DCF 201.02(13) (13) “Gross income” means the income used in determining financial eligibility under s. 49.155 (1m) (c), Stats.

DCF 201.02(13m) (13m) “Homeless” has the same meaning as “homeless children and youth” under 42 USC 11435 (2).

DCF 201.02 Note Note: This definition is included in Section 725 (2) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act.

DCF 201.02(14) (14) “In-home provider” means a person caring for a child in the child’s own home.

DCF 201.02(15) (15) “Kinship care relative” means a stepparent, brother, sister, stepbrother, stepsister, half brother, half sister, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, first cousin, 2nd cousin, nephew, niece, uncle, aunt, stepuncle, stepaunt, or any person of a preceding generation as denoted by the prefix of grand, great, or great-great, whether by blood, marriage, or legal adoption, or the spouse of any person listed in this subsection, even if the marriage is terminated by death or divorce.

DCF 201.02(15m) (15m) “Maximum rate” means the maximum rate that the department will use in calculating the amount of a payment under the child care subsidy program.

DCF 201.02(16) (16) “Nonmarital coparent” has the meaning given in s. 49.141 (1) (i), Stats.

DCF 201.02 Note Note: Section 49.141 (1) (i), Stats., provides “‘Nonmarital coparent’ means, with respect to an individual and a dependent child, a parent who is not married to the individual, resides with the dependent child and is either an adjudicated parent or a parent who has signed and filed with the state registrar under s. 69.15 (3) (b) 3. a statement acknowledging paternity.”

DCF 201.02(16m) (16m) “Nurse practitioner” has the same meaning as “advanced practice nurse” under s. N 8.02 (1).

DCF 201.02(17) (17) “Parent” means a custodial parent, foster parent, kinship care relative, guardian, legal custodian, subsidized guardian or interim caretaker under s. 48.623, Stats., or a person acting in place of a parent. “Parent” also includes the spouse or nonmarital coparent of a parent who resides in the same household as the parent.

DCF 201.02(17e) (17e) “Parent’s share” means the out-of-pocket cost of child care that a parent is responsible for paying to the child care provider, including any amount charged by the provider that exceeds the amount of the parent’s subsidy payment.

DCF 201.02 Note Note: See the definition of “copayment” in s. DCF 201.02 (7m).

DCF 201.02(17m) (17m) “Personal identification number” means a confidential number that a parent uses with the parent’s EBT card or account number to electronically access the parent’s child care subsidy in a secure manner.

DCF 201.02(17s) (17s) “Physician assistant” has the same meaning as in s. 448.971 (2), Stats.

DCF 201.02(18m) (18m) “Private pay parent” means a parent that does not pay a provider for child care with funds from the child care subsidy program.

DCF 201.02(18p) (18p) “Registration fee” means a fee that a child care provider charges to enroll a child or to continue a child’s enrollment on an annual basis.

DCF 201.02(19) (19) “Slots” means the number of children within the capacity of a child care provider under the applicable law for that type of provider.

DCF 201.02(20) (20) “Special need” means an emotional, behavioral, physical, or personal need of a child requiring more than the usual amount of care and supervision for the child’s age, as documented by a physician, psychologist, special educator, or other qualified professional. A “special need” includes a developmental disability.

DCF 201.02(21) (21) “Temporary break” means a parent’s time-limited absence from an approved activity due to illness, leave to care for family member, a student or holiday break, an interruption in work for a seasonal worker who is not working between regular industry work seasons, or any other cessation of an approved activity as long as the parent continues to be employed or enrolled in the approved activity and the absence does not exceed 3 months.

DCF 201.02(21m) (21m) “Twelve-month eligibility period” means the period between the initial determination of a parent’s eligibility and the following redetermination or between annual redeterminations of a parent’s eligibility.

DCF 201.02(22) (22) “Tribe” means a Wisconsin American Indian tribe recognized by the federal government.

DCF 201.02(24) (24) “Wisconsin works” or “W-2” has the meaning given in s. 49.141 (1) (p), Stats.

