Wisconsin Rate Regulation for Child Welfare Licensed Agencies

Provider Cost & Service Report (2021): For use by providers to report their costs to the Department by July 1 of each year.

Training Webinars

These webinars provide guidance on how to complete the Provider Cost & Service Report for any given year.

Session 1 - Guidelines, User Guide Changes and Definitions Tabs

Session 2 - Cover Tab

Session 3 - Verification Tabs

Session 4 - Prop and Trans Tab and Consumable Tab

Session 5 - Programs Tab

Session 6 - Personnel Tab

Session 7 - Assumptions Tabs

Session 8 - Review Checklist Tab and Rate Calc Tab

• Provider Cost & Service Report (2020): For use by providers to report their costs to the Department by July 1 of each year


• Extraordinary Payment Request (DCF-F-2794-E) - For use by providers to request extraordinary payments from Wisconsin Public Purchaser.


• Proposed Rate Request Form (DCF-F-2696-E) - For use by providers to request their daily rate each year.


• Request for Rate Regulation Exception (DCF-F-2809-E) - For use by providers to request exemption from the Rate Regulation process if they do not accept funds from Wisconsin Public Purchasers.

The PBM Dashboard shows all of the facility types in a single dashboard.  It is sortable by year and provider type.

These are the supporting documents for the PBM Dashboard. The Outcomes Data Summaries present participant permanency and sustainability outcomes by measurement classification along with placement counts and median length of stay for the most recent calendar year by provider type.

Child Placing Agency (CPA)

• Permanency
• Sustainability

Group Home (GH)

• Permanency
• Sustainability

Residential Care Center (RCC)

• Permanency
• Sustainability