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]

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ICPC STATE Pages

Louisiana

Office Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00a.m. to 4:30p.m. Central · Phone: (225) 342-2929 · Fax: (225) 342-0965 (fax)

Louisiana Relative Placements

Relative Home Study

Define Relative:

Individuals related by blood, half-blood, adoption or marriage including persons of preceding generations denoted by the prefixes of “grand” and/or “great” and persons whose relationships are denoted by the prefix of “step”.

Relatives must be licensed:

Proof of Paternity Required for Placement with Paternal Relative:

Louisiana considers the following types and degrees of relation as relative placements. Individuals related in the 1st degree, 2nd degree, 3rd degree and 4th degree (You may need to refer to your state's consanguinity chart or state statute to determine relations or relative status.):

4th Degree (great, great-grandmother, great, great-grandfather, great, great aunt, great, great aunt, great, great uncle, great grand-niece, great grand nephew, third cousin)

Criminal Records Checks

Louisiana requires criminal background checks for the following home studies:

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

Types of Checks (Crim. & Abuse Neglect Registry)

Louisiana 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

Wait Time for Criminal Records Checks

Wait time for fingerprint results are:

Live Scan or other technology

State: 48-72 hours

Local/County: Not Offered

Manually - Fingerprint Card

State: 48-72 hours

Local/County: Not Offered

Verification of Criminal Records Results

Actual results/information contained in the Criminal Background

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
Renewed at 6 months and annual thereafter.

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

Other: Each region set its own training schedule.