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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

Kentucky

Office Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Eastern · Phone: 502-564-2147 · Fax: 502-564-5995

Kentucky Adoption

Kentucky permits the following types of adoptions in addition to public adoptions:

Adoption Type	Yes/No
Private Agency	Yes
Private Attorney	Yes
Independent	Yes

Adoption Statute-Non-Agency; Independent; Private Adoptions:

HRS Sec. 199.473 922 KAR 1:010

Public

Public Adoptive Placement-Requirements:

1.             Applicant is at least twenty-one (21) years of age;

2.             Proof of the applicant's United States citizenship or legal immigrant status;

3.             Verification from the applicant of any previous divorce(s), death of a spouse, and present marriage;

4.             An applicant that drives should possess a valid driver’s license; possess a proof of liability insurance; and abide by passenger restraint laws;

5.             Complete and sign a family profile;

6.             Three (3) personal references, who are not related to the applicant(s)

7.             Two (2) credit references;

8.             Health information for the applicant or adult household member;

9.             Health information for applicants regarding dependent children;

10.          Source of income sufficient to meet the applicant's household expenses and to ensure stability of the family unit that is separate from the foster care reimbursement and/or adoption assistance;

11.          Background Checks (Child Abuse/Neglect and FBI);

12.          Acceptance scale for adoption matching;

13.          Accept agency nonphysical displine policy

14.           Home study that includes visits with all household members

15.           Attend free training

16.           Safe and adequate home environment/sleeping space

17.           Vaccinate all pets

18.           Allow no more than 5 children in the home including the applicant's own children

19.           Maintain annual training requirements.

Adoption Assistance

Adoption assistance payments begin:

At the time the child is placed

Sending State Adoption Subsidy Payments (Guidelines):

No information provided

Special Needs

Kentucky definition of "Special Needs":

Child has a physical or mental disability; Child has an emotional or behavioral disorder; Child has a recognized/documented risk of physical, mental or emotional disorder; Child is a member of a sibling group, consisting of two or more children, in which the siblings are placed together; Child has had a previous adoption disruption or multiple (more than one) placements; Child is a member of a racial and/or ethnic minority group and is two (2) years old or older; or Child is age seven (7) or older and has a significant emotional attachment or psychological tie to his/her foster family and the Cabinet has determined that it would be in the child’s best interest to remain with the family.

Finalization

Adoption may be finalized in another state:

Before finalization can occur in Kentucky, child must be in adoptive placement:

6 months

Statutory code/cite for Adoption Petition:

KRS Sec 199.470

Court Jurisdiction for Adoption Cases:

No information provided

Home Study (Adoptions)

Statutory code/cite for the Adoptive Home Studies:

No information provided