Purpose – The ICPC is a contractual agreement, overseen by APHSA (www

Purpose – The ICPC is a contractual agreement, overseen by APHSA (www. aphsa.org), among all fifty states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, which provides uniform rules and procedures for placing children in homes and facilities across state lines. The Compact is designed to give each child requiring placement across state lines the maximum opportunity for appropriate and desirable care, to ensure that both Sending and Receiving authorities are able to make informed decisions regarding the suitability of a proposed placement, and to establish and maintain jurisdictional responsibility.