Section DCF 12.16 - Permissive acceptance of a rehabilitation approval In this chapter:
(1) SCOPE.(a) An agency may accept a rehabilitation approval granted to a person by another agency if the previous rehabilitation approval applies to the same type of entity and the same type of approval. Note: For example, a county department in County B may accept a rehabilitation approval to be a nonclient resident in a foster home if a county department in County A granted the same type of approval.
(c) An agency that accepts a rehabilitation approval granted by another agency shall enforce any limitations or conditions that were included in the approval if the conditions or limitations imposed by the agency that granted the approval have not been terminated or have not expired.(d) A rehabilitation approval granted by a tribe that conducts rehabilitation reviews pursuant to a plan approved under s. 48.685(5d), Stats., may not be accepted. Note: Rehabilitation approvals granted by a tribe under this chapter may be accepted.
(2) PROCESS. (a) If an agency learns that a person has had a previous rehabilitation review, the agency shall contact the department to request a copy of the rehabilitation decision and information on the status of any rehabilitation approval.(b) If the previous rehabilitation review decision was an approval and the approval has not been withdrawn, the agency shall determine whether the approval is eligible to be accepted under sub. (1).(c) If the previous rehabilitation approval is eligible to be accepted under sub. (1), the agency shall determine whether to accept or deny the previous approval.(3) INELIGIBILITY OR DENIAL. If an agency determines that a person's previous rehabilitation approval may not be accepted under sub. (1) or the agency denies an eligible rehabilitation approval under sub. (2) (c), the agency shall inform the person of the right to submit an application for a new rehabilitation review under s. DCF 12.12 and shall process a submitted application under s. DCF 12.13.Wis. Admin. Code Department of Children and Families DCF 12.16
Adopted by, CR 16-014: cr. Register June 2016 No. 726, eff. 7/1/2016Amended by, EmR1918: emerg. r. (1) (b), eff. 1-30-19; CR 19-089: r. (1) (b) Register March 2020 No. 771, eff. 4/1/2020Amended by, CR 21-107: am. (3) Register June 2022 No. 798, eff. 7/1/2022