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| Number & Issue Date |
SUBJECT |
BUREAU |
2013-05
3/4 |
Mandated
Reporter Training (PDF, 23 kb) |
BSWB |
2013-04
2/11 |
Serving
Immigrant and Refugee Families: Statewide Survey Results
(PDF, 19 kb) |
BPOHC |
2013-03
1-18 |
Court Ordered Kinship Care Licensing Contract Referral Deadline
(PDF, 16 kb) |
BPOHC |
2013-02
1-16 |
WICWA Quality Services Review
(PDF, 25 kb) |
AO |
2013-01
01/03 |
Wisconsin Human Trafficking Protocol & Resource Manual
(PDF, 24 kb) |
AO |
| DSP 2012 |
|
|
2012-15
12/18 |
PDS Online Release (PDF, 26 kb)
|
AO |
2012-14
11/7 |
Child Welfare Data Dashboards (PDF,
20 kb) |
BPI |
2012-13
9/13 |
Ongoing Services Standards Training Schedule
(PDF, 19 kb) |
BPOHC |
2012-12
9/6 |
2013 Maximum Daily Rates for Group Homes, Residential Care Centers, and Child Placing Agencies
(PDF, 25 kb) |
BPOHC |
2012-11
8/10 |
Court
Ordered Kinship Care Licensing Contract
(PDF, 17 kb) |
BPOHC |
2012-10
8/2 |
Collaboration between
County / Tribe Child Welfare Agencies and University of Wisconsin-Extension, Cooperative Extension
(PDF, 26 kb) |
BPOHC |
2012-09
7/3 |
CANS Certification Process
(PDF, 17 kb) |
BPOHC |
2012-08
6/28 |
Levels of
Care Evaluation Plan (PDF, 20 kb) |
BPOHC |
2012-07
5/23 |
2011
Wisconsin Act 181, "Best Outcomes for Children" Legislation (PDF, 30 kb) |
AO |
2012-06
5/22 |
Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths (CANS) Certification Process (PDF,
19 kb) |
BPOHC |
2012-05
3/30 |
Benefits and Services Guidebook for
Immigrant and Refugee Families (PDF, 17, kb) |
AO |
2012-04
3/28 |
Wisconsin Child Welfare Practice Model
(PDF, 18 kb) |
AO |
2012-03
3/9 |
Desk Guides for Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths (CANS)Tool and Levels of Care Initiatives
(PDF, 21 kb) |
BPOHC |
2012-02
1/26 |
The Child and Family Services Improvement and Innovation Act (Public Law 112-34) Reauthorization of Title IV-B
(PDF, 34 kb) |
DSP |
2012-01
1/12 |
2011 Wisconsin Act 81: Mandatory of Child Abuse or Neglect by School Employees;
Executive Order # 54: Relating to Supplemental Mandatory Reporting Requirements of Child Abuse and Neglect
(PDF, 20 kb) |
BSWB |
| DSP 2011 |
|
|
2011-17
12/15 |
DSP Title IV-E Staff Changes; Results of
2011 Federal Title IV-E Review (PDF, 29 kb) |
Program Operations Section |
2011-16
11/10 |
Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010, Public Law 111-296
(PDF, 21 kb) |
BPOHC |
2011-15
11/1 |
Deadline Extension for In-Home Safety Services Competitive Award Process
(PDF, 17 kb) |
BSWB |
2011-14
10/21 |
Wisconsin
Child Death Review Teams (PDF, 16 kb) |
BSWB |
2011-13
10/21 |
Deadlines
for Approving and Documenting Initial Assessment Results
(PDF,
20 kb)
SUPERCEDES DCFS NUMBERED MEMO 2006-07 |
BSWB |
2011-12
140/12 |
Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths (CANS)
Tool On-Line Training Resource
(PDF, 13 kb) |
BPOHC |
