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

Mississippi

Office Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5: 00 p.m. Central · Phone:
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Mississippi Licensing/Certification/Approval

Licensing

Dual Licensing state:

Mississippi uses the following terms to authorize a resource family for foster care and (or) adoption after completion of education and training in state:

Approve (Adoption)

Mississippi requires the following types of placement resources to be licensed/approved/certified:

Relative
Foster Care
Relative-Foster Care
Adoption
Foster/Adopt

Mississippi resource training program is as follows:

Mississippi Pre-Service Training and PATH (Parents As Tender Healers)

The term ‘Licensed” is used to authorize a resource family for foster care and (or) adoption after completion of education and training in state

Mississippi will give full or partial credit for foster care and adoption education and training completed in another state:

Adoption
Full Credit
Foster Care
Full Credit

Requirements (Licensing)

Licensing Requirements:

•              Completion of required agency forms.

•              Medical information completed by a physician.

•              You can be single or married. Couples must be legally married.

•              Verification of marriages and divorces, if applicable.

•              Currently reside in the state of Mississippi.

•              Applicants must be at least 21 yrs of age

•              Child Abuse Registry checks for all adults in the home.

•              Police record clearance for all adults in the home.

•              References for employment and character.

•              Sanitation and water inspection, if not on approved system.

•              Home visits and interviews with all household members 14 yrs of age and over

•              Active telephone service in the home.

•              Smoke alarm and no less than a 5 pound ABC-type fire extinguisher.

•              Minimum income that proves applicant is self-supporting and could financially meet the needs of an additional family member.

•              Transportation available at all times.

•              Participate in at least 15.5 hours of pre-service training for a child.

•              Child must have his/her own bed, and no adult or child of the other sex may sleep in the same room with him/her. No more than a total of 5 children in the home.

Foster Care Placements:

no information provided

Wait Time - (License/Certification/Approval - Education and Training)

Average Length of time it takes for a home to be licensed/approved/certified:

1-3 mos.

Length of time a license is valid before renewal required:

2 years

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