DCF 58.08(12)(a)1.1. Within 5 working days after making any decision related to a kinship care agency's determination, redetermination, or review of a relative caregiver's eligibility for kinship care or long-term kinship care, a kinship care agency that has access to the department's child welfare automation system shall enter any information related to the decision and any supporting documentation in the child welfare automation system.
DCF 58.08 Note
Note: The department's child welfare automation system is
eWiSACWIS.
DCF 58.08(12)(a)2.
2. A kinship care agency that does not have access to the department's child welfare automation system shall document eligibility decisions by completing the form prescribed by the department and obtaining and retaining supporting documentation as necessary.
DCF 58.08 Note
Note: Tribal kinship care agencies do not have access to eWiSACWIS. DCF-F-5370-E,
Kinship Care Eligibility Determination, is available on the department's website at
https://dcf.wisconsin.gov/forms.
DCF 58.08(12)(b)
(b)
Status. A kinship care agency shall enter documentation of any of the following in the department's child welfare automation system or the department's automated kinship care tracking system within 5 working days after any of the following events:
DCF 58.08(12)(b)2.
2. Kinship care payments or long-term kinship care payments to a relative caregiver begin or end.
DCF 58.08(12)(c)
(c)
Documentation transfer to or from a tribal agency. A kinship care agency shall transfer documentation regarding a relative caregiver's eligibility for kinship care or long-term kinship care to another kinship care agency if all of the following conditions are met:
DCF 58.08(12)(c)1.
1. The relative caregiver is receiving kinship care payments or long-term kinship care payments and moves with the child to an area of the state served by another kinship care agency.
DCF 58.08(12)(c)2.
2. The kinship care agency serving the area of either the relative caregiver's old residence or new residence does not have access to the department's child welfare automation system.
DCF 58.08(13)
(13) Long-term kinship care agreement. A kinship care agency that determines that a relative caregiver is eligible to receive long-term kinship care payments shall enter into a written agreement with the relative caregiver using a form prescribed by the department. Under the written agreement, the relative caregiver agrees to provide care and maintenance for the child and the kinship care agency agrees to provide long-term kinship care payments to the relative caregiver until the date of a change in circumstances specified in s.
48.57 (3n) (am) 6., Stats
., or the date on which the long-term guardianship
under a tribal court order that is substantially similar to an order under s.
48.977, Stats., terminates.
DCF 58.08(14)(a)(a) Following a change in a relative caregiver's type of relative caregiving as specified under s.
DCF 58.03, the kinship care agency shall determine if the relative caregiver's eligibility for kinship care or long-term kinship care has changed.
DCF 58.08(14)(b)
(b) If the relative caregiver's eligibility for kinship care or long-term kinship care changes due to a change in the type of relative caregiving under s.
DCF 58.03, the kinship care agency shall use information about the relative caregiver and child previously obtained to the extent appropriate to document the relative caregiver's eligibility following the change in the type of relative caregiving. The kinship care agency may require additional information and actions only as necessary for the eligibility determination and may not require a relative caregiver to complete a new application under s.
DCF 58.04 (1).
DCF 58.08 Note
Note: For other provisions affecting a change in the type of relative caregiving, see s.
DCF 58.06 (1) (c) 2. and sub. (10) (a) 3.
DCF 58.08 Note
There are only minor differences in the eligibility criteria for kinship care and long-term kinship care. If a relative caregiver receiving kinship care payments is appointed the child's guardian under s.
48.977, Stats., or a tribal court order that is substantially similar to an order under s.
48.977, Stats., the kinship care agency and relative caregiver will enter an agreement under sub. (13) and the kinship care agency will update the program type to long-term kinship care.
DCF 58.08(15)(a)(a) The director may designate an individual to fulfill the director's responsibilities under ss.
DCF 58.05 (7) and
58.11 (1) if the individual is a manager in the kinship care agency and does not directly supervise the agency staff that make eligibility determinations for kinship care or long-term kinship care.
DCF 58.08(15)(b)
(b) If a director designates an individual under par.
(a), the kinship agency shall submit the name of the designee and the designee's position in the agency to the department each January.
DCF 58.08 Note
Note: Submit notice of a designee to the Kinship Care Program Coordinator, DCF/DSP, P.O. Box 8916, Madison, WI 53708−8916.
DCF 58.08(16)(a)(a) A kinship care agency may recover an overpayment of kinship care or long-term kinship care from a relative caregiver by any of the following means:
DCF 58.08(16)(a)1.
1. Reducing the amount of relative caregiver's monthly kinship care payment or long-term kinship care payment by an amount agreed to by the relative caregiver and the kinship care agency.
DCF 58.08(16)(b)1.1. A county department of social services under s.
