1. (1) Establishment of fees. Except as provided under sub. (2), a county department or the department may establish fees for child welfare services under ch. 48, Stats., and community-based youth justice services under ch. 938, Stats., purchased or provided for a client.

2. (2) Services for which fee is prohibited. A county department or the department may not charge a fee for a service if any of the following conditions is met:

   1. (a) State or federal law prohibits charging a fee for the service.
   2. (b) The county department or the department has determined that charging a fee for the service would be administratively unfeasible or would significantly prevent accomplishing the purpose of the service.
   3. (c) The service is a children and family support service provided under subch. III of ch. 49, Stats.
3. (3) Residential services fee. A county department or the department may charge a minor client’s parent a fee for the care and maintenance of the minor client in a residential, nonmedical facility or juvenile detention facility only if the parent has not been ordered to pay child support as provided under s. 49.345 (14) (b) or (c) or ch. 767, Stats., for placement of the minor client in a residential nonmedical facility or a juvenile detention facility.

4. (4) Transparency and notice. If a county department or the department establishes fees under sub. (1), it shall do all of the following:

   1. (a) Make both printed and electronic information widely available on all of the following:

      1. 1. The services for which a fee is charged.
      2. 2. The fee amounts charged for the services or the method for determining the fee amounts.
   2. (b) Make reasonable efforts to provide written notice of the amount of any fee that will be charged to all individuals who may be liable for the fee before the service is provided or as soon as feasible after the service begins.

History

History: CR 24-006: cr. Register December 2024 No. 828, eff. 1-1-25.