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

Wisconsin

Office Hours: Monday-Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Central Standard Time · Phone: · Fax: (608) 422-7170 Fax

Wisconsin Criminal Background Checks/Abuse and Neglect Registry

Home Studies which Require Criminal / Perpetrator Record Checks

Wisconsin requires criminal background checks for the following home studies:

Foster Care
Relative-Foster Care
Foster-Adopt
Adoption

*Relative Care: name-based criminal background checks are required for non-licensed relatives.

Criminal Background Screening

The following methods are used to capture fingerprints to conduct criminal records checks:

Live Scan or other computerized technology
Finger Print cards

Local agencies complete these and it depends on what resources they have available. Some agencies partner with their local sheriff’s department who have Live Scan access.

Criminal background checks/screening via Live Scan or other computerized technology are offered at the following levels:

National
State
Local

State or Local Criminal Record Checks Requirements/Process:

See National Resource Center for Family-Centered Practice and Permanency Planning entitled “Child Abuse Registries”. It lists states which have registries and their procedures and contact information. State Child Abuse Registries: http://www.hunter.cuny.edu/socwork/nrcfcpp/downloads/policy-issues/State_Child_Abuse_Registries.pdf

Applicant will not be approved if the person has committed any of the following misdemeanor or felony offenses:

See III. Foster Care Bars listed at: http://dcf.wisconsin.gov/childrenresidential/pdf/fosterbarredcrimes.pdf

Types of Checks (Crim. & Abuse Neglect Registry)

Wisconsin 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 NR

Foster Care y y y y

Relative 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

	Federal	State	Local	ANR
Foster Care	y	y	y	y
Relative		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

Wisconsin provides Abuse and Neglect searches:

Wait Time for Criminal Records Results

Wait time for fingerprint results are:

Live Scan or other technology

State: Not Offered

Local/County: 48-72 hours

Manually - Fingerprint Card

State: 15-30 days

Local/County: 15-30 days

Verification of Criminal Records Results

Actual results/information contained in the Criminal Background
Signature verifying background check completed

Period of Time the Checks are Valid

-4 years for all checks except SOR (Sexual Offender Registry) & FBI
-SOR lasts for the life of the license, but when renewing license, required to renew the SOR checks
-FBI good for life of license/placement as long as there was NO BREAK in the license; DO NOT need to re-do when the license is renewed, only if/when there is a break in licensure.