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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 Calvin Wilbon |
Deputy Compact Administrator
|
Consultants
ICPC Specialist (A-H) N/A |
Administrative Assistant (A-L) Toni Seavers |
ICPC Specialist (I-Q) N/A |
Administrative Assistant (M-Z) N/A |
ICPC Specialist (R-Z) N/A |
Mailing Address
Regular Mailing Address P.O. Box 1437 |
Federal Express Address 112 W. 8th Street |
Useful Telephone Numbers
Child Abuse Hotline (800) 482-5964 |
Juvenile Compact Office (501) 682-8755 |
Mental Health Compact Office (501) 683-6905 |
Useful Websites
General Iinformation
Co-Located Compacts - ICPC, ICAMA, ICJ
Independent /Private
Independent/Private Adoptive Placements:
Arkansas permits private attorney, private agency and/or independent adoptions
Adoption Type | Yes/No |
---|---|
Private Agency | Yes |
Private Attorney | Yes |
Independent | Yes |
Adoption Statute-Non-Agency; Independent; Private Adoptions:
Public
Public Adoptive Placements-Requirements
AR DHS legal currently doing research on standards; no jurisdictional boundaries -- must consider if applicants interested
INDEPENDENT / PRIVATE / PUBLIC
The following information applies to independent, private and public adoptions
Adoption Assistance
Adoption assistance payments begins
Sending State Adoption Subsidy Payments (Guidelines)
N/A
Special Needs
Arkansas definition of "Special Needs"
Achild who has been removed from his or her home, is free for adoption, and not likely to be adopted . These children include:
A. a Caucasian child nine years or older,
B. a healthy child of color who is two years or older,
C. a member of any sibling group being placed together who share at least one biological parent and who have either lived together or otherwise developed a bond prior to adoptive placement, and the child is:
1) legally free for adoption with parental rights terminated,
2) under 18 years old and whose adoption has not been finalized prior to approval of the subsidy,
3) (for the purposes of a State Subsidy only), in DHS custody, or
4) a member of a Non‐Custody/Out‐of‐Home Placement Services case, or
5) who is SSI eligible at the time the adoption petition is filed.
Children at high risk for the development of a serious physical, mental, developmental or emotional condition may be considered special needs if documentation of the risk is provided by a medical professional specializing in the area of the condition for which the child is considered at risk, but no subsidy payment will be made without documentation that the child has developed the actual condition.
Finalization
Adoption may be finalized in another state:
Before finalization can occur in Arkansas, child must be in adoptive placement:
Statutory code/cite for Adoption Petition
9-9-210
Court Jurisdiction for Adoption Cases
9-9-205
Home Study (Adoptions)
Statutory code/cite for the Adoptive Home Studies:
9-9-212
Prospective adoptive parents permitted to pay for a pre-adoptive home study
Prospective adoptive parents permitted to pay for a pre-adoptive home study
State's age of majority
Statutory code/cite and the age of majority:
Services (after Age of Majority)
As the Receiving State, the following services will be provided/continued at the age of majority:
Appeals permitted:
Border Agreements permitted:
Current Border Agreements with:
Home Studies which Require Criminal / Perpetrator Record Checks
Arkansas requires criminal background checks for the following home studies:
Other adults living in the home.
Criminal Background Screening
The following methods are used to capture fingerprints to conduct criminal records checks/and abuse and neglect.
Criminal background checks/screening via Live Scan or other computerized technology are offered at the following levels:
Background Screening
State or Local Criminal Record Checks Requirements/Process:
Both electronic and paper for state.
