Section DCF 12.01 - Purpose and scope(1) This chapter is promulgated under the authority of ss. 48.67(intro.), 48.685, and 227.11 (2) (a), Stats., to specify procedures necessary to implement background checks required under s. 48.685, Stats., for caregivers, congregate care workers, and nonclient residents at an entity or with a caregiver specified in s. DCF 12.02 (4) (c). Note: For further information on the scope of the background check, see s. DCF 12.02 for definitions of terms used in this subsection.
(2) Sections DCF 12.05 to 12.08 do not apply to an entity that facilitates delegations of the care and custody of children under s. 48.979, Stats., unless the entity is also licensed by the department.Wis. Admin. Code Department of Children and Families DCF 12.01
Adopted by, CR 16-014: cr. Register June 2016 No. 726, eff. 7/1/2016Amended by, EmR1918: emerg. am. (1), eff. 1-30-19; CR 19-089: am. (1) Register March 2020 No. 771, eff. 4/1/2020Amended by, CR 21-107: am. (1) Register June 2022 No. 798, eff. 7/1/2022The department recommends that an unlicensed entity voluntarily comply with relevant provisions in ss. DCF 12.05, 12.06, and 12.08.