Kentucky ICPC Processing and Data Collection:
ICPC Placement Checklists
* Electronic Transmission Accepted and/or Used as: S = Sending; R = Receiving; L = Locally;
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Adoption |
Foster |
Foster-Adopt |
Parent |
Relative |
Residential |
Electronic Transmission Accepted * |
| ICPC 100A (Placement Request) |
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S; R; L |
| ICPC – 100 B (if child is in the Receiving State) |
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S; R; L |
| Home Study Report |
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S; R; L |
| Court Order |
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S; R; L |
| Medical Documentation/History |
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S; R; L |
| Criminal History |
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S; R; L |
| Criminal Background Check/Verification |
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S; R; L |
| Education and Training Verification |
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S; R; L |
| Financial/ Medical Plan to support placement |
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S; R; L |
| Social History/ Case Plan |
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S; R; L |
| Medical plan to support placement |
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S; R; L |
| Title IV-E Status |
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S; R; L |
| Supervisory/ Progress Reports |
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S; R; L |
Criminal Records Checks
Kentucky requires criminal background checks for the following home studies:
- Foster Care
- Relative Care
- Relative-Foster Care
- Foster-Adopt
- Adoption
- Parent
Type of Checks (Crim. & Abuse Neglect Registry)
Kentucky requires the following types of criminal background and perpetrator checks (Federal (F), State (S), Local (L), Abuse and Neglect Registry (ANR), Not Required (NR))
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Federal |
State |
Local |
ANR |
NR |
| Foster Care |
y |
y |
y |
y |
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| Relative |
y |
y |
y |
y |
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| Relative Foster Care |
y |
y |
y |
y |
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| Adoption |
y |
y |
y |
y |
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| Foster-Adopt |
y |
y |
y |
y |
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| Parent |
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y |
y |
y |
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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:
Length of time a license is valid before renewal required:
Kentucky offers classes (education and training) for placement resources' homes to become licensed/certified/approved:
- As needed, varies across the state.
Wait Time for ICPC Decision
| Foster Care |
Relative |
Relative - Foster Care |
Parent |
Foster - Adopt |
Adoption
(Public) |
Adoption
(Private) |
Adoption
(Independent) |
| 2-3months |
1-2 months |
2-3months |
1-2 months |
2-3months |
2-3months |
1-2 months |
1-2 months |
Data Collection
Kentucky collects, tracks and reports interstate data via:
Kentucky collects, tracks and reports interstate home studies via:
