48.615

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48.615 Child welfare agency licensing fees.

48.615(1)

(1)

48.615(1)(d)

(d) A new child welfare agency shall pay the applicable fee under para. (a) or (b) no later than 30 days before the opening of the child welfare agency.

48.615(1)(a)

(a) Before the department may issue a license under § 48.60 (1) to a child welfare agency that regularly provides care and maintenance for children within the confines of a residential care center for children and youth operated by the child welfare agency, the child welfare agency must pay to the department a biennial fee of $121, plus a biennial fee of $18.15 per child, based on the number of children that the child welfare agency is licensed to serve.

48.615(1)(b)

(b) Before the department may issue a license under § 48.60 (1) to a child welfare agency that places children in licensed foster homes, licensed group homes, and in the homes of guardians under § 48.977 (2), the child welfare agency must pay to the department a biennial fee of $254.10.

48.615(1)(c)

(c) A child welfare agency that wishes to continue a license issued under § 48.60 (1) shall pay the applicable fee under para. (a) or (b) by the continuation date of the license.

48.615(2)

(2) A child welfare agency that wishes to continue a license issued under § 48.60 (1) and that fails to pay the applicable fee under sub. (a) or (b) by the continuation date of the license or a new child welfare agency that fails to pay the applicable fee under sub. (a) or (b) by 30 days before the opening of the child welfare agency shall pay an additional fee of $5 per day for every day after the deadline that the agency fails to pay the fee.