938.362 Payment for certain special treatment or care services. (1) In this section, “special treatment or care" has the meaning given in s. 938.02 (17m), except that it does not include alcohol and other drug abuse services.
(2) This section applies to the payment of court-ordered special treatment or care under s. 938.34 (6) (a) or (am), whether or not custody has been taken from the parent.
(3) If a juvenile's parent is unable to provide or refuses to provide court-ordered special treatment or care for the juvenile through his or her health insurance or other 3rd-party payments, notwithstanding s. 938.36 (3), the court may order the parent to pay for the court-ordered special treatment or care. If the parent consents to provide court-ordered special treatment or care for a juvenile through his or her health insurance or other 3rd-party payments but the health insurance provider or other 3rd-party payer refuses to provide the court-ordered special treatment or care, the court may order the health insurance provider or 3rd-party payer to pay for the court-ordered special treatment or care in accordance with the terms of the parent's health insurance policy or other 3rd-party payment plan.
(4) (a) If the court finds that payment is not attainable under sub. (3), the court may order the county department under s. 51.42 or 51.437 of the juvenile's county of legal residence to pay the cost of any court-ordered special treatment or care that is provided by or under contract with that county department.
(b) Payment for special treatment or care by a county department under par. (a) does not prohibit the county department from contracting with another county department or approved treatment facility for the provision of special treatment or care.
(c) A county department that pays for court-ordered special treatment or care under par. (a) may recover from the parent, based on the parent's ability to pay, a reasonable contribution toward the costs of court-ordered special treatment or care. This paragraph is subject to s. 46.03 (18).
938.363 Revision of dispositional orders. (1) A juvenile, the juvenile's parent, guardian or legal custodian, any person or agency bound by a dispositional order or the district attorney or corporation counsel in the county in which the dispositional order was entered may request a revision in the order that does not involve a change in placement, including a revision with respect to the amount of child support to be paid by a parent, or the court may on its own motion propose such a revision. The request or court proposal shall set forth in detail the nature of the proposed revision and what new information is available that affects the advisability of the court's disposition. The request or court proposal shall be submitted to the court. The court shall hold a hearing on the matter if the request or court proposal indicates that new information is available which affects the advisability of the court's dispositional order and prior to any revision of the dispositional order, unless written waivers of objections to the revision are signed by all parties entitled to receive notice and the court approves. If a hearing is held, the court shall notify the parent, juvenile, guardian and legal custodian, all parties bound by the dispositional order and the district attorney or corporation counsel in the county in which the dispositional order was entered at least 3 days prior to the hearing. A copy of the request or proposal shall be attached to the notice. If the proposed revision is for a change in the amount of child support to be paid by a parent, the court shall order the juvenile's parent to provide a statement of income, assets, debts and living expenses to the court and the person or agency primarily responsible for implementing the dispositional order by a date specified by the court. The clerk of court shall provide, without charge, to any parent ordered to provide a statement of income, assets, debts and living expenses a document setting forth the percentage standard established by the department of health and social services under s. 46.25 (9) and listing the factors that a court may consider under s. 46.10 (14) (c). If all parties consent, the court may proceed immediately with the hearing. No revision may extend the effective period of the original order, or revise an original order under s. 938.34 (3) (f) or (6) (am) to impose more than 30 days of detention, nonsecure custody or inpatient treatment on a child.
(2) If the court revises a dispositional order under sub. (1) with respect to the amount of child support to be paid by a parent for the care and maintenance of the parent's minor juvenile who has been placed by a court order under this chapter in a residential, nonmedical facility, the court shall determine the liability of the parent in the manner provided in s. 46.10 (14).
938.364 Dismissal of certain dispositional orders. A juvenile, the juvenile's parent, guardian or legal custodian or the district attorney or corporation counsel in the county in which the dispositional order was entered may request a judge to dismiss an order made under s. 938.342 (2) if the juvenile shows documentary proof that he or she is enrolled in a school program or a high school equivalency program, or the court may on its own motion propose such a dismissal.
938.365 Extension of orders. (1) In this section, “2 or more years" means a period of time that begins with the first placement of the juvenile outside of his or her home pursuant to an order under this section or s. 938.345, 938.357 or 938.363 and includes any period of time in which the juvenile returned home, unless the periods of time at home account for the majority of the time since the first placement.
(1m) The parent, juvenile, guardian, legal custodian, any person or agency bound by the dispositional order, the district attorney or corporation counsel in the county in which the dispositional order was entered or the court on its own motion, may request an extension of an order under s. 938.355. The request shall be submitted to the court which entered the order. No order under s. 938.355 that placed a child in detention, nonsecure custody or inpatient treatment under s. 938.34 (3) (f) or (6) (am) may be extended. No other order under s. 938.355 may be extended except as provided in this section.
(2) No order may be extended without a hearing. The court shall notify the juvenile or the juvenile's guardian ad litem or counsel, the juvenile's parent, guardian, legal custodian, all of the parties present at the original hearing and the district attorney or corporation counsel in the county in which the dispositional order was entered of the time and place of the hearing.
(2g) (a) At the hearing the person or agency primarily responsible for providing services to the juvenile shall file with the court a written report stating to what extent the dispositional order has been meeting the objectives of the plan for the juvenile's rehabilitation or care and treatment. The juvenile offender review program may file a written report regarding any juvenile examined by the program.
(b) If the juvenile is placed outside of his or her home, the report shall include all of the following:
1. A copy of the report of the review panel under s. 938.38 (5), if any, and a response to the report from the agency primarily responsible for providing services to the juvenile.
2. An evaluation of the juvenile's adjustment to the placement and of any progress the juvenile has made, suggestions for amendment of the permanency plan, a description of efforts to return the juvenile to his or her home, including efforts of the parents to remedy factors which contributed to the juvenile's placement and, if continued placement outside of the juvenile's home is recommended, an explanation of why returning the juvenile to his or her home is not feasible.
3. If the juvenile has been placed outside of his or her home for 2 or more years, a statement of whether or not a recommendation has been made to terminate the parental rights of the parents of the juvenile. If a recommendation for a termination of parental rights has been made, the statement shall indicate the date on which the recommendation was made, any previous progress made to accomplish the termination of parental rights, any barriers to the termination of parental rights, specific steps to overcome the barriers and when the steps will be completed, reasons why adoption would be in the best interest of the juvenile and whether or not the juvenile should be registered with the adoption information exchange. If a recommendation for termination of parental rights has not been made, the statement shall include an explanation of the reasons why a recommendation for termination of parental rights has not been made. If the lack of appropriate adoptive resources is the primary reason for not recommending a termination of parental rights, the agency shall recommend that the juvenile be registered with the adoption information exchange or report the reason why registering the juvenile is contrary to the best interest of the juvenile.
(c) In cases where the juvenile has not been placed outside the home, the report shall contain a description of efforts that have been made by all parties concerned toward meeting the objectives of treatment, care or rehabilitation, an explanation of why these efforts have not yet succeeded in meeting the objective, and anticipated future planning for the juvenile.
(2m) (a) Any party may present evidence relevant to the issue of extension. The court shall make findings of fact and conclusions of law based on the evidence, including a finding as to whether reasonable efforts were made by the agency primarily responsible for providing services to the juvenile to make it possible for the juvenile to return to his or her home. An order shall be issued under s. 938.355.
(b) If a juvenile has been placed outside the home under s. 938.345 and an extension is ordered under this subsection, the court shall state in the record the reason for the extension.
(3) The appearance of any juvenile may be waived by consent of the juvenile, counsel or guardian ad litem.
(4) The court shall determine which dispositions are to be considered for extensions.
(5) Except as provided in s. 938.368, all orders shall be for a specified length of time not to exceed one year.
(6) If a request to extend a dispositional order is made prior to the termination of the order, but the court is unable to conduct a hearing on the request prior to the termination date, the court may extend the order for a period of not more than 30 days, not including any period of delay resulting from any of the circumstances specified in s. 938.315 (1). The court shall grant appropriate relief as provided in s. 938.315 (3) with respect to any request to extend a dispositional order on which a hearing is not held within the time limit specified in this subsection.
(7) Nothing in this section may be construed to allow any changes in placement or revocation of aftercare supervision. Revocation and other changes in placement may take place only under s. 938.357.
