Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (ICPC) Worker Information Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (ICPC) Worker Information
Foster Care Levels of Care Certification Information Level of Care Certification Information All foster homes are assigned a level of care (LOC) during the licensing process based on the foster parent’s knowledge, training, skills, experience, and relationship the foster child. Each level of care has a specific number of training hours and experience requirements associated with it.
Wisconsin Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths Tool Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths (CANS) Assessment Tool The Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths (CANS) tool is a multi-purpose instrument developed to support: decision making, including Level of Need and service planning to facilitate quality improvement initiatives to allow for the monitoring of outcomes of services The CANS tool assesses a child’s needs and strengths in different areas such as
Wisconsin Title IV-E Foster Care and Adoption Assistance Program Wisconsin Title IV-E Foster Care and Adoption Assistance Program
Wisconsin Uniform Foster Care Rates Wisconsin Uniform Foster Care Rates All licensed foster parents receive a foster care payment to reimburse for the care of a foster child, called the Uniform Foster Care Rate. The foster care licensing agency will provide foster parents with a copy of a brochure explaining the Uniform Foster Care Rate, reimbursement amounts, clothing allowances, and how to appeal the foster care rate.
Wisconsin Foster Parent Training Foster Parent Training All foster homes are assigned a level of care (LOC) during the licensing process based on the foster parent’s knowledge, training, skills, experience, and relationship the foster child. Each level of care has a specific number of training hours associated with it. Foster parent training is broken up into three categories: preplacement, initial licensing, and ongoing.
Birth Parents and Parents Considering an Adoption Plan Birth Parents and Parents Considering an Adoption Plan On this webpage, you can find information for:
Medicaid Coverage Medicaid Coverage Foster Care Medicaid refers to all Medicaid provided by the Department of Children and Families (DCF). It is sometimes called Title XIX Medicaid or “straight MA.” Children and youth who receive Foster Care Medicaid include those placed in out-of-home care through a court order (such as with relatives or in a licensed foster home). It also includes those with an active Adoption Assistance or Subsidized Guardianship Agreement, and children under guardianship receiving Long-Term Kinship Care.
Wisconsin Care4Kids Care4Kids The Department of Children and Families (DCF) and the Department of Health Services (DHS) are partnering to put a new program in place improving the health of children in out-of-home care. Care4Kids is a new Medicaid program following a medical home model for children in out-of-home care started on January 1, 2014. Care4Kids is a pilot program in six counties in the southeastern region of Wisconsin.
