DCF 56.13(3)(b) (b) Training. Each foster parent who operates a Level 1 foster home shall complete a minimum of 6 hours of pre-placement training under s. DCF 56.14 (6) before or after the placement of a child but no later than 6 months after the date of initial licensure.

DCF 56.13 Note Note: A foster parent with a child-specific license often does not actually receive this training before placement of the child but it is still referred to as “pre-placement training.”

DCF 56.13(4) (4) Level 2 basic foster home.

DCF 56.13(4)(a) (a) Training.

DCF 56.13(4)(a)1. 1.

DCF 56.13(4)(a)1.a. a. Each foster parent who operates a Level 2 foster home shall complete a minimum of 6 hours of pre-placement training under s. DCF 56.14 (6) before or after initial licensure but prior to the placement of any child in the home.

DCF 56.13(4)(a)1.b. b. Notwithstanding subd. 1. a., each foster parent with a child-specific license who operates a Level 2 foster home shall complete the pre-placement training under s. DCF 56.14 (6) before or after the placement of a child but no later than 6 months after the date of initial licensure.

DCF 56.13 Note Note: A foster parent with a child-specific license often does not actually receive this training before placement of the child but it is still referred to as “pre-placement training.”

DCF 56.13(4)(a)2. 2. Each foster parent who operates a Level 2 foster home shall complete a minimum of 30 hours of initial licensing training under s. DCF 56.14 (7) during the initial licensing period.

DCF 56.13(4)(a)3. 3. Each foster parent who operates a Level 2 foster home shall complete 10 hours of ongoing training under s. DCF 56.14 (8) in each 12-month period of licensure subsequent to the initial licensing period.

DCF 56.13(4)(b) (b) References. An applicant for certification to operate a Level 2 foster home shall submit at least 3 favorable reference letters written by persons unrelated to the applicant. A reference letter shall include a statement indicating how long the person giving the reference has known the applicant, under what circumstances the person knows the applicant, and the person’s knowledge of the applicant’s characteristics under s. DCF 56.05 (1) (b).

DCF 56.13(5) (5) Level 3 moderate treatment foster home.

DCF 56.13(5)(a) (a) Licensee experience.

DCF 56.13(5)(a)1. 1. An applicant for certification to operate a Level 3 foster home shall have at least 3 of the following:

DCF 56.13(5)(a)1.a. a. A minimum of one year of experience as a foster parent or kinship care provider with a child placed in the applicant’s home for at least one year.

DCF 56.13(5)(a)1.b. b. A minimum 5 years of experience working with or parenting children.

DCF 56.13(5)(a)1.c. c. A minimum of 500 hours of experience as a respite care provider for children under the supervision of a human services agency.

DCF 56.13(5)(a)1.d. d. A high school diploma or the equivalent.

DCF 56.13(5)(a)1.e. e. A college, vocational, technical, or advanced degree in the area of a child’s treatment needs, such as nursing, medicine, social work, or psychology.

DCF 56.13(5)(a)1.f. f. A substantial relationship with the child to be placed through previous professional or personal experience.

DCF 56.13(5)(a)1.g. g. Work or personal experience for which the applicant has demonstrated the knowledge, skill, ability, and motivation to meet the needs of a child with a level of need of 3.

DCF 56.13(5)(a)2. 2. If an applicant for certification to operate a Level 3 foster home relies on experience that meets the requirements in subd. 1. b. or f. as one of the 3 required criteria in this paragraph, the applicant shall also meet one of the criteria in subd. 1. a., c., e., or g.

DCF 56.13(5)(b) (b) Training.

DCF 56.13(5)(b)1. 1. Each foster parent who operates a Level 3 foster home shall complete a minimum of 36 hours of pre-placement training under s. DCF 56.14 (6d) before or after initial licensure but prior to the placement of any child in the home.

DCF 56.13(5)(b)2. 2. Each foster parent who operates a Level 3 foster home shall complete a minimum of 24 hours of initial licensing training under s. DCF 56.14 (7e) during the initial licensing period.

DCF 56.13(5)(b)3. 3. Each foster parent who operates a Level 3 foster home shall complete 18 hours of ongoing training under s. DCF 56.14 (8) in each 12-month period of licensure subsequent to the initial licensing period.

DCF 56.13(5)(c) (c) References. An applicant for certification to operate a Level 3 foster home shall submit at least 4 favorable reference letters, as follows:

DCF 56.13(5)(c)1. 1. ‘From whom.’

DCF 56.13(5)(c)1.a. a. Three of the letters shall be written by persons unrelated to the applicant. At least one of these reference letters shall be regarding the applicant’s qualifications under par. (a) 1., excluding par. (a) 1. d.