INTERSTATE COMPACT ON THE PLACEMENT OF CHILDREN

An Affiliate of the American Public Human Services Association

 

 

The Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (ICPC)¹ is a uniform law that has been enacted by all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. Virgin Islands.  The Compact is the best means to ensure protection and services to children who are placed across state lines for foster care or adoption.  It establishes orderly procedures for the interstate placement of children and fixes responsibility for those involved in placing the child.

 

Once children are placed in approved placements (i.e. parent, relative, foster, adoptive and residential), the receiving state monitors, provides services and reports progress.

 

 

Requests Processed by Arkansas ICPC

SFY 2001

 

 

 

 

Interstate Compact on Adoption and Medical Assistance (Arkansas)

 

 

The Association of Administrators of the Interstate Compact on Adoption and Medical Assistance (AAICAMA) is a nonprofit corporation established in 1986 to facilitate the administration of the compact.  The American Public Human Services Association (APHSA) serves as the Secretariat to AAICAMA.  The Association (AAICAMA) facilitates, provides technical assistance, and supports states in the administration of the compact.

 

AAICAMA is the mechanism by which Medicaid can be provided on an interstate basis for children receiving adoption assistance.  The purpose of the AAICAMA is:

 

·         To facilitate the administration of the Interstate Compact on Adoption and Medical Assistance. 

·         To strengthen the protections for children with special needs receiving adoption assistance in interstate and intrastate cases. 

·         To assist in the development and implementation of sound practices and policies in both interstate and intrastate special needs children and their adoptive families. 

·         To bring public, private, and tribal agency adoption professionals and others involved in special needs adoption together in affiliation for the common purpose of enhancing services to special needs children and adoptive families. 

·         To promote continuous learning to expand knowledge of issues that affect special needs children and their adoptive families in order to foster competent adoption services providers. 

·         To promote standards of excellence in the provision of services to special needs children and their families who receive adoption assistance.

 

The Division processed 109 applications for services; however, this number is underreported because the Division is developing a tracking system to keep a more accurate count of these services. 

 

 

 

1 APHSA Guide to the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children 2001

 

 

AR DHS Statistical Report SFY 2001

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