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

Kansas

Office Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (CST) · Phone: · Fax:

Kansas Criminal Background Checks/Abuse and Neglect Registry

Home Studies which Require Criminal / Perpetrator Record Checks

Kansas requires criminal background checks for the following home studies:

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

Criminal Background Screening

The following methods are used to capture fingerprints to conduct criminal records checks:

Live Scan or other computerized technology
Finger Print cards

Criminal background checks/screening via Live Scan or other computerized technology are offered at the following levels:

State
Local

State or Local Criminal Record Checks Requirements/Process:

Regulations include checks for adults and children age 10 and older. Background checks for adults living in the home are also required by IV-E regulations, Adam Walsh, and an assurance statement is included in the State Plan.

Applicant will not be approved if the person has committed any of the following misdemeanor or felony offenses:

Types of Checks (Crim. & Abuse Neglect Registry)

Kansas 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 NR

Foster Care y y y

Relative y y y

Relative Foster Care y y y

Foster-Adopt y y y

Adoption y y y

Parent y y y

	Federal	State	ANR
Foster Care	y	y	y
Relative	y	y	y
Relative Foster Care	y	y	y
Foster-Adopt	y	y	y
Adoption	y	y	y
Parent	y	y	y

Kansas provides Abuse and Neglect searches:

Wait Time for Criminal Records Results

Wait time for fingerprint results are:

Live Scan or other technology

State: 48-72 hours

Local/County: 48-72 hours

Manually - Fingerprint Card

State: 4-7 days

Local/County: 4-7 days

Verification of Criminal Records Results

Actual results/information contained in the Criminal Background

Period of Time the Checks are Valid

Checks valid for 12 months