Applicant will not be approved if the person has committed any of the following misdemeanor or felony offenses:
An alternative compliance may not be requested by any individual who has pleaded guilty or nolo contendere to, or has been found guilty of any of the following offenses as he or she is permanently disqualified from being a foster or adoptive parent per ACA § 901‐28‐409(h)(1):
A. Capital murder
B. Murder in the first or second degree
C. Kidnapping
D. Rape
E. Sexual assault in the first or second degree
F. Endangering the welfare of a minor in the first or second degree
G. Incest
H. Arson
I. Endangering the welfare of an incompetent person in the first degree
J. Adult abuse that constitutes a felony
Type of Checks (Crim. & Abuse Neglect Registry)
Arkansas 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 | y | y | ||
Relative | y | y | y | ||
Relative Foster Care | y | y | y | ||
Foster-Adopt | y | y | y | ||
Adoption | y | y | y | ||
Parent | y | y |
Wait Time for Criminal Records Results
Wait time for fingerprint results are:
Live Scan or other technology
- State: 24 hours
- Local/County: Not Offered
Manually - Fingerprint Card
- State: 4-7 days
- Local/County: Not Offered
Verification of Criminal Records Results
(NOTE: These are private or domestic custody matters brought before the court for determination/decision)
Non-ICPC Requests - (i.e. private/domestic custody cases)
ICPC Office will not investigate a domestic or private custody matter.
ICPC Offices will assist with referral:
Custody Investigation
N/A
Arkansas Specific Definitions
If the following terms are defined differently than below (General Definitions), please provide definitions for the following types of placements as defined within your state. If definitions in your state are the same, please type the word same in the space provided. (only 250 characters per answer will be accepted).
Adoption
If interlocutory decree in Arkansas, then does not go through ICPC.
Foster-Adopt
AR does not have a true foster-adopt option. However, if there is a child in a pre-adoptive placement, that child is still technically in foster care so the caregivers in that pre-adoptive placement would technically be foster parents.
Foster Care
Same
Parent
Same
Relative
For purposes of provisional placement with a relative, aperson within the fifth degree of kinship by virtue of blood or adoption (Ark. Code Ann. 9-28-402(18) & the Child Welfare Licensing Act). The fifth degree is calculated according to the child.
Relative Foster Care
For purposes of provisional placement with a relative, a person within the fifth degree of kinship by virtue of blood or adoption (Ark. Code Ann. 9-28-402(18) & the Child Welfare Licensing Act). The fifth degree is calculated according to the child. Provisional placement is an expedited placement with a relative within the 5th degree of kinship by blood or adoption. To be provisionally placed only state and AR Child Maltreatment Central Registry Checks must be run and a visual inspection of the home completed. All other requirements to become an approved foster home and receive a board (e.g., FBI checks, foster parent training, home study, etc) must be completed within 6 months of placement of the child in the provisional home.
General Definitions
Adoption
is the legal act of permanently placing a child with a parent or parents other than the birth parents. Adoption results in the severing of the parental responsibilities and rights of the biological parents and the placing of those responsibilities and rights onto the adoptive parents. After the finalization of an adoption, there is no legal difference between biological and adopted children.
The types of adoptions permitted by each state are governed by state law:
- Private Agency - are adoptions facilitated by a private licensed agency (i.e. domestic and international).
- Independent - are adoptions facilitated by an attorney, other intermediary, or adoption facilitator as defined by state law.
- Public - are adoptions facilitated by a public state or local agency and involve children who are in the custody of a state/local government agency.
Days
means “Calendar” (not business) days.
Foster - Adopt
is an individual who has been approved as a licensed foster parent and who has made an offer of an adoption commitment if the child becomes legally free.
Foster Care (Provider)
is any person other than a natural or adoptive parent with whom a child is in the care, custody, or guardianship of the State Child Welfare Agency and placed by said division, or with its approval for temporary or long-term care but shall not include any person with whom a child is placed for the purpose of adoption. Foster home means and includes private residences that are licensed, or specialized group homes.
Foster Care Maintenance Payments
means payments to cover the cost of (and the cost of providing) food, clothing, shelter, daily supervision, school supplies, a child's personal incidentals, liability insurance with respect to a child, and reasonable travel to the child's home for visitation. In the case of institutional care, such term shall include the reasonable costs of administration and operation of such institution as are necessarily required to provide the items described in the preceding sentence.
Legal Risk Adoptions
A legal risk adoption, or a legal risk placement, is one where a prospective adoptive child is placed in your home although the child is not yet legally free to be adopted.
License/certification/approval
means approval and or certification granted by the authority of a state regulatory agency.
