteNote: This information must be included on the form required by ch. DCF 37. DCF 56.09(11)(a)8.8. The name and address of the child’s dentist and dates the child received dental care since the child was placed in the foster home. DCF 56.09(11)(a)9.9. If the child attends school while in the foster home, the name of the school and the grades the child received. DCF 56.09(11)(a)10.10. Reasonable and prudent parenting considerations for the child and decisions the foster parent has made by applying the reasonable and prudent parent standard. DCF 56.09(11)(b)(b) The foster parent shall give the foster child’s record to the child’s supervising agency when the child leaves the foster home. DCF 56.09(11)(c)(c) At the request of the licensing or supervising agency, the foster parent shall make the foster child’s record available for inspection by that agency. A foster child’s record may also be examined by authorized representatives of the department. DCF 56.09(12)(12) Confidentiality. The foster parent and other persons in the household having access to confidential information about the foster child and the child’s family may not discuss or otherwise disclose that information to any other person while the child is in the foster home or after the child leaves the foster home, except as follows: DCF 56.09(12)(a)(a) To the licensing agency or agency placing the child in the care of the licensee. DCF 56.09(12)(b)(b) To another foster parent or respite care provider as authorized by the agency, such as when another foster parent is being considered as a placement for the child or the person is providing respite for the child. DCF 56.09 NoteNote: Disclosure of confidential information is governed by ss. 48.78 and 48.981 (7), Stats., and other state and federal laws and regulations. DCF 56.09 HistoryHistory: CR 00-020: cr. Register February 2002 No. 554, eff. 3-1-02; corrections in (2) (c) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats., Register November 2008 No. 635; EmR0937: emerg. revisions as in CR 10-021, eff. 1-1-10; CR 10-021: am. (1) (d), (g), (m), (2) (a), (g), (3) (a), (4) (b), (5) (f), (11) (a) 4. and 8., cr. (1m), r. and recr. (7) Register September 2010 No. 657, eff. 10-1-10; EmR1050: emerg. cr. (1) (am), (bm), (cm), (dm), (em), (fm), (gm), (hm), (o), (1g), (1m) (d) to (g), (4) (dm), (g), (10) (g), am. (1) (h), (1m) (b), (c), (2) (a), (4) (e), r. and recr. (2) (c), r. (2) (h), (i), eff. 1-1-11; CR 10-148: cr. (1) (am), (bm), (cm), (dm), (em), (fm), (gm), (hm), (o), (1g), (1m) (a) (title), (b) (title), (c) (title), (d) to (g), (4) (dm), (g), (10) (g), am. (1) (h), (1m) (b), (c), (2) (a), (4) (e), r. and recr. (2) (c), r. (2) (h), (i) Register August 2011 No. 668, eff. 9-1-11; EmR1414: emerg. cr. (1m) (cm), eff. 8-1-14; CR 14-054: am. (1m) (b), (c), cr. (1m) (cm) Register April 2015 No. 712, eff. 5-1-15; EmR1633: emerg. am. (2) (e), cr. (2m), (11) (a) 10., eff. 11-18-16; CR 16-051: am. (2) (e), cr. (2m), (11) (a) 10. Register July 2017 No. 739, eff. 8-1-17; correction in numbering in (2m) (e) 1., 2. made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 1., Stats., Register July 2017 No. 739; CR 21-107: am. (1) (i), (2m) (a), (b) (intro.), (5) (d), (6) (b), (7), (9) (b), (c), (12) (intro.) Register June 2022 No. 798, eff. 7-1-22. DCF 56.10(1)(1) Appeal. An applicant for a license to operate a foster home who is denied a license or a licensee whose license is revoked or whose application for renewal of the license is denied may appeal the decision by asking for a hearing in accordance with ch. 227, Stats. DCF 56.10 NoteNote: The appeal rights described in this section relate only to licensure decisions. Foster parents also have appeal rights for non-licensure decisions as provided under s. 48.64 (4), Stats., and ch. HA 3 rules. Any decision made by a circuit court regarding a placement or a placed child is not appealable by the foster parent under this section. DCF 56.10(2)(2) Request for a hearing. A request for a hearing shall be in writing and shall be addressed to the department of administration’s division of hearings and appeals. The date of the request for a hearing shall be the date on which the request is received by that office. Any request for a hearing shall be received no more than 15 days after the date of the notice of the agency decision to deny, revoke, or not renew the license. DCF 56.10 NoteNote: A request for a hearing may be mailed to Division of Hearings and Appeals, P.O. Box 7875, Madison, WI 53707-7875; faxed to (608) 264-9885; or delivered to 4822 Madison Yards Way, Madison, WI 53705.
DCF 56.10(3)(3) Arrangements for a hearing. In response to a request for a hearing under this section, the division of hearings and appeals shall appoint a hearing examiner, set a date for the hearing and notify the parties in writing at least 10 days before the hearing of the date, time and place of the hearing and of the procedures to be followed. DCF 56.12DCF 56.12 Foster parent handbook. A licensing agency shall provide each licensed or prospective foster parent with a copy of the agency’s foster parent handbook prior to or at the time of the issuance of the license to operate a foster home. The foster parent handbook shall include information on the following topics: