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The Association of Administrators of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (AAICPC) was established in 1974 and consists of members from all 50 states, the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The AAICPC has authority under ICPC to "promulgate rules and regulations to carry out more effectively the terms and provisions of this compact." The AAICPC obtains its Secretariat Services, as an affiliate of the American Public Human Services Association (APHSA).
For more information, please visit the AAICPC website.
American Public Human Services Association
1133 Nineteenth Street, NW
Suite 400
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 682-0100
fax: (202) 289-6555
Web Manager: Carla Fults [cfults@aphsa.org]
Compact Administrators
Compact Administrator Pauline Hoekstra
Compact Administrator
Division of Child Welfare, ICPC
Colorado Department of Human Services
1575 Sherman Street, 2nd Floor
Denver, CO 80203
Phone: 303.801.8668
Email: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)Deputy Compact Administrator Lila Mutschelknaus
Deputy Compact Administrator
Division of Child Welfare, ICPC
Colorado Department of Human Services
1575 Sherman Street, 2nd Floor
Denver, CO 80203
Tel: 720.656.4126
Email: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
PROCESSING
*All incoming and outgoing private parent custody residential and incoming public custody residential (Reg 4),
*All incoming Reg 2 public placements to homes licensed by private agencies in CO
Consultants
ICPC Specialist Colorado is a decentralized state. Public interstate cases are processed by local county departments of social/human services. For NEICE states with case-specific questions, inquiries, referrals, and status requests; please contact the specific ICPC County Liaison through the NEICE SDP.
For a listing of county ICPC liaisons, click on the following link: Colorado County ICPC Liaisons https://aphsa.org/AAICPC/AAICPC/Resources.aspx (File is located at the bottom of the web page under “Rules, Regulations and Additional Information”).
PROCESSING:
All incoming and outgoing county custody home study requests (Reg 1, Reg 2, Reg 7, and Reg 3 Court Jurisdiction only)
All outgoing county custody residential requests (Reg 4)Administrative Assistant N/A
ICPC Specialist
Administrative Assistant N/A
ICPC Specialist ONLY NON-PUBLIC (PRIVATE) INTERSTATE ADOPTIONS (Reg 12) are processed by:
Lutheran Family Services
1035 Osage St, Ste# 700
Denver, CO 80204
Contact Person: Danna Gladen
Tel: 303-922-3433
The main phone number for Lutheran Family Services is (303) 922-3433. The processing cost for Lutheran Family Services for private interstate adoptions is $500.00.
Email - .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
**NEICE states send the ICPC REG 12 Private Adoption documents through the NEICE SDP. Please choose “CO Lutheran Family Services Rocky Mtn” when sending by SDP.
All other Reg 12 communication process through email to Danna at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)International Adoptions Lutheran Family Services
1035 Osage St, Ste# 700
Denver, CO 80204
Contact Person: Danna Gladen
Tel: 303-922-3433
The main phone number for Lutheran Family Services is (303) 922-3433. The processing cost for Lutheran Family Services for international private adoption requests is $300.00.
Email - .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
**NEICE states send the ICPC REG 12 Private Adoption documents through the NEICE SDP. Please choose “CO Lutheran Family Services Rocky Mtn” when sending by SDP.
All other Reg 12 communication process through email to Danna at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Mailing Address
Regular Mailing Address Use NEICE SDP, please choose “CO State ICPC Office”. Or email ICPC documents encrypted to: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Colorado Department of Human Services
Division of Child Welfare, ICPC
1575 Sherman Street, 2nd floor
Denver, CO 80203For public interstate cases, mail your request to the appropriate county department of social/human services. Click on the link below for a listing of county ICPC liaisons: Colorado County ICPC Liaisons https://aphsa.org/AAICPC/AAICPC/Resources.aspx (File is located at the bottom of the web page under “Rules, Regulations and Additional Information”)
Federal Express Address *For all incoming and outgoing private parent custody residential and incoming public custody residential (Reg 4), and
*For all incoming Reg 2 public placements to homes licensed by private agencies in CO
Transmit all ICPC paperwork through the NEICE SDP to the “CO State ICPC Office”. Or email ICPC documents encrypted to: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)For non-public (private) adoptions (Reg 12), email Danna using the NEICE SDP. Please choose “CO Lutheran Family Services Rocky Mtn” when sending by SDP. All other Reg 12 communication process through email to Danna at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
For public interstate ICPC documents follow the following instructions:
**NEICE states send to the specific CO County ICPC Liaison documents through the NEICE SDP.
**For other states, click on the link below for a listing of county ICPC liaisons: Colorado ICPC County Liaisons https://aphsa.org/AAICPC/AAICPC/Resources.aspx (File is located at the bottom of the web page under “Rules, Regulations and Additional Information”) and email your documents directly to the specific CO ICPC County Liaisons.
Useful Telephone Numbers
Child Abuse Hotline To report child abuse or neglect, please call
1-844-CO-4-Kids or (844) 264-5437Juvenile Compact Office (ICJ) Brooke Montelongo
ICJ Deputy Compact Administrator
Email: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Office Hours: M-F 7:00 am - 3:00 pm
Tel: (970) 420-1473Mental Health Compact Office Behavioral Health Administration (BHS)
General phone: 303.866.7400
Email: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)Adoption and Medical Assistance Compact Office (ICAMA) ICAMA state email: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
International Adoptions Danna Gladen
Lutheran Family Services
Tel: (303) 922-3433 Fax: (303) 922-7335
Useful Websites
Statutory Codes
State ICPC Code:
Age of Majority and Code:
Statutory Penalties Under ICPC:
Co-Located Compacts - ICPC, ICAMA, ICJ
ICPC/ ICJ
ICPC and ICJ are co-located in the same unit: (If "No" - Agency under which each compact is administered.)
If ICPC and ICJ both apply to a case, Colorado will coordinate services: (If "No" - Which Compact Supersedes)
ICPC/ ICAMA
ICPC and ICAMA are co-located in the same unit: (If "No" - Agency/Department under which each compact is administered.)
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