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

Ohio

Office Hours: Monday-Friday, varies by employee (anytime between 7:00am and 5:00PM) · Phone: · Fax: (614) 387-1032

Ohio Consultants/Specialists

Compact Administrators

Compact Administrator
Sharla O’Keeffe
(Does not handle any ICPC cases)
E-mail: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

Deputy Compact Administrator
Elaine Hall (All outgoing private/independent adoptions, all incoming residential, all incoming placements to homes licensed/approved by private agencies, all requests for supervision of youth in Extended Foster Care, outgoing parent/juvenile court residential placements)

Tel: (380) 218-1880
Fax: (614) 387-1032
E-Mail: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

Jennifer Kobel (handles same type cases as Elaine)
Tel: (614) 752-1109
Email: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

Consultants

ICPC Specialist
OHIO IS DECENTRALIZED. DO NOT SEND OHIO COUNTY CASES TO THE OHIO STATE ICPC OFFICE. For all cases where the Ohio county agency has custody or Protective Supervision of a child, maintain communication directly with the Ohio county agency ICPC contact as stated below. For all cases where a family is not already licensed or approved by a private agency and the Ohio public agency is being asked to complete the home study, please follow the instructions below.

Each county has a designated ICPC ADCA who should be contacted directly for any ICPC cases involving that county agency.
County contact information can be found here: https://aphsa.org/AAICPC/AAICPC/Resources.aspx (File is located at the bottom of the web page under “Rules, Regulations and Additional Information”)
Administrative Assistant
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ICPC Specialist
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Administrative Assistant
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ICPC Specialist
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Mailing Address

Regular Mailing Address
DO NOT MAIL DOCUMENTS. ALL DOCUMENTS MUST BE SENT ELECTRONICALLY. All staff works remotely.

Fax: (614) 387-1032
E-Mail: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Federal Express Address
DO NOT MAIL DOCUMENTS. ALL DOCUMENTS MUST BE SENT ELECTRONICALLY. All staff works remotely.

Fax: (614) 387-1032
E-Mail: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

Useful Telephone Numbers

Child Abuse Hotline
855-O-H-CHILD (855-642-4453)
Juvenile Compact Office (ICJ)
ODYS/ICJ
(614) 466-2788

Mental Health Compact Office
Ohio Dept. of Mental Health & Addiction Services
(614) 644-8905
Adoption and Medical Assistance Compact Office (ICAMA)
Ohio Department of Children and Youth/ICAMA
(614) 752-1109

International Adoptions
Department/Office Name
(xxx) xxx-xxxx

Useful Websites

Statutory Codes

State ICPC Code:

ORC 5103.23

Age of Majority and Code:

Age 18 or 21 if has special needs or will be graduating from high school after 18. Ohio also adopted Extended Foster Care.

Statutory Penalties Under ICPC:

Co-Located Compacts - ICPC, ICAMA, ICJ

ICPC/ ICJ

ICPC and ICJ are co-located in the same unit: (If "No" - Agency under which each compact is administered.)

No - Ohio Dept. of Youth Services

If ICPC and ICJ both apply to a case, Ohio will coordinate services: (If "No" - Which Compact Supersedes)

Yes

ICPC/ ICAMA

ICPC and ICAMA are co-located in the same unit: (If "No" - Agency/Department under which each compact is administered.)

Yes

ICPC Specialist OHIO IS DECENTRALIZED. DO NOT SEND OHIO COUNTY CASES TO THE OHIO STATE ICPC OFFICE. For all cases where the Ohio county agency has custody or Protective Supervision of a child, maintain communication directly with the Ohio county agency ICPC contact as stated below. For all cases where a family is not already licensed or approved by a private agency and the Ohio public agency is being asked to complete the home study, please follow the instructions below. Each county has a designated ICPC ADCA who should be contacted directly for any ICPC cases involving that county agency. County contact information can be found here: https://aphsa.org/AAICPC/AAICPC/Resources.aspx (File is located at the bottom of the web page under “Rules, Regulations and Additional Information”)	Administrative Assistant N/A
ICPC Specialist N/A	Administrative Assistant N/A
ICPC Specialist N/A

Child Abuse Hotline 855-O-H-CHILD (855-642-4453)	Juvenile Compact Office (ICJ) ODYS/ICJ (614) 466-2788
Mental Health Compact Office Ohio Dept. of Mental Health & Addiction Services (614) 644-8905	Adoption and Medical Assistance Compact Office (ICAMA) Ohio Department of Children and Youth/ICAMA (614) 752-1109
International Adoptions Department/Office Name (xxx) xxx-xxxx