Wis. Admin. Code § DCF 55.04 – Procedure to inform prospective guardians.

(1) An agency shall explain to each foster parent who is a relative of or fictive kin to a foster child for whom the foster parent is providing care and maintenance the foster parent’s eligibility for services and the expectations involved with the following permanency options for the child:
1. (a) Adoption with adoption assistance under s. 48.975, Stats., and ch. DCF 50.
2. (b) Guardianship under s. 48.977, Stats., or under a tribal court order that is substantially similar to an order under s. 48.977, Stats., with subsidized guardianship payments under s. 48.623, Stats., and this chapter.
3. (c) Guardianship under s. 48.977, Stats., or under a tribal court order that is substantially similar to an order under s. 48.977, Stats., with long-term kinship care payments under s. 48.57 (3n), Stats., and ch. DCF 58.
4. (d) Guardianship under s. 48.9795, Stats., or under a tribal private guardianship order.
(2) A county department or the department shall use a form prescribed by the department to explain the permanency options under sub. (1), and the relative or fictive kin foster parent shall sign the form acknowledging that the options have been explained to the foster parent following the explanation. The county department or department shall retain a signed copy of the form and attach the signed form to the subsidized guardianship agreement under s. DCF 55.06 if the relative or fictive kin foster parent decides to pursue subsidized guardianship for the child.
Note: Form DCF-F-CFS2797, Permanency Options in Brief, is available in the forms section of the department website, https://dcf.wisconsin.gov or by writing to the Division of Safety and Permanence, P.O. Box 8916, Madison WI 53708-8916.

History

History: CR: 12-045: cr. Register May 2013 No. 689, eff. 6-1-13; correction in (1) (d) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats., Register September 2020 No. 777; CR 21-107: am. (1) (intro.), (2) Register June 2022 No. 798, eff. 7-1-22; CR 24-007: am. (1) (intro.), (b) to (d), (2) Register July 2024 No. 823, eff. 8-1-24.