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

Illinois

Office Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Central · Phone: (217) 785-2680 · Fax:

Illinois Foster Care

Rates (Foster Care)

Foster care rate paid at:

Sending State’s rate

Illinois foster care rates:

Service Level of Care	Amount per day
Basic	see Financial Plans
Moderate	child specific
specialized	child specific
Intense	child specific

Requirements (Foster Care)

Foster Care Resource Requirements:

No information provided

Training (Education and Training):

PRIDE

Requirements (Licensing)

Licensing Requirements:

Go on-line to http://dcfswebresource.dcfs.illinois.gov/. Go to DCFS Rule 402 Licensing Standards for Illinois Foster Family Homes

Foster Care Placements:

No information provided

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

Foster Care
Relative-Foster Care
Adoption
Foster/Adopt

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

Approve (Adoption)
Verified (Foster Home)
Certified

Illinois resource training program is as follows:

Illinois accepts the following training programs as comparable to its education and training program licensing:

Other: Varies with each Region in Illinois; and the Training must meet Illinois curriculum.

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:

Other: License good for 4 years with minimum 6 month licensing worker monitoring visits.

Illinois offers classes (education and training) to become licensed/certified/approved:

Other: Varies by county

Wait Time for Criminal Records Results

Wait time for fingerprint results are:

Live Scan or other technology

State: 4-7 days

Local/County: 4-7 days

Manually - Fingerprint Card

State: Not Offered

Local/County: Not Offered