Nevada Home Studies (Adoption/Foster Care/Kinship/Parent/Relative)
Types of Home Studies
Nevada conducts the following types of home studies:
- Relative Care
- Foster Care
- Parent Care
- Foster- Adopt
- Adoption
Nevada designates staff in each county/region to conduct home studies and/or process interstate placements:
Nevada considers a home study as current/valid for:
- Public: 1 year
- Private: 2 years
Private Contract Services - Home Study
As the Sending State, Nevada will pay a contractor or private/independent agency in the Receiving State to conduct a home study:
As the Receiving State, Nevada will permit a Sending state to pay a contractor or private/independent agency in the Receiving State to conduct a home study:
As the Receiving State, Nevada will accept/update a home study that was not originally conducted by the receiving state or a private contractor acting on behalf of the Receiving State:
Prospective adoptive parents permitted to pay for a pre-adoptive home study:
- Private Adoptions: Yes
- Independent Adoptions: Yes
DCPS contracts for Purchase of Services with private agencies in other states:
Foster Care Home Study
Home study for foster care conducted prior to Termination of Parental Rights (TPR):
Parent Home Study
If child has been removed from the parent, Nevada requires a home study evaluation before reunification:
Non-Custodial Parents: Placements with non-custodial parents are not covered under the ICPC if:
Regulation 7 Priority Placement
Nevada performs priority placements:
A court ordered Priority 7 conducted if the child is in a DCF shelter or foster home for substantial period of time.
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):
Wait Time (ICPC Interstate Home Study) - Private
Average length of time to process and complete a home study with criminal background checks for an interstate placement (Not including completion of education training):
- Other: No private agency for state requests
Wait time to complete Home Study, only (without criminal records check):
- Other: No private agency for state requests
Nevada determines the "Date of Receipt" for an interstate home study as:
- Date stamped in the ICPC Office.
- Other
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 |
| Send home study report to Sending State |
y |
|
|
y |
Criminal Record Checks
Nevada requires criminal background checks for the following home studies:
- Foster Care
- Relative Care
- Relative-Foster Care
- Foster-Adopt
- Adoption
- Parent
- Other, specified below
Criminal background checks are required on any adult member of the household.
Type of Checks (Crim. & Abuse Neglect Registry)
Nevada 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 |
y |
|
| Relative |
y |
y |
y |
y |
|
| Relative Foster Care |
y |
y |
y |
y |
|
| Foster Care |
y |
y |
y |
y |
|
| Relative Foster Care |
y |
y |
|
y |
|
| Adoption |
y |
y |
y |
y |
|
| Foster-Adopt |
y |
y |
y |
y |
|
| Parent |
|
y |
y |
y |
|
Wait Time for Criminal Records Results
Wait time for fingerprint results are:
Live Scan or other technology
- State: Not Offered
- Local/County: Not Offered
Manually - Fingerprint Card
- State: 4-7 days
- Local/County: 15-30 days
