Section 57.36. Additional requirements for group homes providing care for custodial parents and expectant mothers.

 

(1)   Applicability. If a licensee is licensed under s. DCF 57.51 or approved under s. DCF 57.515 to provide care to custodial parents or expectant mothers, the licensee shall meet the additional requirements of this section.

(2)   Treatment planning. The treatment plan developed under s. DCF 57.23 shall include goals and approaches for all of the following:

(a) Parenting skills. Parenting skills instruction that includes all of the following:

1. Prenatal and other health care services.

2. Child development.

3. Bathing and hygiene.

4. Child safety.

5. Child guidance and behavior management.

6. Domestic violence issues, sudden infant death syndrome, shaken baby syndrome, and mental health and alcohol and other drug abuse counseling as appropriate.

7. Nutrition and meal preparation.

8. Childcare options.

(b) Life skills. Life skills instruction that includes all of the following:

1. Family planning and relationships.

2. Independent living skills, economic self-sufficiency, budgeting and job skills.

3. Accessing community resources, transportation, and transitional housing.

(3)   Medical care for expectant mothers. An expectant mother shall be provided prenatal and postnatal care from a physician or a nurse-midwife licensed under s. 441.15 (3) , Stats. The licensee shall ensure that the expectant mother gives birth in a medical facility.

(4)   Health safety and welfare of children of residents. The licensee shall ensure the health, safety, and welfare of the children of residents and provide care to those children in compliance with this chapter.

(5)   Child care for children of custodial parent.

(a) If the resident is not on the premises or is otherwise unable to care for his or her child, childcare may be provided on the premises only as follows:

1. The staff to child ratio may not be less than that specified in Table DCF 57.36. If care is provided to a mixed-age group of children, the staff-to-child ratio in Table DCF 57.36 shall be adjusted on a pro-rata basis pursuant to Appendix D. - See PDF for table

2. The staff member or volunteer used to meet staff to child ratios as defined in subd. 1. shall have completed the training requirements as set forth under s. DCF 57.37 (4) .

3. If childcare is provided for payment, reimbursement or other compensation to 4 or more children under 7 years of age, the child care program must be licensed under ch. DCF 250 or 251 .

(b) Childcare may be provided off premises only by a child care provider that is licensed or certified under ch. DCF 250 , 251 , or 252 , as applicable.

(6)   Non-custodial parents. The licensee shall give children of residents the opportunity and encouragement to maintain involvement with non-custodial parents.

(7)   Space requirements. In addition to the floor space required for bedrooms under s. DCF 57.40 (6) (b) 3. , there shall be at least 35 square feet of additional floor space in a bedroom for each child sharing a bedroom with a parent.

(8)   Water supply. The annual test of private well water under s. DCF 57.40 (3) (a) 2. shall include testing for nitrate levels. If nitrate levels are determined to be over 10 milligrams per liter, the licensee shall give notice to the department field office that serves the group home within 48 hours.

CR 04-067 : cr. Register September 2005 No. 597 , eff. 1-1-06; corrections in (1), (2) (intro.), (5), (7) and (8) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7. , Stats., Register November 2008 No. 635 ; EmR1106 : emerg. am. (8), eff. 9-16-11; CR 11-026 : am. (8) Register December 2011 No. 672 , eff. 1-1-12.