Live Scan
is an electronic computerized technology which digitally scans fingerprints and provides immediate transmission of fingerprint records to the Department of Justice, FBI or other authorized receiving agency.
Parent
is a biological, adoptive parent or legal guardian as determined by applicable State law and is responsible for the care, custody and control of a child or upon whom there is legal duty for such care.
Relative
is a birth or adoptive brother, sister, stepparent, stepbrother, stepsister, uncle, aunt, first cousin, niece, nephew, as well as relatives of half blood or marriage and those denoted by the prefixes of grand and great including grand parent or great grandparent, or as defined in your state statute for the purpose of foster and or adoptive placements.
Relative-Foster Care
refers to a person who meets the definition of a relative as noted above and has been approved as a licensed foster parent.
Arkansas charges for public education:
Arkansas charges the sending state for specialized services (occupational, speech therapy)
Arkansas charges the Sending State to obtain assessments/diagnostics and/or services for education purposes:
FINANCIAL PLANS
Arkansas permits a child in the legal custody of a Sending State to apply for and receive the following state administered assistance/benefits in Arkansas as the Receiving State.
As the Sending state, following are considered as a viable financial/medical plan when making interstate placements:
As the Receiving state, following are considered a viable financial/medical plan when receiving interstate placements:
MEDICAID / MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
The state will ensure medical coverage benefits and services can be received through benefits, programs and providers in the Receiving State before placing a child across state lines.
Medicaid
The receiving state is responsible for the Medicaid benefits of children eligible under Title IV-E. Otherwise, the responsibility is with the sending state (see Foster Care Payments).
WAITING PERIOD FOR MEDICAID BENEFITS
Waiting period to apply for benefit assistance:
No waiting period. There is no waiting period as to when a family can apply for benefits or begin receiving benefits. It would be based on when they entered the state, what their IV-E status was and when the sending state closed their Medicaid.
Waiting period to receive benefits for a child who is under the legal custody/legal jurisdiction of the sending state:
No waiting period. Same as above.
STATE MEDICAL INSURANCE/COVERAGE
As the Sending State, Arkansas will provide medical coverage if the child is NOT IV-E eligible
As the Sending State, Arkansas will permit Placement Resources to apply for medical benefits in the Receiving State or use their personal insurance.
PAYMENTS MADE
TANF Payments
Adoption assistance payments begin:
Foster Care Payments
No information provided
Special Education Payments
Daycare Payments
Case by case
Kinship Program
No information provided
TITLE IV-E
Medicaid - The receiving state is responsible for the Medicaid benefits of children eligible under Title IV-E. Otherwise, the responsibility is with the sending state (see Foster Care Payments).
Title IV-E documentation/verification required
RATES (Foster Care)
Foster care rate paid at:
Arkansas foster care rates:
Service Level of Care | Amount per day |
---|---|
Basic | $410 - $500 depending on child's age |
Moderate | N/A |
Specialized | Varies depending on child's needs |
Intense | N/A |
REQUIREMENTS (Foster Care)
Foster Care Resource Requirements:
Central Registry Check, State Police Background Check, FBI Check, must meet all Minimum Licensing Standards and DCFS Policy Requirements, must complete CPR and First Aid course, SAFE Home Study
Training (Education and Training)
Types of Home Studies
Arkansas conducts the following types of home studies:
Arkansas designates staff in each county/region to conduct home studies and/or process interstate placements.
Arkansas considers a home study as current/valid for:
Private Contract Services - Home Study
As the Sending State, Arkansas will pay a contractor or private/independent agency in the Receiving State to conduct a home study
As the Receiving State, Arkansas will permit a Sending state to pay a contractor or private/independent agency in the Receiving State to conduct a home study.
As the Receiving State, Arkansas will accept/update a home study that was not originally conducted by the receiving state or a private contractor acting on behalf of the Receiving State.
Adoptive Home Studies
Home study for adoption conducted prior to Termination of Parental Rights (TPR)
Prospective adoptive parents permitted to pay for a pre-adoptive home study
DCPS contracts for Purchase of Services with private agencies in other states:
Foster Care Home Study
Home study for foster care conducted prior to Termination of Parental Rights (TPR)
Parent Home Study
If child has been removed from the parent, Arkansas requires a home study evaluation before reunification.
