New Mexico Relative Placements
New Mexico conducts the following types of home studies:
- Foster Care
- Relative-Foster Care
- Parent Care
- Foster- Adopt
- Adoption
- Other
New Mexico cannot meet Regulation 7 timeframes on any ICPC requests.
NM licenses all relative homes.
Relative Home Study
Define Relative:
“Relative” refers to mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters, grandparents, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, first cousins, mother-in-laws, father-in-laws, sister-in-laws, and brother-in-laws, as well as fictive kin.
Relatives must be licensed:
Proof of Paternity Required for Placement with Paternal Relative:
New Mexico 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.):
ALL RELATIVE HOMES MUST BE LICENSED
Regulation 7 Priority Placement
New Mexico performs priority placements:
Wait Time (ICPC Interstate Home Study)
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):
Wait time to complete Home Study, only (without criminal records check):
New Mexico determines the "Date of Receipt" for an interstate home study as:
- Date stamped in the ICPC Office.
- Other
The date the complete ICPC request is date stamped into the New Mexico ICPC office.
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 |
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|
y |
| Send home study report to Sending State |
|
|
|
y |
| Send home study request to Local office |
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|
y |
Criminal Records Checks
New Mexico requires criminal background checks for the following home studies:
- Foster Care
- Relative Care
- Relative-Foster Care
- Foster-Adopt
- Adoption
- Other, specified below
Parents: for home studies best practice indicates a name search completed for local/state history.
Types of Checks (Crim. & Abuse Neglect Registry)
New Mexico 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 |
|
| Adoption |
y |
y |
y |
y |
|
| Foster-Adopt |
y |
y |
y |
y |
|
| Parent |
|
y |
y |
y |
|
Wait Time for Criminal Records Checks
Wait time for fingerprint results are:
Live Scan or other technology
- State: 31-60 days
- Local/County: 31-60 days
Manually - Fingerprint Card
- State: Not Offered
- Local/County: Not Offered
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):
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:
Length of time a license is valid before renewal required:
New Mexico offers classes (education and training) for placement resources' homes to become licensed/certified/approved:
