The following provisions apply regarding an employee or contractor who works in a group home, but is not a staff member:

1. (1) Hiring. The licensee shall abide by the hiring requirements in s. DCF 57.11, except s. DCF 57.11 (4).
2. (2) Transporting a resident. If the employee or contractor drives a vehicle transporting a resident, the conditions of s. DCF 57.10 (6) apply.
3. (3) Background reporting and information disclosure. The employee or contractor shall abide by the background reporting requirements in s. DCF 57.10 (8) and shall complete a background information disclosure every 4 years under s. DCF 57.10 (9).

4. (4) Child abuse and neglect reporting; confidentiality. The licensee shall provide the employee or contractor with a copy of s. 48.981, Stats., and the group home’s procedures on confidentiality and require them to do all of the following:

   1. (a) Make reports of child abuse or neglect using the procedures in s. 48.981 (2) and (3) (a), Stats.
   2. (b) Comply with requirements on the confidentiality of resident records and personally identifiable information under s. DCF 57.22 and group home procedures.
5. (5) Personnel records. The licensee shall maintain on the premises a personnel record that contains the documentation specified in s. DCF 57.13 (1), (3), and (4) as applicable to employees and contractors under this section.

History

History: CR 26-005: cr. Register May 2026 No. 845, eff. 6-1-26; correction in (4) (intro.) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats., Register May 2026 No. 845.