Yes and no, it depends on whether the court orders a home study to be completed on parent.
Non-Custodial Parents
Placements with non-custodial parents are not covered under the ICPC if:
Proof of Paternity is required:
Relative/Kinship Home Study
Home study for relatives conducted prior to Termination of Parental Rights (TPR)
Define Relative
RELATIVE (FOR PROVISIONAL FOSTER HOMES) - A person within the fifth degree of kinship by virtue of blood or adoption (Ark. Code Ann. 9-28-402(18) & the Child Welfare Licensing Act). The fifth degree is calculated according to the child.
RELATIVE (FOR NOTIFICATION PURPOSES ONLY) - A person within the third degree of kinship by virtue of blood or adoption.
Relatives must be licensed:
Proof of Paternity is required:
Arkansas 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
Arkansas performs priority placements:
Yes
A court ordered Priority 7 conducted if the child is in a DCF shelter or foster home for substantial period of time.
Wait Time (ICPC Interstate Home Study) - Public
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):
Wait time to complete Home Study, only (without criminal records check):
Wait Time (ICPC Interstate Home Study) - Private
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):
Wait time to complete Home Study, only (without criminal records check):
Arkansas determines the "Date of Receipt" for an interstate home study as:
Date received in office.
Method of requesting, sending, and/or reporting an interstate home study
Regular Mail | Express Mail | Overnight Mail | Electronic Mail | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Send request for a home study to Receiving State | y | |||
Send home study request to Local office | y | |||
Send home study report to Sending State | y |
Criminal Record Checks
Arkansas requires criminal background checks for the following home studies:
Other adults living in the home.
Type of Checks (Crim. & Abuse Neglect Registry)
Arkansas 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 | y | y | ||
Relative | y | y | y | ||
Relative Foster Care | y | y | y | ||
Foster-Adopt | y | y | y | ||
Adoption | y | y | y | ||
Parent | y | y |
Wait Time for Criminal Records Results
Wait time for fingerprint results are:
Live Scan or other technology
- State: 24 hours
- Local/County: Not Offered
Manually - Fingerprint Card
- State: 4-7 days
- Local/County: Not Offered
Arkansas conducts the following types of home studies:
ICPC Placement Checklists
Adoption | Foster | Foster-Adopt | Parent | Relative | Residential | Electronic Transmission Accepted * | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ICPC 100A (Placement Request) | y | y | y | y | y | S; R; L | |
ICPC – 100 B (if child is in the Receiving State) | y | y | y | y | y | S; R; L | |
Home Study Report | y | y | y | y | y | S; R; L | |
Court Order | y | y | y | y | y | S; R; L | |
Medical Documentation/History | y | y | y | S; R; L | |||
Criminal History | y | y | y | y | y | S; R; L | |
Criminal Background Check/Verification | y | y | y | y | y | S; R; L | |
Education and Training Verification | y | y | y | y | y | S; R; L | |
Financial/ Medical Plan to support placement | y | y | y | y | y | S; R; L | |
Social History/ Case Plan | y | y | y | y | y | S; R; L | |
Medical plan to support placement | y | y | y | y | y | S; R; L | |
Title IV-E Status | y | y | y | y | y | S; R; L | |
Supervisory/ Progress Reports | y | y | y | y | y | S; R |
Date of Receipt - Home Study
Arkansas determines the "Date of Receipt" for an interstate home study as:
Date received in office.
Arkansas designates staff in each county/region to conduct home studies and/or process interstate placements.
Private Contract Services - Home Study
As the Sending State, Arkansas will pay a contractor or private/independent agency in the Receiving State to conduct a home study
Criminal Records Checks
Arkansas requires criminal background checks for the following home studies:
Other adults living in the home.
