Wis. Stat. § 48.73
This is the official text of Wis. Stat. § 48.73, part of Wisconsin’s Wisconsin Statutes — the complete compiled statutory law of Wisconsin, organized into numbered chapters by subject.
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Inspection of licensees and school district child care programs.
Official statutory text
The department may visit and inspect each child welfare agency, foster home, group home, and child care center licensed by the department and each entity certified by the department under s. 48.675 , and for that purpose shall be given unrestricted access to the premises described in the license or certification. The department may visit and inspect each child care program established or contracted for under s. 120.13 (14) that receives payment under s. 49.155 for the child care provided, and for that purpose shall be given unrestricted access to the premises used for the child care program.
History: 1979 c. 300 ; 1993 a. 446 ; 2009 a. 28 , 185 ; 2017 a. 59 ; 2021 a. 42 .
History: 1979 c. 300 ; 1993 a. 446 ; 2009 a. 28 , 185 ; 2017 a. 59 ; 2021 a. 42 .
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