Revisions to DCF 56 Foster Home Care For Children - 2024 Wis. Admin. Code. s. DCF 56 establishes the licensing requirements for foster homes and foster parents. Indian tribes are sovereign nations, which means they can create their own laws and regulations for foster home licensing. While some tribes use state licensing requirements, others have their own standards and policies. Foster parents licensed by and agencies working with a tribe should contact the tribal agency to learn about the tribe’s policies. Wis. Admin. Code ch. DCF 56 Foster Home Care for Children was revised effective December 1, 2025. The revisions created a separate foster care licensing process for relatives and like-kin and created more flexibility for all foster care applicants (e.g., those seeking to care for nonrelative children). For more information on specifics to the changes to DCF 56, as well as background information regarding the separate foster care licensing process for relatives and like-kin, DCF encourages the review of the following resources: Relative & Like-Kin Standards within Chapter DCF 56 Licensing Administrative Rule DCF 56 Foster Home Care for Children Excerpted Relative and Like-Kin Provisions of DCF Chapter 56 Wis. Admin. Code DCF 56 Foster Home Care for Children Revisions Uniform Assessment System for Issuing Foster Home Licenses Relative/Like-Kin Licensing FAQ’s I am or have interest as a foster parent Wisconsin Foster Parent Information DCF 56 Foster Home Care for Children Foster Parent Handbook Relative/Like-Kin Licensing FAQ’s I am a Legal or Court Partner Reasonable and Prudent Parent Standard Relative & Like-Kin Standards within Chapter DCF 56 Licensing Administrative Rule DCF 56 Foster Home Care for Children I am a child welfare professional Relative & Like-Kin Standards within Chapter DCF 56 Licensing Administrative Rule DCF 56 Foster Home Care for Children Wis. Admin. Code DCF 56 Foster Home Care for Children Revisions: Ongoing Services Practice Changes Uniform Assessment System for Issuing Foster Home Licenses FAQ for Foster Home Exceptions (NEW) Ch 56 Foster Home for Children Level 5 exceptional treatment foster home Uniform Foster Care Rate Setting Policy Reasonable and Prudent Parent Standard Foster Parent Handbook
