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

Oregon

Office Hours: Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Pacific time · Phone: (503) 945-6630 · Fax: (503) 947-5072

Oregon Licensing/Certification/Approval

Licensing

Dual Licensing state:

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

Certified

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

Relative
Foster Care
Relative-Foster Care
Adoption
Foster/Adopt

Oregon resource training program is as follows:

Resource and Adoptive Family Training (RAFT)

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

Adoption
Other: Determinations of whether to give credit for other training are made on a case-by-case basis.
Foster Care
Other: Determinations of whether to give credit for other training are made on a case-by-case basis.

Requirements (Licensing)

Licensing Requirements:

Link to non-relative foster certification standards: https://www.oregon.gov/odhs/rules-policy/cwrules/413-200-en.pdf

Link to relative foster certification standards: https://www.oregon.gov/odhs/rules-policy/cwrules/413-203-en.pdf

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:

Other
- Non-relative foster certificates are valid for 2 years. Relative foster certificates do not expire.

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

Training schedule varies. Much training is computer-based and on demand, some is virtual, and limited in-person offerings may be available.