Definitions

Definitions. Definitions. In this chapter: (1g) “Adoption” includes customary adoption, where applicable, according to tribal law or custom. (1r) “Agency” means a county department of social services under s. 46.22 , Stats.; a county department of human services under s. 46.23 , Stats.; a tribal child welfare agency; or, in a county having a population of 750,000 or more or in the circumstances specified in s. 48.43 (7) (a) or 48.485 (1) , Stats., the department. (2) “Background information disclosure” means the form prescribed by the department on which a person provides information for purposes of the background check under s. 48.685 , Stats. (3) “Child” means a person less than 18 years of age, except as provided in s. DCF 55.10 (4) . (3m) “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. (4) “Department” means the department of children and families. (5) “Division of hearings and appeals” means a division in the department of administration. (5g) “Fictive kin” means a person who has a significant emotional relationship with the child or the child’s family and to whom any of the following applies: (a) Prior to the child’s placement in out-of-home care, the person had an existing relationship with the child or the child’s family that is similar to a familial relationship. (b) During the child’s placement in out-of-home care, the person developed a relationship with the child or the child’s family that is similar to a familial relationship and all of the following apply: 1. The person is a foster parent who has had a relationship with the child for at least 2 years. 2. The child is 14 years of age or older. 3. The child has been placed in out-of-home care for 15 out of the last 22 months. 4. The agency or court determines that placement with a fit and willing relative is not in the child’s best interest. (5m) “Final substantiated finding” means all of the following: (a) A final determination made after January 1, 2015, that a person has abused or neglected a child under s. 48.981 (3) (c) 5m. , Stats., and s. DCF 40.04 if the final determination has not been reversed or modified on appeal. (b) A determination made before January 1, 2015, that a person has abused or neglected a child under s. 48.981 (3) (c) 4. , Stats., if the determination has not been reversed or modified on appeal. (5s) “Indian tribe” has the meaning given in s. 48.02 (8r) , Stats. (6) “Interim caretaker” means a person seeking or receiving payments under s. 48.623 (6) (am) , Stats. (8) “Nonclient resident” has the same meaning as in s. DCF 12.02 (18) . (9) “Out-of-home care” for the purpose of sub. (5g) means physical custody of a child or juvenile under any of the following paragraphs: (a) Sections 48.205 (1) , 48.207 , 48.208 , 48.209 , 48.21 , 48.32 , 48.345 , 48.357 , 48.363 , or 48.365 , Stats., or a substantially similar tribal law. (b) Sections 938.205 (1) , 938.207 , 938.208 , 938.209 , 938.21 , 938.32 , 938.345 , 938.357 , 938.363 , or 938.365 , Stats., or a substantially similar tribal law. (c) A voluntary placement agreement under s. 48.63 (1) , Stats., or a substantially similar tribal law. (10) “Permanency plan” has the same meaning as in ss. 48.38 (1) (b) and 938.38 (1) (b) , Stats. (11) “Relative” has the meaning given in s. 48.02 (15) , Stats., except that it does not include a parent. (12) “Subsidized guardianship payment” means a payment pursuant to an agreement between an agency and a guardian entered into under s. 48.623 , Stats., or s. 48.62 (5) , 2009 Stats. (13) “Supplemental payment” means the portion of a subsidized guardianship payment that is based on a child’s identified needs. (14) “Tribe” means an Indian tribe located in Wisconsin. (15) “Tribal private guardianship order” means a guardianship order of a tribal court that is granted under a tribal law that is substantially similar to s. 48.9795 , Stats.