ICPC State Pages

About the ICPC

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.

Contact the AAICPC

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]

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ICPC STATE Pages

Alabama

Office Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Central Time Zone · Phone: (334) 242-9500 · Fax: (334) 353-1052

Alabama Relative Placements

Alabama conducts the following types of home studies:

Relative Care
Foster Care
Relative-Foster Care
Parent Care
Foster- Adopt
Adoption

Relative Home Study

Define Relative:

Any of the following relationships by blood, marriage, or adoption: parent,grandparent,brother,sister,stepparent, stepbrother, stepsister, half brother, half sister, uncle or aunt and their spouses.

If the degree of relationship falls outside of the above listed relative definition, a foster home is required.

Relatives must be licensed:

Proof of Paternity Required for Placement with Paternal Relative:

Yes : birth certificate, court order and child support adjudication order

Alabama considers the following types and degrees of relation as relative placements. Individuals related in the 1st degree, 2nd degree, 3rd degree and 4th degree (You may need to refer to your state's consanguinity chart or state statute to determine relations or relative status.):

Regulation 7 Priority Placement

Alabama performs priority placements:

Wait Time (ICPC Interstate Home Study)

Average length of time to process and complete a home study with criminal background checks for an interstate placement (Not including completion of education training):

90 days

Wait time to complete Home Study, only (without criminal records check):

60 days

Alabama determines the "Date of Receipt" for an interstate home study as:

Date stamped in the ICPC Office.

Method of requesting, sending, and/or reporting an interstate home study

	Express Mail	Overnight Mail
Send request for a home study to Receiving State	y	y
Send home study request to Local office	y	y
Send home study report to Sending State	y	y

Criminal Records Checks

Alabama requires criminal background checks for the following home studies:

Foster Care
Relative Care
Relative-Foster Care
Foster-Adopt
Adoption
Parent

Types of Checks (Crim. & Abuse Neglect Registry)

Alabama requires the following types of criminal background and perpetrator checks (Federal (F), State (S), Local (L), Abuse and Neglect Registry (ANR), Not Required (NR))

	Federal	State	Local	ANR	NR
Foster Care				y
Relative				y
Relative Foster Care				y
Foster-Adopt				y
Adoption				y
Parent				y

Wait Time for Criminal Records Checks

Wait time for fingerprint results are:

Live Scan or other technology

State: 15-30 days

Local/County: Not Offered

Manually - Fingerprint Card

State: 31-60 days

Local/County: Not Offered

Average length of time to process and complete a home study with criminal background checks for an interstate placement (Not including completion of education training):

90 days

Verification of Criminal Records Results

Actual results/information contained in the Criminal Background

Wait Time - (License/ Certification/ Approval - Education and Training)

Average Length of time it takes for a home to be licensed/approved/certified:

9 –12 mos.

Length of time a license is valid before renewal required:

1 year

Alabama offers classes (education and training) for placement resources' homes to become licensed/certified/approved:

Other: As needed