DCF 56.03(24)(24) “Licensing agency” means the department, a county agency, or a licensed private child-placing agency that may issue a license to operate a foster home under this chapter.

DCF 56.03(25)(25) “Living area” means the rooms of the foster home used by household members for sleeping, preparing and eating meals, bathing, toileting and indoor leisure time activities.

DCF 56.03(26)(26) “Mechanical restraint” means any physical apparatus that interferes with the free movement of a person’s limbs and body.

DCF 56.03(27)(27) “Motor vehicle” means a private automobile, motorcycle, van, bus or truck.

DCF 56.03(27m)(27m) “Nonclient resident” has the same meaning as in s. DCF 12.02 (18).

DCF 56.03(27r)(27r) “Normalcy” means the child’s ability to easily engage in healthy and age or developmentally appropriate activities that promote well-being, such as participation in social, scholastic, and enrichment activities.

DCF 56.03(28)(28) “Nurse practitioner” means a registered nurse licensed under ch. 441, Stats., who is currently certified as a nurse practitioner by a national certifying body that is recognized by the Wisconsin board of nursing.

DCF 56.03(29)(29) “Out-of-home care” means care in a foster home, a group home under s. 48.625, Stats., or a residential care center for children and youth under s. 48.60, Stats.

DCF 56.03(30)(30) “Permanency plan” means a plan required under s. 48.38 (2), Stats., that is designed to ensure that a child placed in out-of-home care is safely reunified with the child’s family whenever appropriate, or that the child quickly attains a safe placement or home providing long-term stability.

DCF 56.03(31)(31) “Physical punishment” means inflicting any kind of physical pain or discomfort on a child by means that include but are not limited to hitting, slapping, spanking, punching, shaking, kicking, biting or washing out a child’s mouth with soap.

DCF 56.03(32)(32) “Physician” means a person licensed to practice medicine or osteopathy under ch. 448, Stats.

DCF 56.03(33)(33) “Physician assistant” means a person certified under ch. 448, Stats., to perform patient services under the supervision and direction of a physician.

DCF 56.03(33m)(33m) “Placing agency” means a licensed private child-placing agency; county department with powers and duties under ss. 48.57 and 938.57, Stats.; the department; the Wisconsin department of corrections; or a licensed child welfare agency from another state authorized to place children in foster homes.

DCF 56.03(34)(34) “Premises” means the foster home and the tract of land on which it is situated, including all other buildings and structures on that land.

DCF 56.03(34d)(34d) “Program manager” means the foster parent and licensee of a Level 5 foster home.

DCF 56.03(34h)(34h) “Program staff” means staff in a Level 5 foster home who are responsible for daily supervision of the children and direct care to the children to ensure their safety and well-being.

DCF 56.03(34m)(34m) “Reasonable and prudent parent standard” means a standard for use in making decisions regarding a child’s participation in age or developmentally appropriate extracurricular, enrichment, cultural, and social activities that is characterized by careful and sensible parental decisions that maintain the health, safety, best interests, and cultural, religious, and tribal values of the child while at the same time encouraging the emotional and developmental growth of the child.

DCF 56.03(34p)(34p) “Residential care center for children and youth” means a residential facility licensed as a child welfare agency under s. 48.60, Stats., and ch. DCF 52 that provides treatment and custodial services for children under 21 years of age.

DCF 56.03(34t)(34t) “Respite care” means the services or emergency care provided to a foster child during a planned absence of the foster parent for more than 48 hours or when the licensing, supervising, or placing agency pays for the service or care.

DCF 56.03(35)(35) “Responsible care provider” means a person the foster parent believes has the ability and maturity to care for a foster child for the time that the foster child will be in that person’s care.

DCF 56.03(35m)(35m) “Severe emotional disturbance” means an emotional disability that has persisted for at least 6 months and is expected to persist for a year or longer. A severely emotionally disturbed child may experience psychotic symptoms, be a suicide risk, or may cause personal injury or significant property damage or will have functional impairment in at least 2 areas, including self-care, community participation, social relationships, family relationships, and school. A severely emotionally disturbed child will be receiving services from 2 or more social services agencies. The emotional disturbance must meet one of the AXIS I diagnostic classifications of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders published by the American Psychiatric Association.

DCF 56.03(36)(36) “Supervising agency” means the agency responsible for overseeing the care and maintenance of a child placed in out-of-home care, which may be a county agency, the department, or a licensed private child-placing agency.

DCF 56.03(37)(37) “Team” means the group appointed by the placing and supervising agencies to assess a child, develop and implement the case and permanency plans, and evaluate the child’s progress for a child with a level of need of 1 to 2 who is placed in a foster home.

DCF 56.03(37e)(37e) “Treatment” means the combination of therapies, services, and care designed to assist a child in achieving established measurable and behavioral goals and objectives based upon the information gathered through the assessment process.

DCF 56.03(37m)(37m) “Treatment plan” means the comprehensive services plan developed by the treatment team for a child with a level of need of 3 to 5 who is placed in a foster home with a Level 3 to 5 certification.

DCF 56.03(37s)(37s) “Treatment team” means the group appointed by the placing and supervising agencies to assess a child, develop and implement the treatment plan, and evaluate the child’s progress for a child with a level of need of 3 to 5 who is placed in a foster home with a Level 3 to 5 certification.

DCF 56.03(38)(38) “Voluntary placement agreement” means a written contract between a county agency, the department, or a licensed child welfare agency, and the child’s parent or guardian and the child, if the child is 12 years of age or older, for the placement of the child in a licensed foster home under s. 48.63 (1), Stats.

DCF 56.03(39)(39) “Voluntary transition-to-independent-living agreement” means a voluntary agreement under s. 48.366 (3) or 938.366 (3), Stats.