The Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (ICPC) establishes uniform legal and administrative procedures governing the interstate placement of children and is statutory law in all 52 member jurisdictions and a binding contract between member jurisdictions.
The Compact law contains 10 articles. They define the types of placements and placers subject to the law; the procedures to be followed in making an interstate placement; and the specific protections, services, and requirements brought by enactment of the law.
Established in 1974, the Association of Administrators of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (AAICPC) was given the authority to carry out the rules and terms of the Compact more effectively. AAICPC consists of members from all 50 states, the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The AAICPC obtains its Secretariat Services as an affiliate of the American Public Human Services Association (APHSA). In addition to the ICPC code, there are 12 Regulations (I-XII) adopted pursuant to Article VII of the ICPC code by action of the Association of Administrators of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children at its annual meetings.
The Interstate Compact Placement of Children (ICPC)
ICPC Contacts
Nicole Chapman
ICPC Specialist
Bureau for Children and Families
350 Capitol Street Rm. B-18
Charleston, WV 25301
Phone: (304) 352-4500
Email: Nicole.J.Chapman@wv.gov |
Jen Brown
ICPC Specialist
Bureau for Children and Families
350 Capitol Street Rm. B-18
Charleston, WV 25301
Phone: (304) 352-4507
Email: Jen.G.Brown@wv.gov
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