938.368 Continuation of dispositional orders. If a petition for termination of parental rights is filed under s. 48.41 or 48.415 or an appeal from a judgment terminating or denying termination of parental rights is filed during the year in which a dispositional order under s. 938.355 or an extension order under s. 938.365 is in effect, the dispositional or extension order shall remain in effect until all proceedings related to the filing of the petition or an appeal are concluded.
938.37 Costs. (1) A court assigned to exercise jurisdiction under this chapter and ch. 48 may not assess costs or assessments against a juvenile under 14 years of age but may assess costs against a juvenile 14 years of age or older.
(3) Notwithstanding sub. (1), courts of civil and criminal jurisdiction exercising jurisdiction under s. 938.17 may assess the same costs, penalty assessments and jail assessments against juveniles as they may assess against adults, except that witness fees may not be charged to the juvenile.
938.371 Access to certain information by substitute care provider. At the time of placement of a juvenile in a foster home, group home or child caring institution under s. 938.183 (2), 938.34, 938.345 or 938.357, or, if the information specified in this section is not available at that time, within 30 days after the date of the placement, the agency that prepared the juvenile's permanency plan shall provide the foster parent or operator of the group home or child caring institution with any information contained in the court report submitted under s. 938.33 or permanency plan submitted under s. 938.38, relating to any of the following:
(1) Results of a test or a series of tests of the juvenile to determine the presence of HIV, as defined in s. 968.38 (1) (b), antigen or nonantigenic products of HIV, or an antibody to HIV, if the juvenile's parent or a temporary or permanent guardian appointed by the court has consented to the test under s. 252.15 (2) (a) 4. b. and release of the test results under s. 252.15 (5) (a) 19. and the agency directed to prepare the permanency plan notifies the foster parent or operator of the group home or child caring institution of the confidentiality requirements under s. 252.15 (6).
(2) Results of any tests of the juvenile to determine the presence of viral hepatitis, type B. The foster parent or operator of a group home or child caring institution receiving information under this subsection shall keep the information confidential.
(3) Findings or opinions of the court or agency that prepared the court report or permanency plan relating to any mental, emotional, cognitive, developmental or behavioral disability of the juvenile. The foster parent or operator of a group home or child caring institution receiving information under this subsection shall keep the information confidential.
938.373 Medical authorization. (1) The court assigned to exercise jurisdiction under this chapter and ch. 48 may authorize medical services including surgical procedures when needed if the court assigned to exercise jurisdiction under this chapter and ch. 48 determines that reasonable cause exists for the services and that the juvenile is within the jurisdiction of the court assigned to exercise jurisdiction under this chapter and ch. 48 and, except as provided in s. 938.296 (4), consents.
(2) Section 48.375 (7) applies if the medical service authorized under sub. (1) is an abortion.
SUBCHAPTER VII
PERMANENCY PLANNING; RECORDS
938.38 Permanency planning. (1) Definitions. In this section:
(a) “Agency" means the department, a county department or a licensed child welfare agency.
(am) “Independent agency" means a private, nonprofit organization, but does not include a licensed child welfare agency that is authorized to prepare permanency plans or that is assigned the primary responsibility of providing services under a permanency plan.
(b) “Permanency plan" means a plan designed to ensure that a juvenile is reunified with his or her family whenever possible, or that the juvenile quickly attains a placement or home providing long-term stability.
(2) Permanency plan required. Except as provided in sub. (3), for each juvenile living in a foster home, treatment foster home, group home, child caring institution, secure detention facility or shelter care facility, the agency that placed the juvenile or arranged the placement or the agency assigned primary responsibility for providing services to the juvenile under s. 938.355 shall prepare a written permanency plan, if any of the following conditions exists:
(a) The juvenile is being held in physical custody under s. 938.207, 938.208 or 938.209.
(b) The juvenile is in the legal custody of the agency.
(c) The juvenile is under supervision of an agency under s. 48.64 (2) or pursuant to a court order under s. 938.355.
(d) The juvenile was placed under a voluntary agreement between the agency and the juvenile's parent under s. 48.63 (1).
(e) The juvenile is under the guardianship of the agency.
(f) The juvenile's care is paid under s. 49.19.
(3) Time. The agency shall file the permanency plan with the court within 60 days after the date on which the juvenile was first held in physical custody or placed outside of his or her home under a court order, except under either of the following conditions:
(a) If the juvenile is alleged to be delinquent and is being held in a secure detention facility, juvenile portion of a county jail or shelter care facility, and the agency intends to recommend that the juvenile be placed in a secured correctional facility or a secured child caring institution, the agency is not required to submit the permanency plan unless the court does not accept the recommendation of the agency. If the court places the juvenile in any facility outside of the juvenile's home other than a secured correctional facility or a secured child caring institution, the agency shall file the permanency plan with the court within 60 days after the date of disposition.
(b) If the juvenile is held for less than 60 days in a secure detention facility, juvenile portion of a county jail or a shelter care facility, no permanency plan is required if the juvenile is returned to his or her home within that period.
(4) Contents of plan. The permanency plan shall include a description of all of the following:
(a) The services offered and any service provided in an effort to prevent holding or placing the juvenile outside of his or her home, and to make it possible for the juvenile to return home.
(b) The basis for the decision to hold the juvenile in custody or to place the juvenile outside of his or her home.
(c) The location and type of facility in which the juvenile is currently held or placed, and the location and type of facility in which the juvenile will be placed.
(d) If the juvenile is living more than 60 miles from his or her home, documentation that placement within 60 miles of the juvenile's home is either unavailable or inappropriate.
(e) The appropriateness of the placement and of the services provided to meet the needs of the juvenile and family, including a discussion of services that have been investigated and considered and are not available or likely to become available within a reasonable time to meet the needs of the juvenile or, if available, why such services are not appropriate.
(f) The services that will be provided to the juvenile, the juvenile's family and the juvenile's foster parent, the juvenile's treatment foster parent or the operator of the facility where the juvenile is living to carry out the dispositional order, including services planned to accomplish all of the following:
1. Ensure proper care and treatment of the juvenile and promote stability in the placement.
2. Meet the juvenile's physical, emotional, social, educational and vocational needs.
3. Improve the conditions of the parents' home to facilitate the return of the juvenile to his or her home, or, if appropriate, obtain an alternative permanent placement for the juvenile.
(g) The conditions, if any, upon which the juvenile will be returned to his or her home, including any changes required in the parents' conduct, the juvenile's conduct or the nature of the home.
(5) Plan review. (a) The court or a panel appointed under this paragraph shall review the permanency plan every 6 months from the date on which the juvenile was first held in physical custody or placed outside of his or her home. If the court elects not to review the permanency plan, the court shall appoint a panel to review the permanency plan. The panel shall consist of 3 persons who are either designated by an independent agency that has been approved by the chief judge of the judicial administrative district or designated by the agency that prepared the permanency plan. A voting majority of persons on each panel shall be persons who are not employed by the agency that prepared the permanency plan and who are not responsible for providing services to the juvenile or the parents of the juvenile whose permanency plan is the subject of the review.
(am) The court may appoint an independent agency to designate a panel to conduct a permanency plan review under par. (a). If the court appoints an independent agency under this paragraph, the county department of the county of the court shall authorize and contract for the purchase of services from the independent agency.
(b) The court or the agency shall notify the parents of the juvenile, the juvenile if he or she is 10 years of age or older and the juvenile's foster parent, the juvenile's treatment foster parent or the operator of the facility in which the juvenile is living of the date, time and place of the review, of the issues to be determined as part of the review, of the fact that they may submit written comments not less than 10 working days before the review and of the fact that they may participate in the review. The court or agency shall notify the person representing the interests of the public, the juvenile's counsel and the juvenile's guardian ad litem of the date of the review, of the issues to be determined as part of the review and of the fact that they may submit written comments not less than 10 working days before the review. The notices under this paragraph shall be provided in writing not less than 30 days before the review and copies of the notices shall be filed in the juvenile's case record.
(c) The court or the panel shall determine each of the following:
1. The continuing necessity for and the appropriateness of the placement.
2. The extent of compliance with the permanency plan by the agency and any other service providers, the juvenile's parents and the juvenile.
3. The extent of any efforts to involve appropriate service providers in addition to the agency's staff in planning to meet the special needs of the juvenile and the juvenile's parents.
4. The progress toward eliminating the causes for the juvenile's placement outside of his or her home and toward returning the juvenile to his or her home or obtaining a permanent placement for the juvenile.
