INTERSTATE COMPACT ON THE PLACEMENT OF CHILDREN

 

 

The Interstate Compact on Placement of Children (ICPC) is a law that has been passed by most state legislatures that provides a mechanism by which children can be placed in safe, approved, placements outside of their home states while being monitored by the receiving state.  ICPC requests can be made to study and approve a placement with a biological parent, relative, foster, or adoptive parent or to place a child in a residential or psychiatric program.  Once the child is placed, the state monitors the placement and reports back to the sending state regarding the progress of the placement. Recommendations are then made regarding whether the child should remain in placement or return to the home state.  ICPC handles requests on both children entering and leaving the state.

 

 

*SFY 2000

 

 

 

*  For SFY 2000, these numbers are underreported.  The ICPC Unit was developing an ACCESS tracking system that was not available in the beginning of the state fiscal year.  The system had to be updated and cases added, but there were some that were not added to the system. 

 

 

Interstate Compact on Adoption and Medical Assistance (Arkansas)

 

 

The Association of Administrators of the Interstate Compact on Adoption and Medical Assistance (AAICAMA) is a nonprofit corporation established in 1986 to facilitate the administration of the compact.  The American Public Human Services Association (APHSA) serves as the Secretariat to AAICAMA.  The Association (AAICAMA) facilitates, provides technical assistance, and supports states in the administration of the compact.

 

AAICAMA is the mechanism by which Medicaid can be provided on an interstate basis for children receiving adoption assistance.  The purpose of the AAICAMA is:

 

·         To facilitate the administration of the Interstate Compact on Adoption and Medical Assistance. 

·         To strengthen the protections for children with special needs receiving adoption assistance in interstate and intrastate cases. 

·         To assist in the development and implementation of sound practices and policies in both interstate and intrastate special needs children and their adoptive families. 

·         To bring public, private, and tribal agency adoption professionals and others involved in special needs adoption together in affiliation for the common purpose of enhancing services to special needs children and adoptive families. 

·         To promote continuous learning to expand knowledge of issues that affect special needs children and their adoptive families in order to foster competent adoption services providers. 

·         To promote standards of excellence in the provision of services to special needs children and their families who receive adoption assistance.

 

The Division processes 22 applications for services; however, this number is underreported because the Division is developing a tracking system to keep a more accurate count of these services. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AR DHS Statistical Report SFY 2000

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