2011-11
9/1 |
Published 2012 Maximum Rates and Submission of Proposed Rates
(PDF, 22 kb) |
BPOHC |
2011-10
8/25 |
Risk Ratings
for the Initial Assessment Process
(PDF, 23 kb) |
BSWB |
2011-09
8/23 |
Access
Review Summary (PDF, 25 kb) |
BSWB |
2011-08
7/15 |
Updates and Outreach and Feedback Sessions for the Child Welfare Ongoing Services Standards and Integrated Case Planning
(PDF, 24 kb) |
BSWB |
2011-07
6/8 |
Use of
Out-of-Home Care for Mental Health Crisis Stabilization (PDF 65 kb)
See also DMHSAS Infomemo 2011-01 |
DCF/BPOHC and DHS/DMHSAS |
2011-06
5/25 |
Voluntary
Placement Agreement Forms (PDF, 18 kb) |
Research & Operations |
2011-05
5/16 |
Emergency Rules 52, 54 and 57 (PDF,
73 kb) |
DSP |
2011-04
4/29 |
Federal
Title IV-E Review (PDF, 25 kb) |
DSP |
2011-03
4/22 |
Tracking and
Monitoring Timeliness of Initial Face to Face Contact and Timely
Completion of Initial Assessment
(PDF, 23 kb) |
BSWB |
2011-02
4/15 |
Levels of
Care Foster Care Licensing Initiative
(PDF,16 kb) |
BPOHC |
2011-01
4/14 |
The
Wisconsin Indian Child Welfare Act (WICWA) Training (PDF, 25
kb) |
BSWB |
| |
|
|
| DSP 2010 |
|
|
2010-12
12/28 |
Approved Program Improvement Plan
(PIP)
(PDF, 15 kb) |
BSWB |
2010-11
10/29 |
Children / Youth in Out-of-Home Care and
Education
(PDF, 22 kb) |
BPOHC |
2010-10
9/24 |
Rate Regulation Webinars (PDF,
18 kb) |
BPOHC/CW Licensing |
2010-09
9/9 |
Out-of-Home Care (OHC)
Liaison (PDF, 21 kb) |
BPOHC |
2010-08
8/19 |
ICWA Statewide Implementation Initiatives
(PDF, 29 kb) |
BSWB |
2010-07
7/16 |
2009 WI Act 338: Exchange of Information Between eWiSACWIS and the
Juvenile Consolidated Court Automation Programs Information (PDF,
22 kb) |
BSWB |
2010-06
5/6 |
Children and Family Services Review
(CFSR) of Wisconsin (PDF, 19 kb) |
DSP |
2010-05
2/12 |
Rights of Court-Ordered Relative Caregivers -
2009 WI Act 81 (PDF,
20 kb) |
BPOHC |
2010-04
3/12 |
DSP Title IV-E Staff Changes (PDF, 20 kb) |
BPI |
2010-03
3/11 |
Levels of Care Foster Care Licensing
Initiative
(PDF, 26 kb) |
BPOHC |
2010-02
2/25 |
Basic Maintenance Foster Care Rates and
Initial Clothing Allowance for CY 2010 & 2011 (PDF, 16 kb) |
BPOHC |
2010-01
2/22 |
Frequently Asked Questions on the Wisconsin
Indian Child Welfare Act (WICWA) (PDF, 12 kb) |
BSWB |
| |
|
|
| DSP 2009 |
|
|
2009-05
1/8/10 |
Area Administration
(PDF, 108 kb) |
DCF/DHS |
2009-04
12/11 |
Passage of the Wisconsin Indian Child
Welfare Act (WICWA) (PDF, 41
kb) |
BSWB |
2009-03
6/30 |
Ordering Forms and Publications Related
to Dept. of Children and Families' Programs
(PDF, 23 kb) |
DSP |
2009-02
5/20 |
DCF 43 Pre-Service Training Programmatic Exemptions for Social Work
graduates (PDF, 17 kb) |
BPOHC |
2009-01
2/17 |
BadgerCare
Plus Co-Payments Charged to Children in Out of Home Care
(PDF, 27 kb) |
BPI |
| |
|
|
| DSP 2008 |
|
|
2008-04
12/17 |
Renumbering of
Administrative Rules
(PDF, 27 kb) |
BSWB |
2008-03
10/20 |
Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act
Questions and Answers (PDF,
22 kb) |
BSWB |
2008-02
10/6 |
Results of
2008 Federal Title IV-E Review (PDF, 16
kb) |
OPI |
2008-01
9/23 |
BadgerCare +
Questions and Answers (PDF, 26 kb) |
BPI |
|
|
|
| 2008 |
Division of Children and Family Services
Memos |
|
2008-06
5/15 |
Federal
Title IV-E Review (PDF, 29 kb) |
OPEP |
2008-05
4/29 |
2007 WI Acts 186 and 199: Changes to
Adoption Statutes, Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children,
and Informal Dispositions (PDF, 27 kb) |
BPP |
2008-04
4/16 |
Resource
Family Disaster Plan - Template for Imaging
(PDF, 29 kb) |
BPP |
2008-03
4/28 |
Retirement of
Bill Fiss, Deputy Administrative of Division of Children and Family
Services |
AO |
2008-02
1/14 |
Safe
& Timely Interstate Placement of Foster Children Act of 2006 (P.L.
109-239)
(PDF, 31 kb) |
BPP |
2008-01
|
Pending |
|
|
|
|
| 2007 |
|
|
2007-07
1/2/08 |
Basic Maintenance Foster Care Rates for CY
2008 and 2009
(PDF, 24 kb) |
BPP |
2007-06
11/9 |
New Federal
Requirements for Caseworker Visits with Children in Out-of-Home Care
(PDF, 26 kb) |
BPP |
2007-05
9/25 |
Child Welfare Disaster Planning Frequently
Asked Questions (FAQ) and Template Documents for Use in Disaster
Planning PDF, 30 kb) |
BPP |
2007-04
9/25 |
Promulgation of Administrative Rule on
Pre-Adoption Preparation Training and Statutory Changes Affecting
Termination of Parental Rights and Adoption
(PDF, 17 kb) |
BPP |
2007-03
7/13 |
Funding
Situation and Extension of County Plans for Promoting Safe and Stable
Families and Title IV-E Incentive Programs
(PDF, 25 kb) |
BPP |
2007-02
2/28 |
Statewide
Listing of Child Care and Child Welfare Programs
(PDF, 23 kb) |
BRL |
2007-01
2/26 |
Out of Home
Placement Data Update
(PDF, 27 kb) |
OPEP |
|
|
|
| 2006 |
|
|
2006-24
11/30 |
Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act
of 2006, Public Law 109-248
(PDF, 32 kb) |
BPP |
2006-23
11/29 |
Changes to WI
Chapter 48 Made During the 2005-06 WI Legislative Session
(PDF, 14 kb) |
BPP |
2006-22
11/29 |
Safe and Timely
Interstate Placement of Foster Children Act of 2006 (P.L. 109-239)
(PDF, 34 kb) |
BPP |
2006-21
10/25 |
The Deficit
Reduction Act of 2005
(PDF, 18 kb) |
OPEP |
2006-20
10/6 |
Service
Array Survey Results
(PDF, 16 kb) |
OPEP |
2006-19
9/18 |
Data Exchange and System Access Agreement
between the Department of Health and Family Services (DHFS) and the
Department of Workforce Development (DWD)
(PDF, 26 kb) |
BPP |
2006-18
8/31 |
2005 Wisconsin Act 448: Placement of a
Child with a Foster Parent, Adoptive Parent or Proposed Adoptive
Parent of the Child's Sibling
(PDF, 16 kb) |
BPP |
2006-17
8/31 |
2005 Wisconsin Act 232: Changes to the
Definition of Relatives, the Release of Information to Relatives, and
Placement of Children with Relatives after Termination of Parental
Rights
(PDF, 27 kb) |
BPP |
2006-16
8/31 |
