Section 56.10. Hearing.

 

(1)   Appeal. An applicant for a license to operate a foster home who is denied a license or a licensee whose license is revoked or whose application for renewal of the license is denied may appeal the decision by asking for a hearing in accordance with ch. 227 , Stats.

(2)   Request for a hearing. A request for a hearing shall be in writing and shall be addressed to the department of administration's division of hearings and appeals. The date of the request for a hearing shall be the date on which the request is received by that office. Any request for a hearing shall be received no more than 15 days after the date of the notice of the agency decision to deny, revoke, or not renew the license.

(3)   Arrangements for a hearing. In response to a request for a hearing under this section, the division of hearings and appeals shall appoint a hearing examiner, set a date for the hearing and notify the parties in writing at least 10 days before the hearing of the date, time and place of the hearing and of the procedures to be followed.

CR 00-020 : cr. Register February 2002 No. 554 , eff. 3-1-02; CR 10-021 : am. (2) Register September 2010 No. 657 , eff. 10-1-10.

Note

The appeal rights described in this section relate only to licensure decisions. Foster parents also have appeal rights for non-licensure decisions as provided under s. 48.64 (4) , Stats., and ch. HA 3 rules. Any decision made by a circuit court regarding a placement or a placed child is not appealable by the foster parent under this section. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 The request for a hearing should be sent to the Division of Hearings and Appeals, P.O. Box 7875, Madison, Wisconsin 53707 or delivered to the Division at 5005 University Avenue, Suite 201, Madison, WI 53705-5400. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1