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]

Click on a state to see it's page:

ICPC STATE Pages

North Dakota

Office Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Eastern · Phone: · Fax:

North Dakota Parental Placements

North Dakota conducts the following types of home studies:

Relative Care
Foster Care
Relative-Foster Care
Parent Care
Adoption

Custodial Parent - Reunification

If child has been removed from the parent, North Dakota requires a home study evaluation before reunification:

Non-Custodial Parents

Placements with non-custodial parents are not subject to the ICPC if:

Proof of Paternity Required for Placement with Paternal Relative:

Regulation 7 Priority Placement

North Dakota 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):

60 days

Wait time to complete Home Study, only (without criminal records check):

60 days

North Dakota determines the "Date of Receipt" for an interstate home study as:

Date verified between Receiving/Sending States
Other

Date received in the ICPC office, validated by a 'date stamp'.

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

Criminal Records Checks

North Dakota requires criminal background checks for the following home studies:

Foster Care
Relative Care
Relative-Foster Care
Adoption
Parent
Other, specified below

Types of Checks (Criminal & Abuse Neglect Registry)

North Dakota 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

Wait Time for Criminal Records Checks

Wait time for fingerprint results are:

Live Scan or other technology

State: 15-30 days

Local/County: 15-30 days

Manually - Fingerprint Card

State: 15-30 days

Local/County: 15-30 days

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):

60 days

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:

1-3 mos.
1-3 Months - Foster Care and Adoption

Length of time a license is valid before renewal required:

1 year1 year - foster care 2 years - adoption

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

Other: Varies in each region throughout North Dakota.