46.22, Stats., a county department of human services under s.
46.23, Stats., or a tribal agency that recovers an overpayment under this section due to the county department's or tribal agency's efforts may retain the amount recovered.
DCF 58.08(16)(b)2.
2. Funds retained under subd.
1. may only be spent on the county department's or tribal agency's kinship care or long-term kinship care program.
DCF 58.08(16)(b)3.
3. If the county department or tribal agency has not spent the retained funds under subd.
1. by the end of the contract period, the department shall recover the funds through the contracting process.
DCF 58.08(17)
(17) Federal reporting requirements. Each kinship care agency shall provide information to the department necessary for compliance with federal data collection and reporting requirements under
45 CFR part 265, as determined by the department.
DCF 58.08 Note
Note: Agency responsibilities will be specified in the county and tribal contracts with the department.
DCF 58.08 History
History: CR 19-159: cr.
Register October 2020 No. 778, eff. 11-1-20; correction in (4) (a) 1. b., (b) 2., (5) (b) 1. made under s.
13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats.,
Register October 2020 No. 778;
CR 21-107: am. (4) (a) 3. a., (b) 2., (5) (b), (9) (b) 1., (11) (a) 1. d., (13)
Register June 2022 No. 798, eff. 7-1-22.
DCF 58.09
DCF 58.09 Special provisions for court-ordered kinship care and long-term kinship care. DCF 58.09(1)(1)
Payments pending decision on foster care application. In this section: Subject to subs.
(2) and
(3), a kinship care agency may make kinship care payments or long-term kinship care payments to a relative caregiver that is providing care and maintenance for a child who is placed in the home of the relative caregiver under a court order or a voluntary transition-to-independent-living agreement until the earlier of the following:
DCF 58.09(1)(a)
(a) The date that is 60 days after the date on which the kinship care agency received the complete application of the relative caregiver for a license to operate a foster home under ss.
DCF 58.04 (1) and
58.08 (1) (a).
DCF 58.09(1)(b)
(b) The date on which the application for a license to operate a foster home is approved or denied or the
relative caregiver is otherwise determined to be ineligible for licensure, if the application is approved or denied or the relative caregiver is otherwise determined to be ineligible for licensure within those 60 days.
DCF 58.09(2)
(2)
Payment extension if no-fault delay. If the application for a license to operate a foster home is not approved or denied or the relative caregiver is not otherwise determined to be ineligible for licensure within 60 days after the date on which the kinship care agency received the completed application under s.
DCF 58.08 (1) for any reason other than an act or omission of the relative caregiver, the kinship care agency may make payments until the earlier of the following:
DCF 58.09(2)(b)
(b) The date on which the application is approved or denied or the relative caregiver is otherwise determined to be ineligible for licensure if the application is approved or denied or the relative caregiver is otherwise determined to be ineligible for licensure within those 4 months.
DCF 58.09(3)
(3)
Court approves continued placement in relative caregiver's home. Notwithstanding that a relative caregiver's application for a license to operate a foster home is denied or the relative caregiver is otherwise determined to be ineligible for licensure, the kinship care agency may make payments to a relative caregiver for as long as all other requirements to receive kinship care payments or long-term kinship care payments, as applicable, are met if the court orders the child to remain in the relative caregiver's home based on all of the following information if submitted to the court by the kinship care agency:
DCF 58.09(3)(b)
(b) The kinship care agency's assessment of the ability of the relative caregiver to care for the child and safety of the relative caregiver's home under ss.
DCF 58.06 and
58.08 (4) (a).
DCF 58.09(3)(c)
(c) A recommendation by the kinship care agency that the child remain in the home of the relative caregiver.
DCF 58.09(4)
(4)
Court denies continued placement. If a relative caregiver's application for a license to operate a foster home is denied or the relative caregiver is otherwise determined to be ineligible for licensure and the court does not order the child to remain in the relative caregiver's home under sub.
(3), the kinship care agency shall request a change in placement under s.
48.357 (1) (am) or
938.357 (1) (am), Stats., or a termination of the guardianship order under s.
48.977 (7), Stats., for a relative caregiver that applied for long-term kinship care payments. Any person specified in s.
48.357 (2m) (a) or
938.357 (2m) (a), Stats., may also request a change in placement. Any person who is authorized to file a petition for the appointment of a guardian for the child under s.
48.977, Stats., may also request a termination of the guardianship order.
DCF 58.09 History
History: CR 19-159: cr.
Register October 2020 No. 778, eff. 11-1-20.
DCF 58.10(1)(a)
(a) A relative caregiver shall notify the kinship care agency within 5 working days after the date that any of the following occur:
DCF 58.10(1)(a)2.
