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

Maryland

Office Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern · Phone: Charles Gentemann, DCA, ICPC & ICAMA and Unit Supervisor (410) 767-7159 Cell 443-902-3435 and .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) · Fax: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) and send - no longer fax - all correspondence or send via NEICE or encrypted e-mail.

Maryland Adoption

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

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

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

MD-ICPC "Requirement Page" and COMAR
MD-ICPC "Requirement Page" and COMAR

Public

Public Adoptive Placement-Requirements:

- ICPC Annotated Code 5-601 through 5-611 and COMAR 07.02.25.05 (e.g., Foster Home Approval).

Adoption Assistance

Adoption assistance payments begin:

After the adoption is finalized

Sending State Adoption Subsidy Payments (Guidelines):

- Per negotiated, contracted subsidy.

Special Needs

Maryland definition of "Special Needs":

- See COMAR (Code of Maryland Regulations)

Finalization

Adoption may be finalized in another state:

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

6 months
Other

6 months. The 6 months may include the placement time period (under which post-placement services have been provided) under an initial Foster placement before home study was upgraded to an Adoptive placement via Adoption home study referral For example, if 4 mos. Foster placement period occurs, then Adoption home study is later approved, the MD CPA (public or private Child Placing Agency) may comment on readiness of family to adopt the child after 6 mos. total placement period has elapsed and Adoptive placement has been approved by ICPC. Again, 4 mos. Foster placement combined with 2 mos. Adoptive placement totals an elapsed placement period of 6 mos. 6 mos. is the minimum placement period before permanency finalization assessment may be made by a CPA.

Statutory code/cite for Adoption Petition:

Annotated Code of Maryland, Family Law, COMAR and ICPC Articles III, V and ICPC Regulation #11.

Court Jurisdiction for Adoption Cases:

Negotiable from Maryland's perspective.

Home Study (Adoptions)

Statutory code/cite for the Adoptive Home Studies:

As above - ICPC, Maryland COMAR and Maryland Family Law.