DCF 57.19(3) (3) If a placing agency places a child in a group home, the agency shall enter a written agreement with the licensee. The agreement shall include all of the following pursuant to s. 48.64 (1m), Stats.:

DCF 57.19(3)(a) (a) That the agency shall have access at all times to the child and the group home.

DCF 57.19(3)(b) (b) That the child will be released to the placing agency whenever the agency or the department finds that the best interest of the child requires it.

DCF 57.19(4) (4) Admission decisions shall be in accordance with the group home program statement, the compatibility of the child with the group home and the policies and procedures of the group home, and this chapter.

DCF 57.19(5) (5) 

DCF 57.19(5)(a) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), there shall be no more than 4 years difference in the ages of the children admitted to the group home as residents.

DCF 57.19(5)(b) (b) The age difference limitation stated in par. (a) does not apply to children admitted to a group home licensed for respite care or for homeless and runaway youth.

DCF 57.19(6) (6) A group home may admit a child 18 years of age or over, but under 21 years of age, if any of the following circumstances exist:

DCF 57.19(6)(a) (a) The group home will not have more than 2 children 18 years of age or over, but under 21 years of age.

DCF 57.19(6)(b) (b) The group home has a license to serve a resident population that is 18 years of age or over, but under 21 years of age, and is transitioning to independence.

DCF 57.19 Note Note: A licensee of an existing group home may request a license amendment under s. DCF 57.515 (2).

DCF 57.19(6)(c) (c) The department has granted an exception under s. DCF 57.02 to allow the group home to admit or continue the admission of the child. If the group home does not have a license specified in par. (b), an exception is required before the group home may admit or provide care for more than 2 children 18 years of age or over, but under 21 years of age.

DCF 57.19(7) (7) Each child admitted to a group home as a resident shall have had a health examination performed by an individual licensed to perform the examination no more than one year before being admitted to the group home or shall have the examination within 30 days after the date of admission if the consent required under s. DCF 57.25 (1) has been obtained. Documentation of the examination shall be maintained in the resident’s record as required in s. DCF 57.38 (1) (i) 3.

DCF 57.19(8) (8) Before or upon admission to a group home each resident shall be provided with all of the following:

DCF 57.19(8)(a) (a) Information on exits and evacuation routes.

DCF 57.19(8)(b) (b) Oral notification and a written copy of the resident rights specified in s. DCF 57.24. If the resident is 17 years of age or younger, a copy shall also be made available to the resident’s parent or guardian, and legal custodian, if available.

DCF 57.19(8)(c) (c) A copy of the house rules developed under s. DCF 57.05 (2) (k). A copy of the house rules shall also be provided to the resident’s parent, guardian, or legal custodian, as appropriate.

DCF 57.19(9) (9) Upon receipt of a notice of revocation of the group home license and during any revocation proceedings that may result, the licensee may not admit a child as a resident except as provided in s. DCF 57.56 (2).

DCF 57.19 History History: CR 04-067: cr. Register September 2005 No. 597, eff. 1-1-06; corrections in (7), (8) (b), (c) and (9) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats., Register November 2008 No. 635; EmR1414: emerg. r. and recr. (6), eff. 8-1-14; CR 14-054: r. and recr. (6) Register April 2015 No. 712, eff. 5-1-15; CR 16-051: am. (6) (a), (c) Register July 2017 No. 739, eff. 8-1-17.

DCF 57.20 DCF 57.20 Discharge.

DCF 57.20(1) (1) Except as provided in sub. (3), the licensee shall complete and send to the appropriate placing agency a discharge summary for each resident discharged from the group home within 30 days of the resident’s discharge. A copy of the summary shall be placed in the resident’s record. The discharge summary shall include all of the following:

DCF 57.20(1)(a) (a) Dates of the resident’s stay.

DCF 57.20(1)(b) (b) Reason for discharge.

DCF 57.20(1)(c) (c) Summary of incidents involving the resident as described in s. DCF 57.13 (1).

DCF 57.20(1)(d) (d) Description of type of admission.

DCF 57.20(1)(e) (e) Any other relevant information.

DCF 57.20(2) (2) The discharge summary developed for a respite care or other placement under a voluntary agreement shall be provided to the parent, guardian, legal custodian, or placing agency, as appropriate upon discharge. A copy of the summary shall be placed in the resident’s record.

DCF 57.20(3) (3) Thirty days before a discharge of a resident whose placement is court ordered for reasons other than revocation or denial of a license, the post-discharge plan developed under s. DCF 57.23 (3) shall be provided to the resident, the resident’s parent, guardian or legal custodian, if available.

DCF 57.20(4) (4) The licensee shall allow the placing agency at least 15 days to make plans for a resident whom the licensee requests that the placing agency remove from the group home unless both parties agree to earlier removal.