5.24 ICPC Placement Supervision

AS 47.10 Children in Need of Aid

AS 47.70 Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children

42 U.S.C. 622(b)(17) State Plans for Child Welfare Services (Title IV-B)

42 U.S.C. 675(5)(A)(ii) Definitions (Title IV-E)

ICPS Regulation #11 Responsibility of States to Supervise Children

To provide guidance for supervising interstate placements.

ICPC Regulation:

1. A Receiving State must supervise a child placed pursuant to an approved placement under Article III(d) of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children(ICPC) when:

   1. the Sending Agency is a public child placing agency, and

   2. the agency that completed the home study for placement of the child in the receiving state is a public child placement agency, and

   3. the child’s placement is not a residential treatment center or group home.

Federal Law:

1. When a child is in foster care under the responsibility of a State, the State must, at a minimum, ensure that the children are visited by a caseworker on a monthly basis, and the caseworker visits must be well-planned and focused on issues pertinent to case planning and service delivery to ensure the safety, permanency, and well-being of the children.

2. A child who has been placed in out-of-home care in a different state than has custody of the child must be visited by a caseworker not less frequently than every six months. The visit may be made by a caseworker who is on the staff of:

   1. the State agency of the State that has custody of the child; or

   2. the State in which the child has been placed; or

   3. a private agency under contract with either such State.