2. The relative caregiver or a prospective employee, employee, prospective adult resident, or adult resident is the subject of an investigation or final substantiated finding that the person has abused or neglected a child.
DCF 58.10(1)(a)3.
3. The relative caregiver or a prospective employee, employee, prospective adult resident, or adult resident is arrested for, charged with, or convicted of any crime.
DCF 58.10(1)(a)9.
9. The child graduates, completes, or drops out from a full-time, kindergarten to 12th grade educational program or its equivalent, and the child is 18 years of age or older.
DCF 58.10(1)(a)10.
10. An individualized education program under s.
115.787, Stats., is no longer in effect for the child, and the child is 18 years of age or older.
DCF 58.10(1)(a)12.
12. The child's parent is residing with the relative caregiver and the child.
DCF 58.10(1)(a)13.
13. The child is placed outside the relative caregiver's home under a court order, voluntary placement agreement, or a voluntary transition-to-independent-living agreement.
DCF 58.10(1)(a)14.
14. The child is placed in the relative caregiver's home under a court order or a voluntary transition-to-independent-living agreement.
DCF 58.10(1)(a)15.
15. The relative caregiver is appointed the child's guardian under s.
48.977, Stats., or a tribal court order that is substantially similar to an order under s.
48.977, Stats.
DCF 58.10(1)(a)16.
16. The relative caregiver's guardianship order under s.
48.977, Stats., or a tribal court order that is substantially similar to an order under s.
48.977, Stats., terminates.
DCF 58.10(1)(a)17.
17. The relative caregiver begins receiving foster care payments under s.
48.62 (4), Stats., or from another jurisdiction.
DCF 58.10(1)(a)18.
18. The relative caregiver begins receiving subsidized guardianship payments for care of the child under s.
48.623, Stats., or comparable payments from another jurisdiction.
DCF 58.10(1)(a)19.
19. The child begins receiving supplemental security income under
42 USC 1381 to
1383c or state supplemental payments under s.
49.77, Stats., due to the child's own disability.
DCF 58.10(1)(b)1.1. A relative caregiver shall notify the kinship care agency that a person intends to become an adult resident in the relative caregiver's home as soon as possible before the person begins residing in the home, except as provided under subd.
2. DCF 58.10(1)(b)2.
2. If a person becomes an adult resident in a relative caregiver's home without advance notice to the relative caregiver, the relative caregiver shall notify the kinship care agency no later than 5 working days after the person became an adult resident.
DCF 58.10(1)(c)
(c) A relative caregiver shall notify the kinship care agency of a prospective new employee before employing the person.
DCF 58.10(2)(a)(a) A kinship care agency that receives notice from the relative caregiver or otherwise knows or suspects that a change specified in sub.
(1) has occurred shall review whether the relative caregiver continues to be eligible for kinship care payments or long-term kinship care payments within 20 calendar days.
DCF 58.10(2)(b)
(b) A kinship care agency may allow the child's parent to reside with the relative caregiver and the child for no more than 30 calendar days, unless the relative caregiver is providing care for the child's parent and any of the following apply:
DCF 58.10 Note
Note: See s.
DCF 58.02 (4) for the definition of “child” for purposes of this chapter.
DCF 58.10(2)(b)2.
2. The child's parent is subject to an order for adult protective services or protective placement under s.
55.12, Stats., or a substantially similar tribal law.
DCF 58.10(3)(a)1.
1. A kinship care agency shall redetermine the eligibility of a relative caregiver to receive kinship care payments or long-term kinship care payments at least every 12 months after the agency began making kinship care payments or long-term kinship care payments to the relative caregiver.
DCF 58.10(3)(a)2.
2. If the relative caregiver is caring for more than one child and the kinship care payments or long-term kinship care payments began on different dates, the kinship care agency shall redetermine the relative caregiver's eligibility at least 12 months from the redetermination date under s.
DCF 58.08 (7) (d) or otherwise establish a single annual redetermination date for the relative caregiver.
DCF 58.10(3)(b)1.1. Sixty days before a relative caregiver's annual redetermination date established under par.
(a), the kinship care agency shall send to the relative caregiver a form prescribed by the department that requests the relative caregiver to indicate whether any of the circumstances specified under s.
DCF 58.10 (1) have occurred and the last grade that the child has completed.
DCF 58.10(3)(b)2.
2. The form under subd.
1. shall also direct the relative caregiver to contact the kinship care agency to schedule a time for the agency to visit the relative caregiver's home if the relative caregiver is receiving voluntary kinship care payments or long-term kinship care payments.
DCF 58.10 Note
Note: DCF-F-5369-E,
Kinship Care Request for Information to Determine Continued Eligibility, is available on the department's website at
https://dcf.wisconsin.gov/forms.
