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 Parental Placements

Arkansas conducts the following types of home studies:

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

Custodial Parent - 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 subject to the ICPC if:

A court does not have evidence before it that such parent is unfit;
Does not seek such evidence; and
Does not retain jurisdiction over the child after the court transfers the child.

Proof of Paternity Required for Placement with Paternal Relative:

Yes: Depends on situation -- Father's name on child's birth certificate and/or positive paternity test results

Regulation 7 Priority Placement

Arkansas 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):

60 days

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

60 days

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

Other

Date received in office.

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

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.

Types of Checks (Criminal & 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

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):

60 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:

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:

Other: As needed