DCF 13.02(8)(c)(c) A person who is 18 to 21 years old, is receiving independent living services under 42 USC 677 (a) from an agency, is no longer placed in out-of-home care, and is residing in the foster home in which he or she was previously placed.
DCF 13.02(9)(9) “Contractor” means, with respect to a child care program, a person who provides services to the child care program under an express or implied contract or subcontract, or that person’s agent.
DCF 13.02(10)(10) “County department” means a county department of social services established under s. 46.22, Stats., or a county department of human services established under s. 46.23, Stats.
DCF 13.02(11)(11) “Department” means the department of children and families.
DCF 13.02(12)(12) “Direct contact” means face-to-face physical proximity to a client that affords the opportunity to commit abuse or neglect of a client or to misappropriate the property of a client.
DCF 13.02(13)(13) “Division of hearings and appeals” means the division of hearings and appeals within the department of administration.
DCF 13.02(14)(14) “Final substantiated finding” means all of the following:
DCF 13.02(14)(a)(a) A final determination made after January 1, 2015, that a person has abused or neglected a child under s. 48.981 (3) (c) 5m., Stats., and s. DCF 40.04 if the final determination has not been reversed or modified on appeal.
DCF 13.02(14)(b)(b) A determination made before January 1, 2015, that a person has abused or neglected a child under s. 48.981 (3) (c) 4., Stats., if the determination has not been reversed or modified on appeal.
DCF 13.02(15)(15) “Household member” means a person who is age 10 or older, who resides, or is expected to reside, at a child care program, and who is not a client of the child care program or caregiver.
DCF 13.02(15m)(15m) “Noncaregiver employee” means a person who provides services to a child care program as an employee or a contractor and is not a caregiver, but whose work at the child care program provides the ability to move freely throughout the premises and opportunities for interactions with clients of the child care program.
DCF 13.02(16)(16) “Regulatory approval” means any of the following:
DCF 13.02(16)(a)(a) Issuance, continuation, or renewal of a license by the department under s. 48.66, Stats.
DCF 13.02(16)(b)(b) Issuance or renewal of certification by a certification agency under s. 48.651, Stats.
DCF 13.02(16)(c)(c) Approval of the person subject to the child care background check for a child care program to be established or contracted for by a school board under s. 120.13 (14), Stats.
DCF 13.02(17)(17) “Rehabilitation review” means an agency process in s. 48.686 (5), Stats., under which an eligible person who has a bar may seek approval for any of the following:
DCF 13.02(17)(a)(a) Regulatory approval.
DCF 13.02(17)(b)(b) Employment or contract with a child care program to be a caregiver or noncaregiver employee.
DCF 13.02(17)(c)(c) Residency at a child care program.
DCF 13.02(18)(18) “Reside” means to be present at a child care program for more than an aggregate of 14 calendar days within a 90-day period. “Reside” does not include incidental presence that does not afford unrestricted access to the premises or to children in care.
DCF 13.02(19)(19) “Role” means a person’s job as a caregiver or noncaregiver employee or a person’s status as a household member at a child care program.
DCF 13.02(20)(20) “School board” means the board that has the powers specified in s. 120.13, Stats., for the schools of a school district.
DCF 13.02(21)(21) “Serious crime” has the meaning given in s. 48.686 (1) (c), Stats.
DCF 13.02 NoteNote: A table that lists the child care serious crimes is available at https://dcf.wisconsin.gov/files/publications/pdf/5206.pdf.
DCF 13.02(22)(22) “Tribe” means a federally recognized American Indian tribe or band in Wisconsin.
DCF 13.02(23)(23) “Volunteer” means a person who is not compensated, but agrees to give time, with or without reimbursement for expenses, to transport or to work with children in a child care program.
DCF 13.02 HistoryHistory: EmR1918: emerg. cr., eff. 1-30-19; CR 19-089: cr. Register March 2020 No. 771, eff. 4-1-20; correction in (7) (a), (8) (intro.) made under s. 35.17, Stats., Register March 2020 No. 771; CR 20-003: cr. (3) (c), r. and recr. (4) (a), am. (4) (b), (7) (d), (15), cr. (15m), am. (17) (b), (19) Register July 2020 No. 775, eff. 8-1-20; CR 21-107: am. (14) (b) Register June 2022 No. 798, eff. 7-1-22.
DCF 13.03DCF 13.03Background check request.
DCF 13.03(1)(1)Required forms and fees. A background check request shall include a completed background check request form, armed forces records under s. DCF 13.04, release forms, child care background check fees, and any additional information that the department determines is necessary to obtain the records required under s. 48.686 (2) (am), Stats.