WI Child Welfare Training System Website
(PDF, 15 kb) |
BPP |
2006-15
8/31 |
2005 Wisconsin Act 293: Agency Decisions
Concerning Foster Homes, Appeals of Licensing Decisions, and Persons
Receiving Child Welfare Services
(PDF, 26 kb) |
BPP |
2006-14
8/16 |
2005 Wisconsin Act 293, Provisions
Impacting Termination of Parental Rights Proceedings
<(PDF, 57 kb) |
BPP |
2006-13
6/28 |
W-2
Collaboration and Training Opportunities
(PDF,14 kb) |
BPP |
2006-12
6/27 |
Summary of
Service and Support Needs of Foster Parents (PDF,
36 kb) |
BPP |
2006-11
6/13 |
2005 Wisconsin Act 104, Changes to Laws on
Domestic Abuse Arrests (PDF, 43 kb) |
BPP |
2006-10
6/13 |
2005 Wisconsin Act 293, Changes Impacting
Declaration of Paternal Interests (PDF,
45 kb) |
BPP |
2006-09
6/13 |
2005 Wisconsin Act 106, Child Restraints in
Vehicles
(PDF, 42 kb) |
BPP |
2006-08
5/18 |
2005 Wisconsin
Act 232, Changes Impacting the Investigation of Child Maltreatment by
Non-Caregivers |
BPP |
2006-07
4/21 |
July 2006 AFCARS
Review |
OPEP |
2006-06
4/21 |
2005 Wisconsin
Act 113; Manufacturing Methamphetamine as a Form of Child Abuse |
BPP |
2006-05
4/12 |
Data on Indian
Children in Out-of-Home Care and Kinship Care |
BPP |
2006-04
2/14 |
ACF Memo on
Reporting Child Abuse and Neglect |
BPP |
2006-03
2/8 |
Medicaid
Re-determination for Children Leaving Out of Home Care |
OPEP |
2006-02
1/23 |
PEP Data Entry
Requirements |
OPEP |
2006-01
1/17 |
Placement of
Siblings in Out of Home Care and Adoption |
BPP |
|
|
|
| 2005 |
|
|
2005-13
12/7 |
A Guide for
Permanency Plan Administrative Review Panel Members |
BPP |
2005-12
12/7 |
Continuous
Permanency Planning Timeline |
BPP |
2005-11
10/27 |
Current Federal
and State Requirements for Permanency Plan Content and Procedures |
BPP |
2005-10
10/27 |
2005 Wisconsin
Act 25, Changes Impacting Child Protective Services in the 2005-07
Biennial Budget |
BPP |
2005-09
10/27 |
2005 Wisconsin
Act 5, Regarding Juvenile Sex Offenders |
BPP |
2005-08
10/12 |
Voluntary
Placement Agreements |
OPEP |
2005-07
10/7 |
Increase in 2006
Kinship Care Benefits Funds |
BPP |
2005-06
9/12 |
Program Options
for Hurricane Katrina Evacuees and eWiSACWIS Tracking Procedures |
BPP |
2005-05
7/27 |
Results of
Federal IV-E Review |
OPEP |
2005-04
6/27 |
HealthCheck/Other
Services Initiative |
BFS |
2005-03
3/31 |
2005 Group Home
Rates |
BRL |
2005-02
3/31 |
2005 Rates for
Residential Care Centers |
BRL |
2005-01
1/6 |
Federal IV-E
Review |
OPEP |
|
|
|
| 2001 |
|
|
2001-22
12/21 |
Federal IV-E Review |
OPEP |
2001-21
12/19 |
Referral of Child
Sexual Abuse Reports to Law Enforcement |
BPP |
2001-20
12/12 |
Computing Time
Requirements Under Ch. 48, Stats. |
BPP |
2001-19
11/26 |
Implementation of Web Kinship Care Tracking
System |
BPP |
2001-18
11/15 |
Bona Fide Consideration of an Agency's
Placement Recommendation |
BPP |
2001-17
00/6 |
Foster Family
Insurance Program Deductible Amount |
BPP |
