Definitions.
In this section:
(a)#
“Administrative rate” means the difference between the rate charged by a child welfare agency to a purchaser of foster care services and the rate paid by the child welfare agency to a foster parent for the care and maintenance of a child.
(b)#
“Child welfare agency” means a child welfare agency that is authorized under s. 48.61 (7) to license foster homes.
(c)#
“Group home” has the meaning given in s. 48.02 (7).
(cg)#
“Performance-based contracting system” means a system of paying a provider for services based on the achievement of specified measurable outcomes.
(cr)#
“Provider” means a residential care center for children and youth, a group home, or a child welfare agency.
(d)#
“Residential care center for children and youth” has the meaning given in s. 48.02 (15d).