Tennessee ICPC Processing and Data Collection:
Tennessee conducts the following types of home studies:
- Relative Care
- Foster Care
- Relative-Foster Care
- Parent Care
- Foster- Adopt
- Adoption
- Other
TN DCS policy under the ICPC provides for / conducts parent studies, relative/kinship studies, relative-foster studies , foster studies, foster-adopt studies and Adoption studies as well as Parent and Relative Regulation #7 studies in addition to those “expedited” studies” defined under specific Border agreements.
ICPC Placement Checklists
* Electronic Transmission Accepted and/or Used as: S = Sending; R = Receiving; L = Locally;
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Adoption |
Foster |
Foster-Adopt |
Parent |
Relative |
Residential |
Electronic Transmission Accepted * |
| ICPC 100A (Placement Request) |
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Date of Receipt - Home Study
Tennessee determines the "Date of Receipt" for an interstate home study as:
- Date verified between Receiving/Sending States
- Date stamped in the ICPC Office.
"Date of receipt" is the date that the completed study has been received in the TN ICPC office.
Tennessee designates staff in each county/region to conduct home studies and/or process interstate placements:
Private Contract Services - Home Study
As the Sending State, Tennessee will pay a contractor or private/independent agency in the Receiving State to conduct a home study:
Criminal Records Checks
Tennessee requires criminal background checks for the following home studies:
- Foster Care
- Relative Care
- Relative-Foster Care
- Foster-Adopt
- Adoption
- Parent
- Other, specified below
Guardianship pursuant to Fostering Connections and Court-jurisdiction only. Parent and Relative Regulation #7 studies in addition to those “expedited” studies” defined under specific Border agreements.
Type of Checks (Crim. & Abuse Neglect Registry)
Tennessee requires the following types of criminal background and perpetrator checks (Federal (F), State (S), Local (L), Abuse and Neglect Registry (ANR), Not Required (NR))
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Federal |
State |
Local |
ANR |
NR |
| Foster Care |
y |
y |
y |
y |
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| Relative |
y |
y |
y |
y |
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| Relative Foster Care |
y |
y |
y |
y |
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| Adoption |
y |
y |
y |
y |
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| Foster-Adopt |
y |
y |
y |
y |
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| Parent |
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y |
y |
y |
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Mailing Process - Interstate Home Study
Method of requesting, sending, and/or reporting an interstate home study:
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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 |
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):
Wait time to complete Home Study, only (without criminal records check):
Wait Time for Criminal Records Checks
Wait times for fingerprint results are:
Live Scan or other technology
- State: 48-72 hours
- Local/County: 48-72 hours
Manually - Fingerprint Card
- State: 4-7 days
- Local/County: 4-7 days
Wait Time - (License/ Certification/ Approval - Education and Training)
Average Length of time it takes for a home to be licensed/approved/certified:
Length of time a license is valid before renewal required:
Tennessee offers classes (education and training) for placement resources' homes to become licensed/certified/approved:
