Section 37.04. Exceptions.

 

(1)  A placing agency may make an exception to the provision of any kind of information required under this chapter if the placing agency determines that all of the conditions in par. (a) or (b) are met:

(a) All of the following apply:

1. The information is confidential.

2. The placing agency does not have access to the information.

3. The placing agency has made a reasonable effort to obtain the information through appropriate releases of information.

(b) All of the following apply:

1. The information is not critical to the success of the placement and related treatment or services or the purposes described in s. DCF 37.01 .

2. The exception does not jeopardize the health, safety, or welfare of the child, the out-of-home care provider, others in the out-of-home care provider's home or facility, or the community.

(2)  A placing agency shall provide detailed documentation in the narrative section of the child's case record for any exception that the placing agency grants under sub. (1) . The documentation shall specify the information or type of information that was not provided to the out-of-home care provider, the reason for not providing the information, the name of the agency representative who made the decision to not provide that information, the date the decision was made, and written approval by that person's supervisor or the supervisor's designee.

History: CR 15-098 : cr. Register June 2016 No. 726 , eff. 7-1-16.