Maryland ICPC Processing and Data Collection:
Maryland conducts the following types of home studies:
- Relative Care
- Foster Care
- Relative-Foster Care
- Parent Care
- Foster- Adopt
- Adoption
- Other
Kinship Care Licensing Standards home study type as requested and qualifying (in Maryland per COMAR 07.02.09 Kinship Care Progrram Standards, effective 12/16/2024 and consistent with federal law 471 (a) (19), (20), (29) of the Social Security Act: 45 CFR 1355.20: 45 CFR 1356.21 (m)).
ICPC Placement Checklists
* Electronic Transmission Accepted and/or Used as: S = Sending; R = Receiving; L = Locally;
|
Adoption |
Foster |
Foster-Adopt |
Parent |
Relative |
Residential |
Electronic Transmission Accepted * |
| ICPC 100A (Placement Request) |
y |
y |
|
y |
y |
y |
Yes |
| ICPC – 100 B (if child is in the Receiving State) |
y |
y |
|
y |
y |
y |
Yes |
| Home Study Report |
y |
y |
|
y |
y |
y |
Yes |
| Court Order |
y |
y |
|
y |
y |
y |
Yes |
| Medical Documentation/History |
y |
y |
|
y |
y |
y |
Yes |
| Criminal History |
y |
y |
|
y |
y |
y |
Yes |
| Criminal Background Check/Verification |
y |
y |
|
y |
y |
y |
Yes |
| Education and Training Verification |
y |
y |
|
|
|
|
Yes |
| Financial/ Medical Plan to support placement |
y |
y |
|
y |
y |
y |
Yes |
| Social History/ Case Plan |
y |
y |
|
y |
y |
y |
Yes |
| Medical plan to support placement |
y |
y |
|
y |
y |
y |
Yes |
| Title IV-E Status |
y |
y |
|
y |
y |
y |
Yes |
| Supervisory/ Progress Reports |
y |
y |
|
y |
y |
y |
Yes |
Date of Receipt - Home Study
Maryland determines the "Date of Receipt" for an interstate home study as:
The date that the home study is received by the centralized ICPC office.
Maryland designates staff in each county/region to conduct home studies and/or process interstate placements:
Private Contract Services - Home Study
As the Sending State, Maryland will pay a contractor or private/independent agency in the Receiving State to conduct a home study:
- Other: Extremely Rarely, but will have a contract if it does so.
Criminal Records Checks
Maryland 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)
Maryland 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 |
|
| Adoption |
y |
y |
|
y |
|
| Foster-Adopt |
y |
y |
|
y |
|
| Parent |
y |
y |
|
y |
|
Mailing Process - Interstate Home Study
Method of requesting, sending, and/or reporting an interstate home study:
|
Regular Mail |
Express Mail |
Overnight Mail |
Electronic Mail |
| Send request for a home study to Receiving State |
y |
|
|
y |
| Send home study request to Local office |
y |
|
|
y |
| Send home study report to Sending State |
y |
|
|
y |
Wait/Processing Times
Wait Time (ICPC Interstate Home Study) - Public
Average length of time to process and complete a home study with criminal background checks for an interstate placement (Not including completion of educational training):
Wait time to complete Home Study, only (without criminal records check):
- Other: A preliminary report is provided at 60 days.
Wait Time for Criminal Records Checks
Wait times for fingerprint results are:
Live Scan or other technology
- State: 4-7 days
- Local/County: Not Offered
Manually - Fingerprint Card
- State: 61-180 days
- 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:
Maryland offers classes (education and training) for placement resources' homes to become licensed/certified/approved:
