Wisconsin Child Welfare Policies and Standards The policies, standards, and Indian child welfare information provides a resource of the state rules and regulations guiding the State of Wisconsin child welfare system. Standards These standards specify the requirements necessary to perform Child Protective Services practice in the state of Wisconsin. Safety - Intervention Access - Initial Assessment Current In-Brief Excerpts provides an overview of all changes in the newest Access - IA Standards. Alternative Response (AR) Draft Addendum Assessing the Safety of Drug-Affected Infants Ongoing Services Youth Justice Wisconsin Indian Child Welfare Act (WICWA) WICWA Summary of Codification of the Federal Indian Child Welfare Act as Wisconsin Indian Child Welfare Act (WICWA) in Wisconsin Chapters 48 and 938. The Policy Memos The data table contains only those policy memos currently in effect. Sign up for an email notification when there is an update to the Policy Memos table. You will find all of the child welfare policy memos in this table. The policy memo key indicates the following: Info are the informational policy memos indicated by an "i" after the memo number. Licensing indicates those memos applicable to child welfare facility licensing policies. The memo number ends with an "L". Blank represents the numbered memo series. How to find a Memo: The child welfare policy memos data table defaults to an alpha sort of the Policy Subject column. You can sort by any of the other columns by clicking on the column heading. The first click on the policy memo Number or Issue Date provides an oldest to newest sort, the second click with result in the most recent policy memos ordered first. A small blue arrow will appear to the right of the column heading indicating the sort. The Search text box will find text, numbers or dates. Policy Subject Number Issue Date Key Notice of Available Funding: Youth Justice Innovation Grants - All Counties May Apply 2018-25i 6/25/2018 Info Federal Family First Prevention Services Act 2018-24i 6/19/2018 Info 2017 Wisconsin (WI) Act 185 Impact on Youth Aids Funding 2018-23i 6/13/2018 Info 2017 Wisconsin Act 260: Foster Parent Grants 2018-22i 6/8/2018 Info Foster Care Recruitment Activities 2018-21i 5/31/2018 Info 2018 Domestic and International Annual Data Request 2018-20L 5/24/2018 Licensing Youth Justice Data Standard 2018-19 5/23/2018 Youth Justice Detention Data 2018-18i 5/24/2018 Info Ch. 51 Administrative Rule Changes 2018-17L 5/8/2018 Licensing Provider Cost and Service Report Requirements 2018-16L 4/30/2018 Licensing Caregiver Background Checks and the Background Information Disclosure form 2018-15L 4/24/2018 Licensing 2017 Wisconsin Act 59: Changes Affecting Rate-Based Contracting 2018-14 4/18/2018 Child Welfare-Related State Legislation 2018-13i 4/17/2018 Info Community Intervention Program SFY 19: Allocations and Application for Funding 2018-12i 4/16/2018 Info Youth Justice Data 2018-11i 3/20/2018 Info Independent Living Innovation Grant Opportunity for Counties and Tribes 2018-09i 3/1/2018 Info Level 5 Exceptional Treatment Foster Home Guide to Certification and Placement 2018-08i 2/28/2018 Info Caregiver Substance Use-related Documentation in eWiSACWIS 2018-07i 2/20/2018 Info CY 2017 Youth Aids Emergency Funds - Allocations 2018-06i 2/13/2018 Info Wisconsin’s Upcoming Child and Family Services Review and Ongoing Services Case Reviews 2018-05 2/7/2018 Request for Proposal to Develop and Implement a Residential Program for Youth Sex Trafficking Survivors 2018-04L 1/26/2018 Licensing Correction to Child Abuse and Neglect Report Covering Calendar Year 2016 2018-02i 1/25/2018 Info 2017 Wisconsin Act 59: Changes to Performance Based Contracting 2018-01i 1/8/2018 Info 1095-B Tax Forms for Tax Year 2017 2017-42i 12/27/2017 Info Basic Maintenance Foster Care Rates and Kinship Care Rates for CY 2018 and 2019 2017-41i 12/27/2017 Info Application Materials and Process for CY 2017 Youth Aids Emergency Funds 2017-40i 12/27/2017 Info Kiddie Fire Extinguishers 2017-39L 11/9/2017 Licensing Youth Justice Issue Briefs: First Issue Brief Released on Accountability 2017-38i 11/8/2017 Info Advisory Notification of Calendar Year 2018 County Child Welfare Allocations 2017-37i 11/6/2017 Info National Youth in Transition Database (NYTD) Outcomes Survey 2017-36i 10/19/2017 Info Availability of Funds: Brighter Fututes Initiative (BFI) (AMENDED) 2017-35i 10/5/2017 Info Foster Care Survey 2017-34i 10/5/2017 Info Domestic and International Annual Data Request 2017-33L 9/21/2017 Licensing Closure of Transitions 1 Program for Female Youth who have Experienced Sex Trafficking 2017-31i 9/14/2017 Info 2018 Maximum Daily Rates for Group Homes, Residential Care Centers, and Child Placing Agencies 2017-30i 9/1/2017 Info Foster Home Recruitment Activities 2017-29i 8/29/2017 Info Availability of Funds: Brighter Futures Initiative 2017-28i 8/29/2017 Info Permanent Rules for the Reasonable and Prudent Parent Standard & the SAFE Home Study 2017-27 8/2/2017 Reasonable and Prudent Parent Standard 2017-26L 8/1/2017 Licensing 2015-16 Ongoing Case Record Review Report and Child Welfare Continuous Quality Improvement System Update 2017-25i 7/24/2017 Info Review and Certification of Adoption Documents 2017-24L 7/19/2017 Licensing Youth Innovation Grants: Early Intervention CY 2017-18 Recipients May Apply 2017-23i 7/19/2017 Info Permanency Consultation Guide 2017-22i 7/19/2017 Info Child Welfare Workforce Survey on Policy Creation and Implementation 2017-21i 7/7/2017 Info Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (ICPC) Policy and Procedures 2017-20 6/23/2017 Changes to the Notice of Involuntary Child Custody Proceeding Involving an Indian Child and Voluntary Placement Agreement for an Indian Child 2017-19 6/20/2017 Independent Living Program Updates 2017-18i 6/2/2017 Info WI Shares and Out-of-Home Care Providers 2017-17i 6/1/2017 Info Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Guidance 2017-16i 5/12/2017 Info Community Intervention Program SFY 18: Allocations and Application for Funding 2017-15i 5/10/2017 Info Provider Cost & Service Report Requirements 2017-14L 4/21/2017 Licensing Documentation of Division of Hearings and Appeals Orders Regarding Substantiated Determinations of Child Abuse or Neglect 2017-13 4/4/2017 Mental Health Crisis Stabilization Services 2017-12L 3/29/2017 Licensing Use of Out-of-Home Care for Mental Health Crisis Stabilization 2017-11i 3/28/2017 Info CY 2016 Youth Aids Emergency Funds – Allocations 2017-10i 3/13/2017 Info Youth Justice Vision and Strategic Plan for 2017 2017-09i 3/6/2017 Info Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Guidance – Ensuring Educational Stability 2017-08i 3/2/2017 Info Child Sex Trafficking CPS Response 2017-07 2/22/2017 April is National Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Month 2017-06i 2/3/2017 Info CY 2016 Youth Aids Emergency Funds 2017-05i 1/31/2017 Info Reporting Serious Incidents 2017-04L 1/30/2017 Licensing High Cost Pool Fund for Tribal Court Placements & Tribal Subsidized Guardianship 2017-03 1/19/2017 Admission Criteria and Placing Agency Agreement for Residential Treatment Facility for Females who have Experienced Sex Trafficking 2017-02i 1/9/2017 Info Summary of Input