Wis. Admin. Code Department of Children and Families DCF 61.02 - Definitions
In this chapter:
(1)
"Child" means an individual under 21 years of age who is placed in a QRTP and
is under juvenile court jurisdiction or other court order, is being provided
services by a child welfare or juvenile justice agency, or is placed under an
agreement.
(2) "Child-placing
agency" means an agency licensed under s.
48.66, Stats., and ch. DCF
54.
(3) "Congregate care facility"
or "facility" means a group home, shelter care facility, or residential care
center for children and youth licensed under s.
48.66, Stats.
(4) "County department" means a county
department of social services under s.
46.22, Stats., or a county
department of human services under s.
46.23, Stats.
(5) "Department" means the department of
children and families.
(6)
"Extended family member" has the same meaning as in s.
48.028(2) (am),
Stats.
(7) "Group home" has the
meaning given in s. 48.02(7),
Stats.
(8) "Indian child" has the
meaning given in s. 48.02(8g),
Stats.
(9) "Indian custodian" has
the meaning given in s.
48.02(8p),
Stats.
(10) "Indian tribe" has the
meaning given in s. 48.02(8r),
Stats.
(11) "Licensed practical
nurse" means an individual licensed by the board of nursing to provide
practical nursing as defined in s.
441.001(3),
Stats.
(12) "Licensee" means a
person licensed by the department under s.
48.66, Stats., to operate a
congregate care facility.
(13)
"Like-kin" has the meaning given in s.
48.38(1) (ap),
Stats.
(14) "Permanency plan" has
the meaning given in s.
48.38(1) (b),
Stats.
(15) "Placing agency" means
a county department, the department, the Wisconsin department of corrections, a
tribal child welfare agency, a child-placing agency, or a licensed child
welfare agency from another state authorized to place children in a congregate
care facility.
(16) "QRTP" means a
qualified residential treatment program operated by a congregate care facility
that has been certified under s.
48.675, Stats., and this
chapter.
(17) "Registered nurse"
means an individual licensed by the board of nursing to provide professional
nursing as defined in s.
441.001(4),
Stats.
(18) "Relative" has the
meaning given in s. 48.02(15),
Stats.
(19) "Residential care
center for children and youth" has the meaning given in s.
48.02(15d),
Stats.
(20) "Shelter care facility"
has the meaning given in s.
48.02(17),
Stats.
(21) "Standardized
assessment" has the meaning given in s.
48.02(17t),
Stats.
(22) "Trauma-informed
treatment model" means a comprehensive approach to treatment and care that
realizes the widespread impact of trauma and understands potential paths for
recovery; recognizes the signs and symptoms of trauma in children, families,
staff, and others involved with the child welfare system; fully integrates
knowledge about trauma into policies, procedures, and practices; and seeks to
actively resist retraumatization.
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