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]

Click on a state to see it's page:

ICPC STATE Pages

Arkansas

Office Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Central Time Zone · Phone: · Fax: (501) 682-8561

Arkansas ICPC Processing and Data Collection:

Arkansas conducts the following types of home studies:

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

ICPC Placement Checklists

* Electronic Transmission Accepted and/or Used as: S = Sending; R = Receiving; L = Locally;

	Adoption	Foster	Foster-Adopt	Parent	Relative	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:

Other

Date received in office.

Arkansas designates staff in each county/region to conduct home studies and/or process interstate placements:

Other: Yes. University Partnership staff who conduct PRIDE trainings then conduct the home studies for foster and adoptive placements. In addition, LCSW volunteers with the faith-based initiative The CALL (Children of Arkansas Loved for a Lifetime) also conduct home studies for those homes who are recruited through The CALL. Each service area in Arkansas has an ICPC Liaison. ICPC Liaisons are supported by Central Office ICPC staff.

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:

Foster Care
Relative Care
Relative-Foster Care
Foster-Adopt
Adoption
Parent
Other, specified below

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	ANR
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 educational training):

60 days

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

60 days

Wait Time for Criminal Records Checks

Wait times 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:

6-9 mos.

Length of time a license is valid before renewal required:

1 year

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

As needed

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