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]

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ICPC STATE Pages

Virgin Islands

Office Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Atlantic Standard Time · Phone: (340) 715-6906 · Fax: (340) 774-3466

Virgin Islands Foster Care

Rates (Foster Care)

Foster care rate paid at:

Sending State’s rate

Virgin Islands foster care rates:

Service Level of Care	Amount per day
Shelter Care	$8.62/day
Relative Care	$10.83/day
Foster Care	$13.00/day
Special Foster Care	$16.50/day
Transitional Care	$22.40/day
Therapeutic Care	$29.66/day

Requirements (Foster Care)

Foster Care Resource Requirements:

Receiving state's requirements.

Training (Education and Training):

Territory provides training for all prospective foster parents.

Requirements (Licensing)

Licensing Requirements:

Completion of the territory's foster care training classes and criminal background checks.

Foster Care Placements:

Completition of the territory's foster care training classes and criminal background checks.

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

Foster Care
Relative-Foster Care
Adoption
Foster/Adopt

Virgin Islands 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

Virgin Islands resource training program is as follows:

PRIDE (Parents Resource Information Development Education)

Virgin Islands accepts the following training programs as comparable to its education and training program licensing:

Other: Varies with each Region in Virgin Islands; and the Training must meet Virgin Islands curriculum.

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:

OtherIndefinite unless flagged for criminal conduct subsequent to license approval.

Virgin Islands offers classes (education and training) to become licensed/certified/approved:

Quarterly

Wait Time for Criminal Records Results

Wait time for fingerprint results are:

Live Scan or other technology

State: 8-14 days

Local/County: 8-14 days

Manually - Fingerprint Card

State: 8-14 days

Local/County: 8-14 days