2001-16
11/6 |
Definition of
"Relative" |
BPP |
2001-15
10-16 |
Title IV-E
Eligibility and Reimbursability Determination Regional Training |
BPP |
2001-14
9/9 |
Local Housing Grants |
AO |
2001-13
8/17 |
Update on SACWIS for
Wisconsin (WiSACWIS) |
AO |
2001-12
7/22 |
Updated Version of
Brochure, "It Shouldn't Hurt. . . To Be A Child |
BPP |
2001-11
7/12 |
New Medicaid Reimbursement for TCM Provided
to Non IV-E Eligible Children in Out-of-Home Care |
BPP |
2001-10
6/27 |
Enactment of Act 2, Relinquishing Custody
of a Newborn Child |
BPP |
2001-09
6/11 |
2001 Group Home Rates
Listing |
BRL |
2001-08
4/9 |
Use of Title IV-E incentive Funds |
OPEP |
2001-07
3/5 |
Update on Wisconsin's Statewide
Automated Child Welfare Information System (WiSACWIS) |
WiSACWIS |
2001-06
2/22 |
Child Welfare Local Assessment Process |
OPEP |
2001-05
2/21 |
Educational Services on Children in
Out-of-Home Care |
BPP |
2001-04
2/21 |
Foster Parent Insurance Program
Brochure |
BPP |
2001-03
2/12 |
Federal Policy on Serving Persons with
Limited English Proficiency |
BPP |
2001-02
2/8 |
Revised Death Reporting Form and
Procedures |
BPP |
2001-01
2/5 |
2001 Rates for Residential Child Caring
Institutes |
AO |
|
|
|
| 2000 |
|
|
2000-15
12/5 |
Notification of Disciplinary Action
Against Certified Social Workers
Also DSL Info Memo 2000-14 |
BPP |
2000-14
11/20 |
Status of Citizen Review Panels |
BPP |
2000-13
9/19 |
Local Housing Grants |
AO |
2000-12
9/15 |
Health of Children Adopted from Abroad |
BPP |
2000-11
7/3 |
Introduction of the New Bureau of
Programs and Policies Director |
BPP |
2000-10
6/6 |
Updated Incorporated Group Home
Rates for 2000 |
AO |
2000-09
4/4 |
Employment Opportunities for Foster
Care Youth |
BPP |
2000-08
3/31 |
WISACWIS |
AO |
2000-07
3/23 |
Incorporated Group Home Rates For 2000 |
BRL |
2000-06
3/15 |
Foster Home Licensing Rule
(Ch. HFS 56, Adm Code) |
BPP |
2000-05
2/23 |
Adoption and Safe Families Act (ASFA)
Information |
BPP |
2000-04
2/21 |
2000 Rates for Residential Child Caring
Institutions |
AO |
2000-03
1/26 |
Random Moment Time Study
Also DSL Info Memo 2000-02 |
AO |
2000-02
1/24 |
Court-Ordered Visitation and Changes in
Placement in Certain Circumstances |
BP |
2000-01
1/24 |
Wisconsin Act 308 |
BPP |
|
|
|
| 1999 |
|
|
99-19
12/28 |
Where a Child May Be Held In
Physical Custody |
BPP |
99-18
12/28 |
Foster Care-Related Changes in 1999
Wisconsin Act 9 (Biennial Budget) |
BPP |
99-17
12/28 |
Kinship Care |
BPP |
99-16
12/28 |
WiSACWIS |
AO |
99-15
12/14 |
Depression in Mother and Child Well-Being |
BPP |
99-14
12/14 |
Foster Care Rates |
BPP |
99-13
12/13 |
Proposed HFS 52 Residential Care Centers
for Children and Youth |
BRL |
99-12
10/12 |
Exceptions to Child Abuse and Neglect
Confidentially Requirement |
BPP |
99-11
12/10 |
Retirement of Bureau of Programs and
Policies (BPP) Director |
BPP |
99-10
10/28 |
Listening Sessions Related to
