Caregiver Program (including Background Checks)

Wisconsin's Caregiver Law requires background and criminal history checks of certain personnel who are responsible for the care, safety and security of children and adults. The law also requires covered entities to investigate and report incidents of misconduct (abuse, neglect or misappropriation of property).

All Programs

• Caregiver Background Check Process

• Background Check Forms

• Rules and Regulations (including the list of offenses affecting caregiver eligibility)

• Contact Information and Related Links

• Caregiver Training

Adult Programs 
Regulated by the DHS Division of Quality Assurance (DQA)

• The Wisconsin Caregiver Program Manual

• DQA Regulated Entity Background Check Process

• Misconduct Complaints (including report forms)

• Caregiver Misconduct Registry (nurse aides and other non-credentialed caregivers with a substantiated finding of caregiver misconduct)

• Elder Abuse Resource Information

• Exclusion Database U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Office of Inspector General (OIG) - OIG’s List of Excluded Individuals/Entities (LEIE) provides information to the health care industry, patients and the public regarding individuals and entities currently excluded from participation in Medicare, Medicaid and all other Federal health care programs. Individuals and entities who have been reinstated are removed from the LEIE.

• Publications

• Reports of Decisions, Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services

• Wisconsin Nurse Aide Program

Children's Programs 
Regulated by the Department of Children and Families

• Wisconsin's Licensed Child Care Programs

• Foster Care

• Children's Programs DHS 12 Negative Action Notice form (PDF,  10 KB) , CFS-2191

For questions regarding the Wisconsin Caregiver Program, E-mail us at DHSCaregiverIntake@wisconsin.gov