DCF 201.02 Note Note: Section 49.141 (1) (p), Stats., provides: “‘Wisconsin works’ means the assistance program for families with dependent children, administered under ss. 49.141 to 49.161.”

DCF 201.02(26) (26) “Wisconsin works employment position” has the meaning given in s. DCF 101.03 (39).

DCF 201.02 History History: Cr. Register, February, 1997, No. 494, eff. 3-1-97; r. (1), (8), (11), (13), (14), (15) and (16), am. (3), (4), (9), (10), and (17), cr. (15m), (16m), (20m), (23), and (24), Register, November, 1999, No. 527, eff. 12-1-99; renum. (12), (15m), (16m) and (20m) to be (11), (15), (16), and (20), cr. (12) and (25), r. (14), Register, January, 2001, No. 541, eff. 2-1-01; CR 02-104: r. and recr. (3) and (15), am. (4), (11) to (13) and (21), renum. (7) and (20) to (25) to be (8) and (21) to (26), cr. (7), (14) and (20) Register March 2003 No. 567, eff. 4-1-03; correction in (10) made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 7., Stats., Register March 2003 No. 567; CR 04-123: r. (9) Register July 2005 No. 595, eff. 8-1-05; correction in (11) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7. Stats., Register July 2008 No. 631; corrections in (8), (25) and (26) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 6. and 7., Stats., Register November 2008 No. 635; EmR1015: emerg. cr. (2m), am. (3) and (19), eff. 5-17-10; CR 10-056: cr. (2m), am. (3) and (19) Register September 2010 No. 657, eff. 10-1-10; EmR1027: emerg. cr. (7g), (7r), eff. 7-9-10; CR 10-086: cr. (7g), (7r) Register December 2010 No. 660, eff. 1-1-11; CR 10-148: am. (12), r. (21) Register August 2011 No. 668, eff. 9-1-11; CR 14-030: cr. (6m) Register August 2015 No. 716, eff. 9-1-15; 2015 Wis. Act 132: am. (2m) Register February 2016 No. 722, eff. 3-1-16; EmR1709: emerg. r. (2), am. (3), r. and recr. (5), am. (6), r. and recr. (6m), r. (7), r. and recr. (7r), r. (11), am. (12), r. and recr. (13), cr. (15m), r. and recr. (19), cr. (19m), r. (23), (25), eff. 5-4-17; CR 17-033: r. (2), r. and recr. (3), (5), am. (6), r. and recr. (6m), r. (7), r. and recr. (7r), r. (11), am. (12), r. and recr. (13), cr. (15m), r. and recr. (19), r. (23), (25) Register January 2018 No. 745, eff. 2-1-18; EmR1801: emerg. cr. (1), (9), (17m), (18m), eff. 3-11-18; CR 17-099: cr. (1), (9), (17m), (18m) Register July 2018 No. 751, eff. 8-1-18; CR 18-088: cr. (1d), (1h), (1p), (1t), (7m), (9g), (9r), r. (10), cr. (11), (13m), r. and recr. (15), cr. (16m), r. and recr. (17), cr. (17e), (17s), r. (18), cr. (21), (21m), Register July 2019 No. 763, eff. 8-1-19; correction in (17s) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats., Register January 2023 No. 805; EmR2314: emerg. cr. (18p), eff. 10-1-23; CR 23-016: cr. (18p) Register January 2024 No. 817, eff. 2-1-24.

DCF 201.03 DCF 201.03 Department powers and responsibilities.

DCF 201.03(1) (1) General. The department shall maintain oversight responsibility of local administration of the child care subsidy program by child care administrative agencies.

DCF 201.03(2) (2) Rate determination. Notwithstanding s. 49.155 (6), Stats., and s. DCF 201.06, the department may determine maximum rates under s. 49.155 (6d) (a) 3., Stats.

DCF 201.03(3) (3) Assistance to child care administrative agencies. The department shall provide information and technical assistance to child care administrative agencies regarding administration of the child care subsidy program.