# Wis. Admin. Code DCF § 52.01: Authority and purpose

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_ADC_DCF_52_01

## Section

- **Citation:** Wis. Admin. Code DCF § 52.01
- **Heading:** Authority and purpose
- **Jurisdiction:** Wisconsin
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Wisconsin Administrative Code / DCF / Chapter DCF 52 / § DCF 52.01

## Text

Authority and purpose.
Authority and purpose. This chapter is promulgated under the authority of s. 48.67 , Stats., to ensure that residential care centers for children and youth protect and promote the health, safety and welfare of residents, respect the rights of individual residents, provide the most appropriate conditions possible for each resident, help each resident develop socially acceptable patterns of behavior, develop resident treatment plans consistent with the state’s permanency planning policy to support the integrity of the family, and help each resident return as quickly as possible to the resident’s family or achieve permanency through adoption or guardianship. This chapter is also promulgated under the authority of s. 49.343 , Stats., to establish the rate that a residential care center may charge for its services and to promote efficient provision of services.

## Nearby sections

- [Wis. Admin. Code DCF § 52.01 Authority and purpose](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_ADC_DCF_52_01.md)
- [Wis. Admin. Code DCF § 52.02 Applicability](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_ADC_DCF_52_02.md)
- [Wis. Admin. Code DCF § 52.03 Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_ADC_DCF_52_03.md)
- [Wis. Admin. Code DCF § 52.11 Licensee responsibilities](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_ADC_DCF_52_11.md)
- [Wis. Admin. Code DCF § 52.12 Personnel](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_ADC_DCF_52_12.md)
- [Wis. Admin. Code DCF § 52.13 Administrative records](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_ADC_DCF_52_13.md)
- [Wis. Admin. Code DCF § 52.21 Admission](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_ADC_DCF_52_21.md)
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- [Wis. Admin. Code DCF § 52.23 Discharge and aftercare](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_ADC_DCF_52_23.md)
- [Wis. Admin. Code DCF § 52.31 Resident rights and grievance procedure](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_ADC_DCF_52_31.md)
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- [Wis. Admin. Code DCF § 52.42 Behavior management and control](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_ADC_DCF_52_42.md)
- [Wis. Admin. Code DCF § 52.43 Education](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_ADC_DCF_52_43.md)
- [Wis. Admin. Code DCF § 52.44 Nutrition](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_ADC_DCF_52_44.md)

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