DCF 202.02(9) (9) “Health check provider” means a provider of health assessment and evaluation services eligible to be certified under s. DHS 105.37 (1) (a), including an outpatient hospital facility, health maintenance organization, visiting nurse association, clinic operated under a physician’s supervision, local public health agency, home health agency, rural health clinic, Indian health agency and neighborhood health center.

DCF 202.02(9d) (9d) “Household member” means a person who is age 10 or older, who resides, or is expected to reside, at a certified child care home and who is not a client of the certified child care operator.

DCF 202.02(9g) (9g) “In care” means a child care provider is responsible for the supervision, safety and developmental needs of children, on or off the premises, including during transportation provided by the certified child care operator. For purposes of this subsection, “children” includes children under 7 years of age who reside in the certified child care home.

DCF 202.02(9r) (9r) “Inclement weather” means stormy or severe weather, including any of the following:

DCF 202.02(9r)(a) (a) Heavy rain.

DCF 202.02(9r)(b) (b) Temperatures above 90 degrees Fahrenheit.

DCF 202.02(9r)(c) (c) Wind chills of 0 degrees Fahrenheit or below for children age 2 and above.

DCF 202.02(9r)(d) (d) Wind chills of 20 degrees Fahrenheit or below for children under age 2.

DCF 202.02(10) (10) “Infant” means a child under one year of age.

DCF 202.02(11) (11) “In-home provider” means a person caring for a child in the child’s own home when the conditions in s. DCF 201.039 (5) are met.

DCF 202.02(12) (12) “Licensed physician” means a physician licensed under ch. 448, Stats.

DCF 202.02(12m) (12m) “Operator’s own children” means a certified family child care operator’s natural, adopted, step, and foster children, and any children who reside in the operator’s home.

DCF 202.02(13) (13) “Parent” means a “parent,” as defined under s. 48.02 (13), Stats., or a “guardian,” as defined under s. 48.02 (8), Stats.

DCF 202.02 Note Note: Section 49.155 (1) (c), Stats., provides: “Notwithstanding s. 49.141 (1) (j), ‘parent’ means a custodial parent, foster parent, treatment foster parent, legal custodian or person acting in place of a parent.”

DCF 202.02(14) (14) “Physician assistant” means a health care professional certified under s. 448.04 (1) (f), Stats., and ch. Med 8.

DCF 202.02(15) (15) “Premises” means the tract of land on which the home used for child care is located, including all buildings and structures on that land.

DCF 202.02(18) (18) “Related to the provider” means the provider’s natural or adopted children, foster children, stepchildren, grandchildren, brothers, sisters, first cousins, nephews, nieces, uncles and aunts.

DCF 202.02(19) (19) “School-age child” means a child 5 years of age or older who is enrolled in a public school or a parochial or other private school.

DCF 202.02(20c) (20c) “Shaken baby syndrome” or “SBS” means a severe form of brain injury that occurs when an infant or young child is shaken forcibly enough to cause the brain to rebound against his or her skull.

DCF 202.02(20g) (20g) “Substitute” means a provider who replaces the certified child care operator or other provider on an infrequent, pre-arranged, or planned basis.

DCF 202.02(20n) (20n) “Sudden infant death syndrome” or “SIDS” means the sudden death of an infant under one year of age that remains unexplained after a thorough case investigation, including performance of a complete autopsy, examination of the death scene, and a review of the clinical history.

DCF 202.02(20r) (20r) “Supervision” means guidance of the behavior and activities of children for their health, safety, and well-being by a provider who is within sight or sound of the children, except as specified in s. DCF 202.08 (2) (e) 6. and 7.

DCF 202.02(20w) (20w) “Suspension” means a temporary interruption in regulatory approval.

DCF 202.02(21) (21) “Tribe” means a Wisconsin American Indian tribe recognized by the federal government.

DCF 202.02(21m) (21m) “Universal precautions” means measures taken to prevent transmission of infection from contact with blood or other potentially infectious material, as recommended by the U.S. public health service’s centers for disease control and adopted by the U.S. occupational safety and health administration as 29 CFR 1910.1030.

DCF 202.02 Note Note: “Standard precautions” for infection control measures incorporate universal precautions. Information on the OSHA requirements related to standard or universal precautions is available on the OSHA website at http://www.osha.gov.

DCF 202.02(22) (22) “Volunteer” means a person who is not paid but who agrees to give time, with or without reimbursement for expenses, to transport children in care or to work in a certified child care home.

DCF 202.02(23) (23) “Wading pool” means a shallow pool, with sides of 15 inches or less in height, capable of being dumped to change water, and used primarily for small children.

DCF 202.02 History History: Cr. Register, August, 1985, No. 356, eff. 9-1-85; r. and recr. Register, December, 1991, No. 432, eff. 1-1-92; emerg. r. and recr. eff. 7-1-96; r. and recr., Register, February, 1997, No. 494, eff. 3-1-97; renum. from HFS 55.56; r. and recr. (1) and am. (4) and (22), Register, July, 1999, No. 523, eff. 8-1-99; correction in (6) and (13) made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 7., Stats., Register, July, 1999, No. 523; CR 02-007: am. (1) and (4), cr. (3m) and (4m) Register May 2002 No. 557, eff. 6-1-02; CR 07-071: cr. (1m), (3b), (3e), (3k), (5g), (5r), (8m), (9c), (9g), (9r), (12m), (20c) to (20w), r. and recr. (2), (15) and (22), am. (3), (6) and (8), renum. (4m) and (20) to be (3h) and (3f) and am., r. (7) and (17) Register May 2008 No. 629, eff. 6-1-08; corrections in (1m), (2), (3m), (5), (6), (8), (9) and (20r) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 6. and 7., Stats., Register November 2008 No. 635; 2015 Wis. Act 132: r. (1), cr. (1s), am. (2), (3h), r. (4), am. 14 Register February 2016 No. 722, eff. 3-1-16; correction in (1m) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats., Register September 2016 No. 729; EmR1918: emerg. cr. (1), r. (1m), am. (2), (3), (3b), (3e), r. (3f), cr. (cg), am. (3h), (3k), cr. (3L), am. (3m), cr. (4), (5c), am. (5g), cr. (5m), (7), (7m), am. (8m), r. (9c), cr. (9d), am. (9g), (11), r. and recr. (13), r. (16), am. (19), (20c), (20g), (20n), (20r), (20w), (21), cr. (21m), am. (22), cr. (23), eff. 1-30-19; CR 19-089: cr. (1), r. (1m), am. (2), (3), (3b), (3e), r. (3f), cr. (cg), am. (3h), (3k), cr. (3L), am. (3m), cr. (4), (5c), am. (5g), cr. (5m), (7), (7m), am. (8m), r. (9c), cr. (9d), am. (9g), (11), r. and recr. (13), r. (16), am. (19), (20c), (20g), (20n), (20r), (20w), (21), cr. (21m), am. (22), cr. (23) Register March 2020 No. 771, eff. 4-1-20 except (3), eff. 4-1-20 and 10-1-21; correction in (9g) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats., Register March 2020 No. 771.