Type of Checks (Crim. & Abuse Neglect Registry)
Arkansas 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 | y | y | ||
Relative | y | y | y | ||
Relative Foster Care | y | y | y | ||
Foster-Adopt | y | y | y | ||
Adoption | y | y | y | ||
Parent | y | y |
Mailing Process - Interstate Home Study
Method of requesting, sending, and/or reporting an interstate home study
Regular Mail | Express Mail | Overnight Mail | Electronic Mail | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Send request for a home study to Receiving State | y | |||
Send home study request to Local office | y | |||
Send home study report to Sending State | y |
Wait/Processing Times
Wait Time (ICPC Interstate Home Study) - Public
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):
Wait time to complete Home Study, only (without criminal records check):
Wait Time for Criminal Records Checks
Wait time for fingerprint results are:
Live Scan or other technology
- State: 24 hours
- Local/County: Not Offered
Manually - Fingerprint Card
- State: 4-7 days
- Local/County: Not Offered
Wait Time - (License/ Certification/ Approval - Education and Training)
Average Length of time it takes for a home to be licensed/approved/certified:
Length of time a license is valid before renewal required.
Arkansas offers classes (education and training) for placement resources' homes to become licensed/certified/approved:
Wait Time for ICPC Decision
Foster Care | Relative | Relative - Foster Care | Parent | Foster - Adopt | Adoption (Public) |
Adoption (Private) |
Adoption (Independent) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2-3months | 2-3months | 2-3months | 2-3months | 2-3months | 2-3months | 1- 30 days | 1- 30 days |
Data Collection
Arkansas collects, tracks and reports interstate data via:
Arkansas collects, tracks and reports interstate home studies via
Licensing
Dual Licensing state:
Arkansas uses the following terms to authorize a resource family for foster care and (or) adoption after completion of education and training in state:
Arkansas requires the following types of placement resources to be licensed/approved/certified:
Arkansas resource training program is as follows:
Arkansas will give full or partial credit for foster care and adoption education and training completed in another state:
Title IV-E documentation/verification required
Requirements (Licensing)
Licensing Requirements
Central Registry Check, State Police Background Check, FBI Check, must meet all Minimum Licensing Standards and DCFS Policy Requirements, must complete CPR and First Aid course, SAFE Home Study. For complete listing of AR Minimum Licensing Standards, please visit: https://ardhs.sharepointsite.net/CW/DCFS%20Publications/PUB-04.pdf
Foster Care Placements
Try to ensure that child's placement matches child's needs/foster parents have the skills and abilities to parent the specific child placed in their home.
Wait Time - (License/ Certification/ Approval - Education and Training)
Average Length of time it takes for a home to be licensed/approved/certified:
Length of time a license is valid before renewal required.
Arkansas offers classes (education and training) for placement resources' homes to become licensed/certified/approved:
Arkansas conducts the following types of home studies:
Custodial Parent Evaluated Per Reunification
If child has been removed from the parent, Arkansas requires a home study evaluation before reunification.
Yes and no, it depends on whether the court orders a home study to be completed on parent.
Non-Custodial Parents
Placements with non-custodial parents are not covered under the ICPC if:
Proof of Paternity is required:
Regulation 7 Priority Placement
Arkansas performs priority placements:
Yes
A court ordered Priority 7 conducted if the child is in a DCF shelter or foster home for substantial period of time.
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):
Wait time to complete Home Study, only (without criminal records check):
Arkansas determines the "Date of Receipt" for an interstate home study as:
Date received in office.
Method of requesting, sending, and/or reporting an interstate home study
Regular Mail | Express Mail | Overnight Mail | Electronic Mail | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Send request for a home study to Receiving State | y | |||
Send home study request to Local office | y | |||
Send home study report to Sending State | y |
Criminal Records Checks
Arkansas requires criminal background checks for the following home studies:
Other adults living in the home.
