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 Relative Placements

Oregon conducts the following types of home studies:

Foster Care
Relative-Foster Care
Parent Care
Foster- Adopt
Adoption

Relative Home Study

Define Relative:

"Relative" means:

(a) An individual with one of the following relationships to the child or young adult through the parent of the child or young adult:

(A) Any blood relative of preceding generations denoted by the prefixes of grand, great, or great-great.

(B) Any half-blood relative of preceding generations denoted by the prefixes of grand, great, or great-great (individuals with one common biological parent are half-blood relatives).

(C) A sibling, also to include an individual with a sibling relationship to the child or young adult through a putative father.

(D) An aunt, uncle, nephew, niece, first cousin, and first cousin once removed.

(E) A spouse of anyone listed in paragraphs (A) to (D) of this subsection, even if a petition for annulment, dissolution, or separation has been filed or the marriage is terminated by divorce or death. To be considered a relative under this paragraph, the child or young adult must have had a relationship with the spouse prior to the child or young adult entering substitute care.

(F) For the purposes of an international adoption, relative means an individual described in paragraphs (A) to (D) of this subsection.

(b) An individual with one of the following relationships to the child or young adult:

(A) An individual defined as a relative by the law or custom of the tribe of the child or young adult if the child or young adult is an Indian child under the Indian Child Welfare Act or in the legal custody of a tribe.

(B) An individual defined as a relative of a refugee child or young adult under Child Welfare Policy I-E.2.2, "Placement of Refugee Children" OAR 413-070-0300 to 413-070-0380.

(C) A stepparent described in OAR 413-100-0020(27)(c) or former stepparent if the child or young adult had a relationship with the former stepparent prior to the child or young adult entering substitute care; a stepbrother; or a stepsister.

(D) The registered domestic partner of the parent of the child or young adult or a former registered domestic partner of the parent of the child or young adult if the child or young adult had a relationship with the former domestic partner prior to entering substitute care.

(E) The adoptive parent of a sibling of a child or young adult.

(F) The unrelated legal or biological father or mother of a half-sibling of a child or young adult when the half-sibling of the child or young adult is living with the unrelated legal or biological father or mother.

(c) An individual identified by the child or young adult or the family of the child or young adult, or an individual who self-identifies, related to the child or young adult through the parent of the child or young adult by blood, adoption, or marriage to a degree other than an individual specified as a relative in paragraphs (A) to (D) of subsection (a) of this section.

(d) An individual, although not related by blood, adoption, or marriage identified as:

(A) A member of the family by the child or young adult or the family of the child or young adult; and

(B) An individual who had an emotionally significant relationship with the child or young adult or the family of the child or young adult prior to the time the Department placed the child in substitute care.

Relatives must be licensed:

Proof of Paternity Required for Placement with Paternal Relative:

Oregon 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.):

1st Degree (mother, father, sister, brother, son, daughter)
2nd Degree (grandmother, grandfather, aunt, uncle, niece, nephew, first cousin)
3rd Degree (great grandmother, great grandfather, great aunt, great uncle, grand-niece, grand nephew, second cousin)
4th Degree (great, great-grandmother, great, great-grandfather, great, great aunt, great, great aunt, great, great uncle, great grand-niece, great grand nephew, third cousin)
Godmother, Godfather
Other

Regulation 7 Priority Placement

Oregon 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):

90 days

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

Other: A preliminary report is provided within 60 days.

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

Date stamped in the 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	y	y	y	y
Send home study request to Local office	y	y	y	y
Send home study report to Sending State	y	y	y	y

Criminal Records Checks

Oregon requires criminal background checks for the following home studies:

Foster Care
Relative Care
Relative-Foster Care
Foster-Adopt
Adoption
Parent

Types of Checks (Crim. & Abuse Neglect Registry)

Oregon 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
Foster Care	y	y	y	y
Relative	y	y	y	y
Relative Foster Care	y	y	y	y
Foster-Adopt	y	y	y	y
Adoption	y	y	y	y
Parent	y	y	y	y

Wait Time for Criminal Records Checks

Wait time for fingerprint results are:

Live Scan or other technology

State: 15-30 days

Local/County: Not Offered

Manually - Fingerprint Card

State: 31-60 days

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):

90 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.

Length of time a license is valid before renewal required:

2 years

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

Other: Training schedule varies by district. Some training also is offered on-line.