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

Rhode Island

Office Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern · Phone: 401-528-3840 · Fax: 401-528-3595

Rhode Island Foster Care

Rates (Foster Care)

Foster care rate paid at:

Sending State’s rate

Rhode Island foster care rates:

Service Level of Care	Amount per day
Basic	Age 0-3 $14.39; Age 4-11 $13.64; Age 12+ $15.79;
Moderate	No information provided
Specialized	By Contract Agreement
Intense	By overboard review committee w/documentation on (usually for a medically needy or physically handicapped child)

Requirements (Foster Care)

Foster Care Resource Requirements:

- Application Form;
- Clearance and Record Checks;
- Fire Safety Inspection; Local Building Code Compliance
- Home Study (references are part of the study);
- Pre-Service Orientation Course;
- Medical/Physician's reference;
- Personal & Professional References
- Spacial requirements for home;
- Compliance with Lead Poisoning Prevention Act

Training (Education and Training):

generic foster home/adoptive home - 10 week training; kinship/relative home - 6 hr. training

Requirements (Licensing)

Licensing Requirements:

- Application Form;
- Clearance and Record Checks;
- Fire Safety Inspection;
- Home Study (references are part of the study);
- Pre-Service Orientation Course;
- Medical/Physician's reference; and
- Spacial requirements for home
- Lead Safety Letter of Conformance in homes where children under the age of 6 are placed

Foster Care Placements:

- Application Form;
- Clearance and Record Checks;
- Fire Safety Inspection;
- Home Study (references are part of the study);
- Pre-Service Orientation Course;
- Medical/Physician's reference; and
- Spacial requirements for home
- Lead Safety Letter of Conformance in homes where children under the age of 6 are placed

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

Foster Care
Relative-Foster Care
Adoption
Foster/Adopt

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

Approve (Adoption)
Verified (Foster Home)
Certified

Rhode Island resource training program is as follows:

State has developed its own training module.

Rhode Island accepts the following training programs as comparable to its education and training program licensing:

Other: Varies with each Region in Rhode Island; and the Training must meet Rhode Island curriculum.

Wait Time - (License/Certification/Approval - Education and Training)

Average Length of time it takes for a home to be licensed/approved/certified:

6-9 mos.
relative/kinship homes within 6 months; generic foster homes within 6-9 months.

Length of time a license is valid before renewal required:

2 years

Rhode Island offers classes (education and training) to become licensed/certified/approved:

Other: At the minimum of at least bi-monthly in varying locations throughout the state; at times monthly - dependent on staffing. Most ICPC referrals (relatives) attend 2 sessions of 3 hours duration each covering a wide range of topics and provide information on local social services agencies/services.

Wait Time for Criminal Records Results

Wait time for fingerprint results are:

Live Scan or other technology

State: 24 hours

Local/County: 24 hours

Manually - Fingerprint Card

State: 48-72 hours

Local/County: Not Offered