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

Colorado

Office Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Mountain Time Zone · Phone: · Fax:

Colorado Relative Placements

Colorado conducts the following types of home studies:

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

County departments are required to conduct the Structured Analysis Family Evaluation (SAFE) format.

Relative Home Study

Define Relative:

A specified caretaker relative is any relation by blood, marriage or adoption, who is within the fifth degree of kinship to the dependent child. A specified caretaker may also include an individual who exerts the responsibility for a child. A specified caretaker is a person who exercises the responsibility for the child(ren). The following hierarchy shall be followed:

A. A parent (who must participate in the work requirements of the program);

B. A relative by blood, marriage, or adoption who is within the fifth degree of kinship to the dependent child(ren) (not to be separated due to death or divorce); or is appointed by the court to be the legal guardian or legal custodian of the dependent child(ren), who has the opportunity to choose to be a member of the assistance unit and therefore, as a member, must participate in the work requirements of the program;

C. If those identified in A or B, above, are not available, a person who exercises responsibility for a dependent child(ren) within the person's home and provides verification of such responsibility, who has the opportunity to choose if they are a member of the assistance requirements of the program.

Relatives must be licensed:

Proof of Paternity Required for Placement with Paternal Relative:

Colorado 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.):

1st Degree (mother, father, sister, brother, son, daughter)
2nd Degree (grandmother, grandfather, aunt, uncle, niece, nephew, first cousin)
3rd Degree (great grandmother, great grandfather, great aunt, great uncle, grand-niece, grand nephew, second cousin)
4th Degree (great, great-grandmother, great, great-grandfather, great, great aunt, great, great aunt, great, great uncle, great grand-niece, great grand nephew, third cousin)
Godmother, Godfather

Regulation 7 Priority Placement

Colorado 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):

Other: Because Colorado is state supervised and county administered, it is difficult to determine the length of time for completing home studies.

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

Other: Because Colorado is state supervised and county administered, it is difficult to determine the length of time for completing home studies.

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

Date stamped in the Receiving State Local Office.

Upon receipt by the local county department of social/human services.

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

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

Criminal Records Checks

Colorado 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)

Colorado 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
Foster Care	y	y	y	y
Relative	y	y	y	y
Relative Foster Care	y	y	y	y
Foster-Adopt	y	y	y	y
Adoption	y	y	y	y
Parent	y	y	y	y

Wait Time for Criminal Records Checks

Wait time for fingerprint results are:

Live Scan or other technology

State: Not Offered

Local/County: 4-7 days

Manually - Fingerprint Card

State: Not Offered

Local/County: 31-60 days

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):

Other: Because Colorado is state supervised and county administered, it is difficult to determine the length of time for completing home studies.

Verification of Criminal Records Results

Actual results/information contained in the Criminal Background
Other, specified next

Court disposition of charges.

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

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

3-6 mos.

Length of time a license is valid before renewal required:

1 year

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

Other: Quarterly