5. The date by which it is likely that the juvenile will be returned to his or her home, placed for adoption, placed under legal guardianship or otherwise permanently placed.
6. If the juvenile has been placed outside of his or her home for 2 years or more, the appropriateness of the permanency plan and the circumstances which prevent the juvenile from any of the following:
a. Being returned to his or her home.
b. Having a petition for the involuntary termination of parental rights filed on behalf of the juvenile.
c. Being placed for adoption.
d. Being placed in sustaining care.
7. Whether reasonable efforts were made by the agency to make it possible for the juvenile to return to his or her home.
(d) Notwithstanding s. 938.78 (2) (a), the agency that prepared the permanency plan shall, at least 5 days before a review by a review panel, provide to each person appointed to the review panel, the person representing the interests of the public, the juvenile's counsel and the juvenile's guardian ad litem a copy of the permanency plan and any written comments submitted under par. (b). Notwithstanding s. 938.78 (2) (a), a person appointed to a review panel, the person representing the interests of the public, the juvenile's counsel and the juvenile's guardian ad litem may have access to any other records concerning the juvenile for the purpose of participating in the review. A person permitted access to a juvenile's records under this paragraph may not disclose any information from the records to any other person.
(e) Within 30 days, the agency shall prepare a written summary of the determinations under par. (c) and shall provide a copy to the court that entered the order, the juvenile or the juvenile's counsel or guardian ad litem, the person representing the interests of the public, the juvenile's parent or guardian and the juvenile's foster parent, the juvenile's treatment foster parent or the operator of the facility where the juvenile is living.
(f) If the summary prepared under par. (e) indicates that the review panel made recommendations that conflict with the court order or that provide for additional services not specified in the court order, the agency primarily responsible for providing services to the juvenile shall request a revision of the court order.
(5m) Annual report. Not later than March 1 annually, each county department shall submit to the department a report identifying the membership of the review panels appointed during the previous year, data on each of the determinations of the review panels required under sub. (5) (c) and any other information specified by the department by rule.
(6) Rules. The department shall promulgate rules establishing the following:
(a) Procedures for conducting permanency plan reviews.
(b) Requirements for training review panels.
(c) Standards for reasonable efforts to prevent placement of juveniles outside of their homes and to make it possible for juveniles to return to their homes if they have been placed outside of their homes.
(d) The format for permanency plans and review panel reports.
(e) Standards and guidelines for decisions regarding the placement of juveniles.
938.39 Disposition by court bars criminal proceeding. Disposition by the court of any violation of state law coming within its jurisdiction under s. 938.12 bars any future criminal proceeding on the same matter in circuit court when the juvenile reaches the age of 17. This section does not affect criminal proceedings in circuit court which were transferred under s. 938.18.
938.396 Records. (1) Law enforcement officers' records of juveniles shall be kept separate from records of adults. Law enforcement officers' records of juveniles shall not be open to inspection or their contents disclosed except under sub. (1b), (1d), (1g), (1m), (1r), (1t) or (1v) or s. 938.293 or by order of the court. This subsection does not apply to representatives of the news media who wish to obtain information for the purpose of reporting news without revealing the identity of the juvenile involved, to victim-witness coordinators, to victims of a juvenile's act who wish to obtain information for the purpose of recovering for any loss, damage or injury suffered as a result of the juvenile's act, to insurance companies that wish to obtain information for the purpose of investigating a claim involving the juvenile, to the confidential exchange of information between the police and officials of the school attended by the juvenile or other law enforcement or social welfare agencies or to juveniles 10 years of age or older who are subject to the jurisdiction of the court of criminal jurisdiction.
(1b) If requested by the parent, guardian or legal custodian of a juvenile who is the subject of a law enforcement officer's report, or if requested by the juvenile, if 14 years of age or over, a law enforcement agency may, subject to official agency policy, provide to the parent, guardian, legal custodian or juvenile a copy of that report.
(1d) Upon the written permission of the parent, guardian or legal custodian of a juvenile who is the subject of a law enforcement officer's report or upon the written permission of the juvenile, if 14 years of age or over, a law enforcement agency may, subject to official agency policy, make available to the person named in the permission any reports specifically identified by the parent, guardian, legal custodian or juvenile in the written permission.
