Alabama Administrative Code
Title 660 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES
Chapter 660-5-35 - INTERSTATE/INTERCOUNTRY SERVICES TO CHILDREN POLICY AND PROCEDURES
Section 660-5-35-.02 - Types Of Placement Covered
Universal Citation: AL Admin Code R 660-5-35-.02
Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 5, February 29, 2024
(1) The Compact applies to the following situations in which children may be sent to other states:
(a) when children in the
temporary or permanent custody of the Department of Human Resources (DHR) are
to be sent to other states;
(b)
when the DHR is providing court ordered supervision of a child or the court has
assumed jurisdiction over the child;
(c) when a private licensed child-placing
agency (LCPA) has temporary or permanent custody of a child and is sending the
child to another state for placement;
(d) when the birth parents are placing a
child for adoption in another state;
(e) when children are placed in foster care,
including foster homes, group homes, residential treatment facilities, and
institutions;
(f) when children are
placed with parents and relatives; and a parent or defined relative is not
making the placement.
(2) The Compact does not apply in the following situations:
(a) When requests are
made between states for investigations involving the custody of children during
a divorce;
(b) When a child is to
be placed by a parent, defined relative, or guardian having legal custody and
the placement is with a relative in another state;
(c) When a child is to be placed in an
institution for the mentally ill or mentally defective, epileptic, any hospital
or medical facility, or an institution for purposes that are primarily
educational;
(d) When a child is in
the custody and care of the Department of Youth Services or Department of
Mental Health as the Compact Office of these respective agencies handles these
placements; and
(e) When a child is
visiting in other states.
Author: Jerome Webb
Statutory Authority: 42 U.S.C. §5119 National Child Protection Act of 1993; Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 24-14-8, 38-7-15, 44-2-20.
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