Independent Living for Children
in Out-of-Home Care |
BPP |
99-09
10/26 |
Federal Child Welfare Outcomes and
Measures |
BPP |
99-08
10/18 |
1999 Group Home Rates Listing |
BRL |
99-07
8/26 |
Child Sexual Abuse Resource List
(Also DSL 99-07) |
BPP/BCMH |
99-06
8/3 |
Paternity Determinations |
BPP |
99-05
7/8 |
1999 Rates for Residential Child Caring
Institutions - Updated |
AO |
99-04
6/8 |
Incorporated Group Homes Rates for 1999 |
AO |
99-03
6/3 |
Public Hearings on the Proposed
Administrative Rules for Kinship Care |
BPP |
99-02
2/17 |
1999 Rates for Residential Child Caring
Institutions |
AO |
99-01
1/14 |
1997 Wisconsin Acts 237 & 294;
Changes to Ch. 48, Wis. Stats. |
BPP |
|
|
|
| 1998 |
|
|
98-15
11/24 |
Concurrent Planning for Children in
Out-of-Home Care |
BPP |
98-14
11/12 |
Multiethnic Placement Act and Interethnic
Adoption Provisions |
BPP |
98-13
10/27 |
Incorporated Group Home Rates for 1998 |
BRL |
98-12
10/22 |
Development and Changes to Human Services
Departments |
OSF |
98-11
10/19 |
Standby Guardian |
BPP |
98-10
9/4 |
1997 Wisconsin act 80; Termination of
Parental Rights |
BPP |
98-09
9/4 |
Notifying Out-of-Home Care Providers
of Court Hearings |
BPP |
98-08
7/23 |
1998 Rates for Residential Child Caring
Institutions |
AO |
98-07
7/2 |
Title IV-E Incentive Funding |
BPP/BCFD |
98-06
5/21 |
Training on Child Safety Assessment and
Planning |
BPP |
98-05
5/8 |
Incorporated Group Home Rates for 1998 |
BRL |
98-04
3/24 |
Revised Kinship Care Program Funding |
AO/BPP |
98-03
3/16 |
1998 Rates for Residential Child Caring
Institutions |
AO |
98-02
2/17 |
Update on SACWIS for Wisconsin |
BIS |
98-01
1/21 |
P.L. 105-89; The Adoption and Safe
Families Act |
BPP |
|
|
|
| 1997 |
|
|
97-07
10/17 |
MAXIMUS Income Augmentation Efforts |
BMO |
97-06
8/11 |
New CARS Reporting Profiles for Title IV-E Program
Eligibility Determination/Redetermination |
BFS |
97-05
7/9 |
Incorporated Group Home Rates for 1997 |
BRL |
97-05
3/11 |
1997 Rates for Residential Child Caring Institutions |
BMO |
97-04
4/10 |
Collaboration Between Integrated Services Projects and
Family Preservation and Support Sites
Also DSL Info Memo 97-08 |
BCMH |
97-03
3/18 |
Incorporated Group Home Rates for 1997 |
BRL |
97-02
2/17 |
State of Wisconsin - Statewide Automated Child Welfare
Information System |
AO |
97-01
1/22 |
Revised 1997 County Allocations |
BMO |
|
|
|
| 1996 |
|
|
96-06
1/4 |
Incorporated Group Home Rates for 1996 |
BRL |
96-06
9/18 |
1995 Wisconsin Act 433 |
BPP |
96-05
9/4 |
Community Aids Indicators |
AO |
96-04
9/4 |
Questions and Answers Related to Title IV-E Eligibility and
Reimbursability |
BPP |
96-03
7/22 |
Enactment of Several New Laws (Act 401, etc.) |
BPP |
96-02
7/12 |
Enactment of Several New Laws (Acts 352, 361, 365, 369, 370,
374, 375) |
BPP |
96-01
6/19 |
Kinship Care Under the Wisconsin Works
(W-2) Program |
BPP |
Last Revised:
March 04, 2013 |
