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

California

Office Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00 am to 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time · Phone: (916) 651-8100 · Fax: (916) 651-8144

California Licensing/Certification/Approval

Licensing

Dual Licensing state:

California uses the following terms to authorize a resource family for foster care and (or) adoption after completion of education and training in state:

No Information Provided

California requires the following types of placement resources to be licensed/approved/certified:

Relative
Foster Care
Relative-Foster Care
Adoption

California resource training program is as follows:

PRIDE (Parents Resource Information Development Education)

Foster and Kinship Care Education (KKCS) through community colleges

California will give full or partial credit for foster care and adoption education and training completed in another state:

Adoption
No Credit
Foster Care
No Credit

Requirements (Licensing)

Licensing Requirements:

The Community Care Licensing Division (CCLD) licenses foster family homes for California counties that have not been delegated licensing authority. California counties that have been delegated licensing authority license foster family homes within their own county. All California counties have been delegated authority to approve relative homes as meeting licensing standards.

Terms used to authorize a resource family are as follows: "Licensed" for foster homes licensed by CCLD or a county that has been delegated licensing authority; “Approved” for counties to authorize that relative foster homes meet licensing standards. "Approved" for a home that has an approved public or private adoption agency home study.

Foster Care Placements:

In order for California to pay State Foster Care on behalf of an otherwise eligible California child placed out-of-state, the sending California county must receive documentation from the receiving state that the home meets licensing/approval standards for Title IV-E.

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

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

Other
- 3-6 Months : Complete applications for licensure and/or approval that do not have complications are processed within three to six months. This process may take longer based on delays resulting from criminal background checks, exceptions and waivers, and need for corrections to foster family homes.

Length of time a license is valid before renewal required:

Other
- The approval of a Resource Family remains valid unless the family surrenders their approval or it is rescinded by the county. There are several times or reasons an update can be done, but it should occur at least once every 12 months. All counties are required to adhere to the Resource Family Approval Written Directives, which have the same force as regulations.

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

Availability varies by locality.