Type of Checks (Crim. & Abuse Neglect Registry)
Arkansas 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 | y | y | ||
Relative | y | y | y | ||
Relative Foster Care | y | y | y | ||
Foster-Adopt | y | y | y | ||
Adoption | y | y | y | ||
Parent | y | y |
Wait Time for Criminal Records Checks
Wait time for fingerprint results are:
Live Scan or other technology
- State: 24 hours
- Local/County: Not Offered
Manually - Fingerprint Card
- State: 4-7 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):
Type of Checks (Crim. & Abuse Neglect Registry)
Arkansas 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 | y | y | ||
Relative | y | y | y | ||
Relative Foster Care | y | y | y | ||
Foster-Adopt | y | y | y | ||
Adoption | y | y | y | ||
Parent | y | y |
Verification of Criminal Records Results
Wait Time - (License/ Certification/ Approval - Education and Training)
Average Length of time it takes for a home to be licensed/approved/certified:
Length of time a license is valid before renewal required.
Arkansas offers classes (education and training) for placement resources' homes to become licensed/certified/approved:
Arkansas conducts the following types of home studies:
Relative Home Study
Define Relative
RELATIVE (FOR PROVISIONAL FOSTER HOMES) - A person within the fifth degree of kinship by virtue of blood or adoption (Ark. Code Ann. 9-28-402(18) & the Child Welfare Licensing Act). The fifth degree is calculated according to the child.
RELATIVE (FOR NOTIFICATION PURPOSES ONLY) - A person within the third degree of kinship by virtue of blood or adoption.
Relatives must be licensed:
Proof of Paternity is required:
Arkansas 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
Arkansas performs priority placements:
Yes
A court ordered Priority 7 conducted if the child is in a DCF shelter or foster home for substantial period of time.
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):
Wait time to complete Home Study, only (without criminal records check):
Arkansas determines the "Date of Receipt" for an interstate home study as:
Date received in office.
Method of requesting, sending, and/or reporting an interstate home study
Regular Mail | Express Mail | Overnight Mail | Electronic Mail | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Send request for a home study to Receiving State | y | |||
Send home study request to Local office | y | |||
Send home study report to Sending State | y |
Criminal Records Checks
Arkansas requires criminal background checks for the following home studies:
Other adults living in the home.
Type of Checks (Crim. & Abuse Neglect Registry)
Arkansas 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 | y | y | ||
Relative | y | y | y | ||
Relative Foster Care | y | y | y | ||
Foster-Adopt | y | y | y | ||
Adoption | y | y | y | ||
Parent | y | y |
Wait Time for Criminal Records Checks
Wait time for fingerprint results are:
Live Scan or other technology
- State: 24 hours
- Local/County: Not Offered
Manually - Fingerprint Card
- State: 4-7 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):
Type of Checks (Crim. & Abuse Neglect Registry)
Arkansas 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 | y | y | ||
Relative | y | y | y | ||
Relative Foster Care | y | y | y | ||
Foster-Adopt | y | y | y | ||
Adoption | y | y | y | ||
Parent | y | y |
Verification of Criminal Records Results
Wait Time - (License/ Certification/ Approval - Education and Training)
Average Length of time it takes for a home to be licensed/approved/certified:
Length of time a license is valid before renewal required.
Arkansas offers classes (education and training) for placement resources' homes to become licensed/certified/approved:
Before Arkansas will approve a child for an interstate placement with an RTF, Certification/verification of acceptance is required from the Residential Treatment Facility (RTF).
Residential Placements
N/A
Arkansas Requires face-to-face supervision:
Arkansas will provide supervision of an interstate placement:
Arkansas Submits a supervisory report to the Sending State
Arkansas will send a supervision report to:
Supervision Guidelines
Please see Regulation 11 for supervision requirements under the ICPC (Link provided below):
Home study for adoption conducted prior to Termination of Parental Rights (TPR)
Home study for relatives conducted prior to Termination of Parental Rights (TPR)
After TPR, relatives are no longer relatives and a foster care or adoptive home study must be requested.
Relative Home Study
Define Relative
RELATIVE (FOR PROVISIONAL FOSTER HOMES) - A person within the fifth degree of kinship by virtue of blood or adoption (Ark. Code Ann. 9-28-402(18) & the Child Welfare Licensing Act). The fifth degree is calculated according to the child.
RELATIVE (FOR NOTIFICATION PURPOSES ONLY) - A person within the third degree of kinship by virtue of blood or adoption.
Relatives must be licensed:
Proof of Paternity is required:
Arkansas 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.)
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