Section 56.06. Serious incident reporting.

 

(1)  A foster parent shall immediately notify the supervising agency and, if not the same, the licensing agency of all of the following:

(a) Death of a foster child.

(b) Serious illness or injury of a foster child that requires the services of a licensed medical professional, including all of the following:

1. A broken bone.

2. A burn.

3. A concussion.

4. A wound requiring stitches.

5. The ingestion of poison or drug overdose.

6. A reportable communicable disease under ch. DHS 145 Appendix A .

(c) The foster parent has reasonable cause to believe any of the following:

1. A foster child has been abused or neglected.

2. A foster child has been threatened with abuse or neglect and it is likely that the foster child will be abused or neglected.

(d) An error in administering medication to a foster child.

(e) A suicide attempt by a foster child.

(f) The unauthorized absence of a foster child from the home for more than 8 hours or for longer than is reasonable given the child's age, maturity, and mental and emotional capacity.

(g) An incident requiring contact with law enforcement at the foster home or that involves a foster child.

(h) A condition or situation that requires the removal of a child from a foster home.

(i) The use of a physical restraint as required under s. DCF 56.09 (1g) (e) .

(j) Any other serious incident related to a foster child.

(2)  A foster parent shall immediately notify the licensing agency of any of the following:

(a) Any physical damage to the foster home or premises that would affect compliance with this chapter, including the following:

1. Structural damage that may affect the safe shelter of a child.

2. Failure in the heating, cooling, electrical, plumbing, or smoke detection system that is not repaired or that cannot be repaired within 24 hours after the failure becomes known.

(b) A fire on the premises of the foster home that requires the services of a fire department.

(c) The displacement of a child or adverse effects due to implementation of the disaster plan required under s. DCF 56.08 (10m) .

(3)  A licensing agency shall immediately notify the department exceptions panel of any serious incident in this section that is reported by a foster parent of a Level 5 foster home.

CR 00-020 : cr. Register February 2002 No. 554 , eff. 3-1-02; corrections in (8) and (13) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7. , Stats., Register November 2008 No. 635 ; EmR0937 : emerg. am. (12), eff. 1-1-10; CR 10-021 : am. (12) Register September 2010 No. 657 , eff. 10-1-10; EmR1050 : emerg. r. and recr., eff. 1-1-11; CR 10-148 : r. and recr. Register August 2011 No. 668 , eff. 9-1-11.

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