DCF 1.02(10)(10) “Juvenile detention facility” has the meaning given in s. 938.02 (10r), Stats.

DCF 1.02(11)(11) “Maximum monthly payment amount” means the amount that a county department or the department has determined that an individual has the ability to pay toward fee liability per month based on the gross monthly income and number of individuals living in the family as indicated in the schedule in s. DCF 1.05 (2) (a).

DCF 1.02(12)(12) “Medical assistance” has the meaning given in s. 49.43 (8), Stats.

DCF 1.02(13)(13) “Minor” means an individual under 18 years of age.

DCF 1.02(14)(14) “Parent” means any of the following:

DCF 1.02(14)(a)(a) An individual who has legal custody of a minor at the time a service is provided.

DCF 1.02(14)(b)(b) A resident of this state who brought a minor into the state for the purpose of adoption under s. 48.839, Stats.

DCF 1.02(15)(15) “Residential care center for children or youth” has the meaning given in s. 48.02 (15d), Stats.

DCF 1.02(16)(16) “Residential, nonmedical facility” means a foster home, subsidized guardianship home, group home, residential care center for children and youth, or shelter care facility.

DCF 1.02(17)(17) “Service” includes care, maintenance, supplies, and other services purchased or provided by a county department or the department under ch. 48, Stats., or as a community-based youth justice service under ch. 938, Stats.

DCF 1.02(18)(18) “Shelter care facility” has the meaning given in s. 48.02 (17), Stats.

DCF 1.02(19)(19) “Social security disability insurance” means payments under 42 USC 401 to 433 for individuals determined disabled under program requirements.

DCF 1.02(20)(20) “Spouse” means an individual who is married to a client at the time a service is provided or at the time a county department or the department is attempting to collect a fee.

DCF 1.02(21)(21) “Subsidized guardianship home” means the home of an individual receiving payments under s. 48.623, Stats.

DCF 1.02(22)(22) “Supplemental security income” means payments under 42 USC 1381 to 1385.

DCF 1.03(1)(1) Establishment of fees. Except as provided under sub. (2), a county department or the department may establish fees for child welfare services under ch. 48, Stats., and community-based youth justice services under ch. 938, Stats., purchased or provided for a client.

DCF 1.03(2)(2) Services for which fee is prohibited. A county department or the department may not charge a fee for a service if any of the following conditions is met:

DCF 1.03(2)(b)(b) The county department or the department has determined that charging a fee for the service would be administratively unfeasible or would significantly prevent accomplishing the purpose of the service.

DCF 1.03(2)(c)(c) The service is a children and family support service provided under subch. III of ch. 49, Stats.

DCF 1.03(3)(3) Residential services fee. A county department or the department may charge a minor client’s parent a fee for the care and maintenance of the minor client in a residential, nonmedical facility or juvenile detention facility only if the parent has not been ordered to pay child support as provided under s. 49.345 (14) (b) or (c) or ch. 767, Stats., for placement of the minor client in a residential nonmedical facility or a juvenile detention facility.

DCF 1.03(4)(4) Transparency and notice. If a county department or the department establishes fees under sub. (1), it shall do all of the following:

DCF 1.03(4)(a)(a) Make both printed and electronic information widely available on all of the following:

DCF 1.03(4)(a)2.2. The fee amounts charged for the services or the method for determining the fee amounts.

DCF 1.03(4)(b)(b) Make reasonable efforts to provide written notice of the amount of any fee that will be charged to all individuals who may be liable for the fee before the service is provided or as soon as feasible after the service begins.