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

Illinois

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

Illinois ICPC Processing and Data Collection:

Illinois 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	Residential	Electronic Transmission Accepted *
ICPC 100A (Placement Request)
ICPC – 100 B (if child is in the Receiving State)
Home Study Report
Court Order
Medical Documentation/History
Criminal History
Education and Training Verification
Financial/ Medical Plan to support placement
Social History/ Case Plan
Medical plan to support placement
Title IV-E Status
Supervisory/ Progress Reports

Date of Receipt - Home Study

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

Other

Date of home study receipt is when a complete packet is gained by the IL ICPC office from the sending state that meets all ICPC required items/and or IL state law.

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

Other: Yes, Illinois purchases ICPC home studies from private child welfare agencies.

Private Contract Services - Home Study

As the Sending State, Illinois will pay a contractor or private/independent agency in the Receiving State to conduct a home study:

Criminal Records Checks

Illinois requires criminal background checks for the following home studies:

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

LEADS name /social security/DOB based check except for adoption and foster licensure which also require fingerprint checks FBI and State Police.

Type of Checks (Crim. & Abuse Neglect Registry)

Illinois 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
Relative Foster Care	y	y	y	y
Foster-Adopt	y	y	y	y
Adoption	y	y	y	y
Parent		y	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 request for a home study to Receiving State			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: 4-7 days

Local/County: 4-7 days

Manually - Fingerprint Card

State: Not Offered

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:

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) for placement resources' homes to become licensed/certified/approved:

Varies by county

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	2-3months	2-3months
6- 9 months	6- 9 months	6- 9 months	6- 9 months	6- 9 months	6- 9 months	6- 9 months	6- 9 months