Gathered about the Youth Justice System 2017-01i 1/4/2017 Info Statewide Caseworker Contact Results for FFY 2016 2016-44i 12/28/2016 Info Legislation Updates 2016-43L 12/28/2016 Non-Profit Volunteer Host Families 2016-40i 12/5/2016 Info FY 2016 Reimbursement for High-Cost Indian Juvenile Placements: Eligibility and Application for Funding 2016-39i 12/2/2016 Info Customary Adoption Eligibility for Adoption Assistance 2016-38i 11/28/2016 Info Implementation of the Federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) 2016-37i 11/22/2016 Info Emergency Rules for Successor Guardianship 2016-36i 11/17/2016 Info Emergency Rules for the Reasonable and Prudent Parent Standard and the SAFE Home Study 2016-35i 11/18/2016 Info SAFE Home Study Assessment Policy 2016-34 11/8/2016 2015 WI Act 373: Change of Placement 2016-33 11/2/2016 Early Intervention Calendar Year 2017-18: Eligibility, Allocations, and Application for Funding 2016-31i 10/28/2016 Info Residential Care Center for Female Youth who have Experienced Sex Trafficking 2016-30i 10/27/2016 Info Federal Fiscal Year 2018 Child and Family Services Review Webinar Series 2016-29i 9/30/2016 Info Uniform Foster Care Rate Reimbursement Procedure for Children in Out-of-Home Care Placed in Foster Homes Licensed by Child Placing Agencies 2016-28 9/27/2016 Social Services Block Grant - 2017 Eligibility Requirements 2016-27 9/27/2016 2015 WI Act 368: Missing from Out-of-Home Care and Child Photograph Requirements 2016-26 9/23/2016 Child Welfare Workforce Survey on Working with Children with Disabilities 2016-25i 9/23/2016 Info Advisory Notification of Calendar Year 2017 Child Welfare Allocations 2016-24i 9/21/2016 Info Reasonable and Prudent Parent Standard 2016-23L 9/16/2016 Licensing Disaster Plan 2016-22L 9/9/2016 Licensing Independent Living Program Restructure Phase II Notification 2016-21i 9/6/2016 Info 2017 Maximum Daily Rates for Group Homes, Residential Care Centers, and Child Placing Agencies 2016-20i 9/1/2016 Info Domestic and International Annual Data Request 2016-19L 8/23/2016 Licensing Reimbursement for SAFE Home Study Assessment Training Registration Costs 2016-18i 7/15/2016 Info IA Detail Dashboard 2016-17i 7/12/2016 Info Pupil Records Bill 2016-16i 6/8/2016 Info 2015 Provider Performance Dashboard 2016-15i 6/6/2016 Info 2015 Initial Assessment Case Records Review Report and Child Welfare Continuous Quality Improvement System Update 2016-14i 5/14/2016 Info Community Intervention Program SFY 17: Application for Funding 2016-13i 5/19/2016 Info Juvenile Court Intake Worker Training Sessions 2016-09i 3/24/2016 Info Implementation of Ch. DCF 12 Administrative Code: Caregiver Background Checks 2016-08 7/15/2016 Child Welfare-related State Legislation 2016-07i 4/9/2016 Info Revised Ch. DCF 37 Administrative Code: Information to be Provided to Out-of-Home 2016-07 7/7/2016 Imaging Child Welfare Case Record Information 2016-06i 3/3/2016 Info Successor Guardian 2016-06 6/22/2016 Present Danger Assessment and Protective Plans 2016-05 6/2/2016 Standardized Assessment for the Home Study Process in Foster Care Licensure and Adoption Approval 2016-04 5/2/2016 Recent and Upcoming State Law Changes in Response to Federal Legislation 2016-03i 1/21/2016 Info 2015 WI Act 128: Reasonable and Prudent Parent Standard 2016-03 5/2/2016 2015 WI Act 128: Other Planned Permanent Living Arrangements (OPPLA), and Independent Living Services 2016-02 4/1/2016 Protective Planning Documentation in eWiSACWIS, Protective Planning with Indian Children, and Updates to Safety Intervention Standards 2016-01 1/22/2016 Anti-Human Trafficking Efforts 2015-24i 12/30/2015 