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 ICPC Processing and Data Collection:

Rhode Island conducts the following types of home studies:

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

Relative care would be considered as a REG 7 only; family must then proceed to become licensed but placement could occur interimly if approved at this level

ICPC Placement Checklists

* Electronic Transmission Accepted and/or Used as: S = Sending; R = Receiving; L = Locally;

	Adoption	Foster	Foster-Adopt	Parent	Relative	Residential	Electronic Transmission Accepted *
ICPC 100A (Placement Request)							S;R
ICPC – 100 B (if child is in the Receiving State)							S;R
Home Study Report							S;R
Court Order							S;R
Medical Documentation/History							S;R
Criminal History							S;R
Criminal Background Check/Verification							S;R
Education and Training Verification							S;R
Financial/ Medical Plan to support placement							S;R
Social History/ Case Plan							S;R
Medical plan to support placement							S;R
Title IV-E Status							S;R
Supervisory/ Progress Reports							S;R

Date of Receipt - Home Study

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

Other

Date received and processed by compact administrator (Rhode Island has a one person office).

Rhode Island designates staff in each county/region to conduct home studies and/or process interstate placements:

Other: Dedicated unit assigned to completion of home study; exception would be if an already open case existed in a regional office

Private Contract Services - Home Study

As the Sending State, Rhode Island will pay a contractor or private/independent agency in the Receiving State to conduct a home study:

Criminal Records Checks

Rhode Island requires criminal background checks for the following home studies:

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

In parent home studies, all adult household members along with the parents will receive a state criminal background check.
In all other home study requests, fingerprinting and a state criminal background check will be conducted on all adult household members.,

Type of Checks (Crim. & Abuse Neglect Registry)

Rhode Island 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	ANR
Relative	y	y	y
Relative Foster Care	y	y	y
Foster Care	y	y	y
Adoption	y	y	y
Parent		y	y

Mailing Process - Interstate Home Study

Method of requesting, sending, and/or reporting an interstate home study:

	Regular Mail	Overnight Mail	Electronic Mail
Send request for a home study to Receiving State	y	y	y
Send home study request to Local office		y
Send home study report to Sending State	y	y	y

Wait/Processing Times

Wait Time (ICPC Interstate Home Study) - Public

Average length of time to process and complete a home study with criminal background checks for an interstate placement (Not including completion of educational training):

60 days

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

30 days

Wait Time for Criminal Records Checks

Wait times 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

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) for placement resources' homes to become licensed/certified/approved:

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 ICPC Decision

Foster Care	Relative	Relative - Foster Care	Parent	Foster - Adopt	Adoption (Public)	Adoption (Private)	Adoption (Independent)
2-3months	2-3months	2-3months	1- 30 days	2-3months	1-2 months	1- 30 days	1- 30 days

Data Collection

Rhode Island collects, tracks and reports interstate data via:

Other: ICPC Access Database and Manually (By hand) Depending upon what information is needed will determine how statistics are tabulated.

Rhode Island collects, tracks and reports interstate home studies via:

Other: ICPC Access Database and Manually (By hand)