DCF 50.02(18)(18) “Out-of-home care” means care in a foster home, a group home under s. 48.625, Stats., or a residential care center for children and youth under s. 48.60, Stats. DCF 50.02(19)(19) “Permanency plan” means a plan required under s. 48.38 (2), Stats., that is designed to ensure that a child is safely reunified with the child’s family whenever appropriate, or that the child quickly attains a safe placement or home providing long-term stability. DCF 50.02(20)(20) “Photolisting” means publication of photos and descriptions of children who are or may be available for public adoption to assist prospective adoptive parents identify a child to adopt. DCF 50.02(23)(23) “Private adoption agency” means a child welfare agency with the powers and duties of an adoption agency under ss. 48.60 and 48.61 (5) and (7), Stats., or a comparable agency authorized under the laws of another state. DCF 50.02(24)(24) “Proposed adoptive parents” means an individual or married couple that an adoption agency has identified as the prospective adoptive parents for a specific child. DCF 50.02(25)(25) “Prospective adoptive parents” means an individual or married couple that is going through the process to become adoptive parents. DCF 50.02(26)(26) “Public adoption” means the adoption of a child under the guardianship of the department, a county department, or a tribal child welfare department in this state if the adoption is under the laws of this state. DCF 50.02(27)(27) “Public adoption agency” means the department, a county department, or a tribal child welfare department in this state. DCF 50.02(29)(29) “Supplemental payment” means the portion of a monthly adoption assistance payment that is based on a child’s identified needs. DCF 50.02 HistoryHistory: CR 18-001: cr. Register August 2018 No. 752, eff. 9-1-18; numbering correction in (24), (25) under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 1., Stats., Register August 2018 No. 752; CR 21-107: am. (11) (b) Register June 2022 No. 798, eff. 7-1-22; correction in (22) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats., Register January 2023 No. 805. DCF 50.03DCF 50.03 Need for adoptive parents. DCF 50.03(1)(1) Assessment. The department shall periodically determine the need to recruit prospective adoptive parents considering a public adoption by reviewing all of the following: DCF 50.03(1)(a)1.1. The number of children for whom any of the following conditions are met: DCF 50.03(1)(a)1.a.a. The children are legally free for public adoption and do not have proposed adoptive parents. DCF 50.03(1)(a)1.b.b. The children are at legal risk and do not have proposed adoptive parents. DCF 50.03(1)(a)2.2. The characteristics of the children who meet the conditions under subd. 1., including the children’s ages, race, ethnicity, sibling status, and level of special needs. DCF 50.03(1)(b)1.1. The number of prospective adoptive parents whose home study has been approved for a public adoption that are searching for a child to adopt. DCF 50.03(1)(b)2.2. The characteristics of the prospective adoptive parents and the characteristics of the children these prospective adoptive parents are willing to adopt. DCF 50.03(2)(2) Information for recruitment. After each assessment under sub. (1), the department shall provide updated information to the adoption information exchange, public adoption agencies, and persons making inquiries on the types of prospective adoptive parents considering a public adoption that are most needed for children who meet the conditions under sub. (1) (a) 1. DCF 50.03 HistoryHistory: CR 18-001: cr. Register August 2018 No. 752, eff. 9-1-18. DCF 50.04DCF 50.04 Screening for public adoption. DCF 50.04(1)(a)(a) The department shall offer informational meetings for prospective adoptive parents considering a public adoption.