Info DCF and DOC CIP Transfer 2015-23i 12/23/2015 Info The Certification of Foster Care Medicaid 2015-21i 11/25/2015 Info Youth Aids Transfer Effective January 1, 2016 2015-17i 10/30/2015 Info Update to Wisconsin Child Welfare Continuous Quality Improvement System 2015-15i 9/4/2015 Info Family Find and Engagement Initiative 2015-06i 5/1/2015 Info Changes to Definition of Relative for Notification and Placement Consideration 2015-06 11/13/2015 Out-of-Home Care Extension to Age 21 Changes 2015-05L 9/23/2015 Licensing Child Protective Services Access and Initial Assessments Standards Revision: Unborn Child Abuse Allegations 2015-05 11/9/2015 Tribal Good Faith Negotiation Policy 2015-03i 2/9/2015 Info Independent Living Program Restructure 2015-03 9/14/2015 Documentation Requirements for Foster Care Providers in eWiSACWIS 2015-02 6/10/2015 Civil Rights Compliance 2015-01L 4/15/2015 Licensing Reverse Address Sex Offender Checks 2015-01 5/1/2015 Voluntary Placement in Shelter Care Facilities 2014-19i 12/9/2014 Info The Affordable Care Act (ACA) Provision for Former Foster Care Youth Enrolled in BadgerCare Plus Clarification 2014-18i 12/1/2014 Info Voluntary Placements in Shelter Care Facilities 2014-15L 12/9/2014 Licensing Provider Information Exchange (PIE) Monthly Roster and Background checks Update-Residential Care Center 2014-14L 9/25/2014 Licensing Provider Information Exchange (PIE) Monthly Roster and Background checks Update - Group Homes 2014-13L 9/25/2014 Licensing Provider Information Exchange (PIE) Monthly Roster and Background checks Update-Child Placing Agencies 2014-12L 9/25/2014 Licensing Provider Information Exchange (PIE) Monthly Roster and Background Checks Update-Shelter Care 2014-11L 9/25/2014 Licensing Act 334: Out-of-Home Care Extension to Age 21 2014-10L 8/21/2014 Licensing Submitting a Child Welfare Non-Compliance Statement and Correction Plan 2014-09L 7/25/2014 Licensing Provider Information Exchange (PIE) Requirements: Continuation Applications 2014-07L 5/8/2014 Licensing Appeal Procedures for Substantiated Determinations of Child Abuse or Neglect 2014-07 12/19/2014 Extension of Out-of-Home Care Policy 2014-06 12/1/2014 Documentation of Eligible Children Referred to Birth-to-Three in Accordance with the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) 2014-04 9/4/2014 Community Advisory Committee 2014-03L 3/13/2014 Licensing Emergency Rules for the Extension of Out-of-Home Care 2014-03 8/6/2014 Continuation Application Due Dates-Child Placing Agencies 2014-02L 2/13/2014 Licensing Assessing Risk and Use of Restrictive Measures for Runaways at Residential Care Centers 2014-01L 1/24/2014 Licensing Geographic Placement Resource System (GPRS) 2013-13i 9/27/2013 Info Wisconsin Indian Child Welfare Act (WICWA): Qualified Expert Witness 2013-05 10/16/2013 Serving Immigrant and Refugee Families: Statewide Survey Results 2013-04i 2/11/2013 Info Identity Theft and Credit Preservation Requirement for Youth in Out-of-Home Care (OHC) 2013-04 6/5/2013 Confirming a Safe Environment when Children are Placed in Out-of-Home Care 2013-03 3/14/2013 Ongoing Services Standards 2013-02 1/16/2013 Audit Report Requirements 2013-01L 3/25/2013 Licensing National Youth in Transition Database (NYTD) Outcomes Survey at age 19 2013-01 1/11/2013 Important Influenza Information 2012-19L 12/26/2012 Licensing Policy and Procedure Checklists for Private Child Placing Agencies, Group Homes, and Residential Care Centers for Children and Youth 2012-17L 10/8/2012 Licensing Caregiver Background Check Requirements for Agency Staff and PIE Requirements-Residential Care Centers 2012-16L 10/2/2012 Licensing Caregiver Background Check Requirements for Agency Staff and PIE Requirements-Group Homes 2012-15L 10/2/2012 Licensing Caregiver Background Check Requirements for Agency Staff and PIE Requirements-Child Placing Agencies 2012-14L 10/2/2012 Licensing Caregiver Background Check Requirements for Agency Staff and PIE Requirements-Shelters 2012-13L 10/2/2012 Licensing Provider Information Exchange (PIE) Requirements: Rate Regulation, Caregiver Background Checks and Performance Based Contracting 2012-12L 8/21/2012 Licensing Use of Electronic Records 2012-11L 8/9/2012 Licensing Uniform Foster Care Rate Setting 2012-11 11/13/2012 Caregiver Background Check Requirements for Agency Staff 2012-10L 8/1/2012 Licensing Joint Court Ordered Kinship and Foster Care Application 2012-10 11/5/2012 Needs Determination for Group Homes 2012-09L 8/1/2012 Licensing CANS Certification Process 2012-09i 7/3/2012 Info Notifying Tribal Indian Child Welfare Agencies of Child Protective Services Reports 2012-08 10/3/2012 Allowable Cost Manual 2012-07L 7/19/2012 Licensing School Activities for Children in Out-of-Home Care 2012-03 3/9/2012 Resident's Rights 2012-02L 2/15/2012 Licensing Caseworker Face-to-Face Contact Requirements for Children and Juveniles in Out-of-Home Placement 2012-02 2/15/2012 New Rules for Private Child Placing Agencies, Group Homes, and Residential Care Centers for Children and Youth 2012-01L 1/5/2012 Licensing Applying Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths Assessment (CANS) to Group Homes and Residential Care Center 2012-01 1/20/2012 New DCF 56 and Contact Requirements 2011-11L 12/13/2011 Licensing Levels of Care Foster Care Licensing Initiative 2011-10 9/19/2011 Use of Out-of-Home Care for Mental Health Crisis Stabilization 2011-07i 6/8/2011 Info IV-E Pass-Through Funding for Foster Parent Training 2011-06 4/26/2011 Adding of Caregiver Background Check Documentation into eWiSACWIS 2011-05 4/12/2011 Act 335 Changes to Child Welfare Provider Reserve Limits 2011-04 3/1/2011 Licensing Independent Living Transition to Discharge Plan 2010-14 12/8/2010 Children / Youth in Out-of-Home Care and Education 2010-11i 10/29/2010 Info National Youth in Transition Database Outcomes Survey 2010-11 10/14/2010 Contents of a Child Welfare Case Records and Imaging 2010-10 10/6/2010 Funding Changes for Foster Care and Kinship Care (SSBG and TANF Allocations 2010-09 9/17/2010 Child Welfare Public Disclosure-Children Placed in Serious or Critical Condition Due to Alleged Child Maltreatment 2010-07 5/25/2010 Levels of Care Initiative - Applicability to Tribes 2010-05 4/7/2010 Sales and Use Tax Exemption Expanded to Include Prepared Food for Child Welfare Facilities 2010-04L 5/4/2010 Licensing Levels of Care Foster Care Licensing Initiative 2010-03i 3/11/2010 Info Child Welfare Public Disclosure-Reports and Notification 2010-03 1/29/2010 Child Welfare Public Disclosure-2009 Wisconsin Act 78 2010-01 1/12/2010 New Independent Living Data Collection and Reporting Requirements 2009-08 9/14/2009 Prohibited Practices in the Application of Emergency Safety Interventions with Children and Adolescents in Community Based Programs and Facilities 2009-05 3/13/2009 BadgerCare Plus Co-Payments Charged to Children in Out of Home Care 2009-01i 2/17/2009 Info Definition of Missing from Out-of-Home Care and Documentation Requirements 2008-12 6/30/2008 Guidelines for Implementation of Act 161 Agreements (Out of Home Placements of Indian Children by Tribal Courts) 2008-11 6/24/2008 Modifications to Juvenile Court Forms to Clarify Applicability of the Federal Indian Child Welfare Act 2008-06 10/15/2008 Resource Family