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

Iowa

Office Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Central Time Zone · Phone: (515) 281- 5730 · Fax: (515) 281-4597

Iowa Parental Placements

Iowa conducts the following types of home studies:

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

Kinship (other suitable person)

Custodial Parent - Reunification

If child has been removed from the parent, Iowa requires a home study evaluation before reunification:

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
Does not retain jurisdiction over the child after the court transfers the child

Other: Iowa will conduct a parent home study if requested.

Proof of Paternity Required for Placement with Paternal Relative:

Regulation 7 Priority Placement

Iowa 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

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

Other

Date received in the central ICPC office

Mailing Process - Interstate Home Study

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 home study report to Sending State	y	y	y

Criminal Records Checks

Iowa requires criminal background checks for the following home studies:

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

Kinship (other suitable person)

Types of Checks (Criminal & Abuse Neglect Registry)

Iowa 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
Foster-Adopt	y	y	y	y
Adoption	y	y	y	y
Parent		y	y	y

Wait Time for Criminal Records Checks

Wait time for fingerprint results are:

Live Scan or other technology

State: 24 hours

Local/County: 24 hours

Manually - Fingerprint Card

State: 24 hours

Local/County: 24 hours

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

Signature verifying background check completed

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

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

Other: As Needed