AAICPC Articles
A child requiring placement shall receive the opportunity to be placed in a suitable and safe environment through a thorough home study assessing the appropriateness of placement, as well as continued monitoring of the placement as if the child remained in the state of jurisdiction.
What is the purpose of ICPC (Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children)
The child is being considered for placement in another state with a parent, stepparent, grandparent, adult uncle or aunt, adult brother or sister, or the child's guardian and meets one additional criteria.
The basis of purpose, duration, and the intention of the person or agency with responsibility for planning for the child as to the child's place of abode.
How visits and placements are distinguished?
Monitoring of the child and the child’s living situation by the receiving state after a child has been placed in a receiving state pursuant to an approved placement under Article III(d) of the ICPC or pursuant to a child’s relocation to a receiving state in accordance with Regulation 1 of the ICPC.
What is supervision?
Ohio, California, and Colorado
What are decentralized states?
A person, corporation, association, charitable agency or other entity which sends, brings, or causes to be sent or brought any child to another party state.
What is a "Sending Agency"?
Federal law that aims to improve the process of placing foster children across state lines. It focuses on ensuring that children are placed quickly and safely in permanent homes, while also holding states accountable for their actions.
What is the Safe and Timely Interstate Placement of Foster Children Act of 2006?
A stay does not from the outset have an express terminal date, or if its duration is not clear from the circumstances.
What is a placement instead of visitation?
The form used to notify the receiving state that the child has been placed.
What is a 100B?
I sent this type of home study packet to Minnesota for a 2 year old to be placed with a grandparent.
What is a Regulation 2 foster home study request?
A court maintains authority over the case until the child is adopted, reaches majority, becomes self-supporting or is discharged with the concurrence of the appropriate authority in the receiving state.
What is retain jurisdiction?
Placement of a child in the receiving state where the sending state has already approved the placement and the resource now desires to move to the receiving state.
What is a Regulation 1?
Length of time a child can be in another state for a visit.
What is no longer than 30 days?
The child reaches age of majority, adoption is finalized, legal custody is granted to a caregiver or parent and jurisdiction is terminated, child no longer resides in the home, or the sending state requests in writing that supervision discontinue and the receiving state concurs.
When supervision is discontinued?
Birth certificate, marriage license or a child support adjudication order.
What is proof of paternity?
The executive head of each jurisdiction party to this compact designates an officer who shall be general coordinator of activities under this compact in his jurisdiction and who acts jointly with like officers of other party jurisdictions and has the power to make rules and regulations to carry out more effectively the terms and provisions of this compact.
What is the Compact Administrator?
Although the child is not in the guardianship/custody of an agency or the court at the time of completing ICPC-100A, the agency or the court may choose to exert legal authority to supervise and or remove and place the child and therefore is the sending agency.
What is a court jurisdiction only request?
Child care arrangements or school are being arranged for a child residing out of state.
What is a placement versus a visit?
The sending state provides in writing to the receiving state prior to case closure.
What is a letter requesting concurrence to close?
The breakdown of what Colorado will pay a licensed family?
What are foster care rates?
Such violation may be punished or subjected to penalty in either jurisdiction in accordance with its laws. In addition to liability for any such punishment or penalty, any such violation shall constitute full and sufficient grounds for the suspension or revocation of any license, permit, or other legal authorization held by the sending agency which empowers or allows it to place, or care, for children.
What is the penalty for illegal Placements?
Court places the child with a parent from whom the child was not removed, and the court has no evidence that the parent is unfit, does not seek any evidence from the receiving state that the parent is either fit or unfit, and the court relinquishes jurisdiction over the child immediately upon placement with the parent, the receiving state shall have no responsibility for supervision or monitoring for the court having made the placement.
When ICPC does not apply?
An assessment of the current placement and caretakers (e.g., physical condition of the home, caretaker’s commitment to child, current status of caretaker and family, any changes in family composition, health, financial situation, work, legal involvement, social relationships; child care arrangements).
What is part of the 90-day quarterly report?
The specific criteria a child and their family must meet to qualify for federal reimbursement of foster care maintenance and adoption assistance payments.
What is IV-E Eligible?