DCF 57.31(2) (2) At no time shall food be withheld from a resident.

DCF 57.31(3) (3) Daily menus shall be written, kept on file and available for at least 30 days after meals have been served.

DCF 57.31(4) (4) Spoiled or deteriorated food shall be disposed of immediately.

DCF 57.31(5) (5) Prepared food shall be covered and stored at temperatures that protect against spoilage. Dry foods shall be dated and stored in rigid, covered containers or single use food storage plastic bags with a zip top closure. Food in dented, bulging or leaking cans, or in cans without labels, may not be used.

DCF 57.31(6) (6) Leftover food that is not served shall be marked with the date of preparation and refrigerated or frozen immediately for later use.

DCF 57.31 History History: CR 04-067: cr. Register September 2005 No. 597, eff. 1-1-06.

DCF 57.32 DCF 57.32 Education.

DCF 57.32(1) (1) School age residents shall be enrolled in school as soon as possible after admission to the group home. The licensee shall ensure that each resident meets the school attendance requirements under chs. 115 and 118, Stats., unless otherwise excused by school officials.

DCF 57.32(2) (2) A group home may not provide a home-based private educational program to residents unless the program is approved by the department of public instruction as a private school under s. 118.165, Stats.

DCF 57.32 History History: CR 04-067: cr. Register September 2005 No. 597, eff. 1-1-06.

DCF 57.33 DCF 57.33 Sleeping arrangements.

DCF 57.33(1) (1) Each resident shall be provided with a separate bed. A child of a resident who is a custodial parent shall also have his or her own crib, bed, or bassinet as appropriate for the needs of the child and may not share a bed with his or her parent.

DCF 57.33(2) (2) A resident who is 18 years of age or older may not share a bedroom with a child who is under 18 years of age, unless the resident who is 18 years of age or older is continuing to share a bedroom with a child he or she had already been sharing the bedroom with before turning 18 years of age.

DCF 57.33(3) (3) No resident may share a bedroom with a licensee, staff member, volunteer, household member, or with a visitor to the premises.

DCF 57.33(4) (4) Male and female residents may not share the same bedroom.

DCF 57.33(5) (5) No more than 4 residents shall occupy any bedroom. For a group home initially licensed after January 1, 2006, no more than 2 residents shall occupy a bedroom.

DCF 57.33(6) (6) A room that others must pass through to get to another part of the group home shall not be used as a bedroom for a resident.

DCF 57.33(7) (7) Regular sleeping provisions for residents may not be in any building, apartment, or other structure that is separate from the group home structure or in an unfinished attic, unfinished basement, in a hall or in any other room that is not typically used for sleeping purposes. No household member may be permitted to regularly sleep in any of these areas in order to accommodate a resident.

DCF 57.33 History History: CR 04-067: cr. Register September 2005 No. 597, eff. 1-1-06; EmR1106: emerg. am. (1), eff. 9-16-11; CR 11-026: am. (1) Register December 2011 No. 672, eff. 1-1-12; EmR1414: emerg. am. (2), eff. 8-1-14; CR 14-054: am. (2) Register April 2015 No. 712, eff. 5-1-15.

DCF 57.34 DCF 57.34 Non-ambulatory residents. The licensee shall ensure that non-ambulatory residents receive care and services according to that resident’s treatment plan.

DCF 57.34 History History: CR 04-067: cr. Register September 2005 No. 597, eff. 1-1-06.

DCF 57.35 DCF 57.35 Additional requirements for group homes providing respite care.

DCF 57.35(1) (1) Applicability. If a group home is licensed under s. DCF 57.51 or approved under s. DCF 57.515 to provide respite care, the licensee shall meet the additional requirements of this section.

DCF 57.35(2) (2) Staff.

DCF 57.35(2)(a) (a) Each staff member who provides care for a respite care resident shall have training or work experience related to any specific condition or need of the resident for whom care is provided. Staff members with no previous training or experience working with the specific condition or need of a respite care resident shall receive at least 8 hours of supervised experience or more if necessary to provide competent care.

DCF 57.35(2)(b) (b) The group home shall designate by name or position a staff member who will have primary responsibility for oversight of respite care residents.

DCF 57.35(3) (3) Program statement and policies. The program statement required under s. DCF 57.05 (1), shall address the purpose for which respite care is provided, compatibility of children with diverse needs and how the respite care program relates to other program components of the group home. The policies and procedures established under s. DCF 57.05 (2), shall include procedures on assessing the medical and dietary needs and behavioral and emotional concerns of a child admitted to the group home for respite care.

DCF 57.35 History History: CR 04-067: cr. Register September 2005 No. 597, eff. 1-1-06; corrections in (1) and (3) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats., Register November 2008 No. 635.

DCF 57.36 DCF 57.36 Additional requirements for group homes providing care for custodial parents and expectant mothers.