1. (1) A licensee shall provide a resident transportation or ensure the resident’s access to other private transportation, public transportation, taxis, or rideshares, so the resident can attend medical appointments; visit family; get to and from school; and engage in social, religious, and cultural activities.
2. (2) The number of persons transported in a vehicle at any one time may not exceed the passenger limit specified by the vehicle’s manufacturer.

3. (3)

   1. (a) Any vehicle operated by a staff member, other employee or contractor, or volunteer that is used to transport a resident shall be in safe operating condition and free of any items that could pose a safety risk to passengers.

   2. (b) At 12-month intervals, the licensee shall have any vehicle owned by the licensee that is used to transport a resident inspected by a qualified auto repair specialist and shall provide the department with evidence of a vehicle’s safe operating condition on a form prescribed by the department.

      Note: DCF-F-4148-E, Child Welfare Vehicle Safety Inspection, is available in the forms section of the department website at https://dcf.wisconsin.gov/forms.

4. (4)

   1. (a) A resident may be transported in a private motor vehicle only if the conditions in s. 347.48 (4), Stats., are met.
   2. (b) Each resident who is not required to be in an individual child car safety seat when being transported shall be properly restrained by a seat belt, unless the resident cannot be properly restrained in a seat belt because of a physical or medical condition and has obtained a written statement from a medical provider that meets the requirements in s. Trans 315.03.
   3. (c) Seat belts may not be shared.
5. (5) The conditions of this section apply to a resident’s child when the resident’s child is being transported by a staff member, other employee or contractor, or volunteer.

History

History: CR 26-005: cr. Register May 2026 No. 845, eff. 6-1-26.