Disaster Plan-Template for Imaging 2008-04i 4/16/2008 Info Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act Questions and Answers 2008-03i 10/20/2008 Info Trial Reunification for Children in Out of Home Care 2008-03 8/5/2008 Safe & Timely Interstate Placement of Foster Children Act of 2006 (P.L. 109-239) 2008-02i 1/14/2008 Info HFS 43 Training for CPS Caseworkers and Supervisors-Local Agency Plans 2008-02 1/22/2008 Foster Parent Training and Federal Title IV-E Reimbursement 2008-01 1/11/2008 Requirement to Notify Agency when a Client Moves to a New County 2007-20 1/17/2008 AFSA Exception to Filing a TPR Petition 2007-18 12/27/2007 Adam Walsh Child Protection Act Requirements for Child Abuse or Neglect Registry Checks and Fingerprinting 2007-16 12/20/2007 Application of First Time Adoption Preparation to International Adoptions under Wis. Stats. s. 48.839 2007-10 9/4/2007 Child Welfare Disaster Planning Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) and Template Documents for Use in Disaster Planning 2007-05i 9/25/2007 Info eWiSACWIS: Confidentiality and Access to the System 2007-03 2/26/2007 Locating Non-Custodial Parents, Alleged Fathers and Other Relatives 2007-01 2/1/2007 Adoption Assistance Program And Children Subject To The Indian Child Welfare Act 2006-19 11/7/2006 2005 Act 293-Changes Impacting Inquiries Concerning Declarations of Paternal Interest 2006-17 9/26/2006 Support Services for Foster Families 2006-14 7/17/2006 Voluntary Placement Agreements 2006-13 7/17/2006 Summary of Service and Support Needs of Foster Parents 2006-12i 6/27/2006 Info Family Interaction for Child Protective Services Cases When a Child is in Out-of-Home Care 2006-08 3/30/2006 Placement of Siblings in Out of Home Care and Adoption 2006-01i 1/17/2006 Info A Guide for Permanency Plan Administrative Review Panel Members 2005-13i 12/7/2005 Info Title IV-E Reimbursement for Legal Services 2005-13 10/27/2005 Statewide Changes to Section 48.977 Guardianships 2005-11 10/27/2005 Policy Guidance On Serving Children In The Children's Long Term Support Waivers And Child Welfare Services 2005-09 10/19/2005 Original Disposition Report to the Court 2004-21 12/13/2004 CAPTA: Assessing the Safety of Drug-Affected Infants 2004-12 6/23/2004 Chapter HFS 39: Relinquishing Custody of a Newborn Child 2004-09i 8/2/2004 Info Long Term Kinship Care and Data Entry 2003-04 2/12/2003 High School Completion for Youth in Out-of-Home Care (OHC) Placements 2002-18i 9/24/2002 Info Foster Parent Pre-service Training and Federal Title IV-E Reimbursement 2002-12 9/18/2002 Sharing of Abuse and Neglect Records with Licensing Agencies 2002-07 4/22/2002 Adoption and Safe Families Act and the Federal Final Rule 2001-15 12/28/2001 Notification of Foster Home and Treatment Foster Home Licensure and Placement 2001-11 7/2/2001 Match Reporting for IV-E Training 2001-10 6/15/2001 Notice of Petition for Termination of Parental Rights 1999-06 3/9/1999 Kinship Care: Eligibility Issues 1999-01 1/15/1999 Long Term Kinship Care 1998-15 10/26/1998 Act 104 and Act 114 Related to TPR and Adoption 1998-05 7/1/1998 Data Collection for Kinship Care Program 1998-03 5/26/1998 Kinship Care; Appeal of Assessment Decisions 1997-11 11/11/1997 Federal Adoption and Foster Care Reporting Requirements 1997-07 10/1/1997 Multiethnic Placement Act & Amendments Under The Small Business Job Protection Act of 1996 1997-06 8/20/1997 Recent Federal Legislation Affecting Adoption and Foster Care Programs 1997-05 6/8/1997 HIV Testing of Foster and Adopted Children 1996-03 8/13/1996 Child Support Collections for Children Placed in Substitute Care 1990-28 4/3/1990
