CHAPTER 142
INTERSTATE COMPACT ON THE PLACEMENT OF CHILDREN
[Prior to 7/1/83, Social Services[770] Ch 142]
[Prior to 2/11/87, Human Services[498]]
441—142.1(238) Compact agreement. As a member of the interstate compact on placement of children, the department of human services shall cooperate on interstate aspects of placements preliminary to possible adoptions, placements in foster care where no adoption is contemplated, placements with any parent or relative, and institutional placements of adjudicated children in need of assistance needing special services or programs not available within the state. Any public or private agency instrumental in placement of a child in Iowa or from Iowa and in such public or private agency’s custody shall go through the interstate compact on placement of children.
441—142.2(238) Compact administrator.
	142.2(1) The compact administrator may appoint up to three deputy compact administrators to serve as active members of the association of the interstate compact on the placement of children and who shall be responsible for day-to-day operation of the interstate compact.
	142.2(2) The compact administrator shall be responsible for the administration of the compact between the compact administrator’s state and other contracting states.
Rules 142.1(238) and 142.2(238) are intended to implement Iowa Code section 238.33.
441—142.3(238) Article II(d). For the purposes of article II(d), a child caring agency or institution shall not include any institution caring for the mentally ill, mentally defective or epileptic; or any institution primarily educational in character; or any hospital or other medical facility.
441—142.4(238) Article III(a). For the purposes of article III(a), “sending state” shall mean “sending agency”.
441—142.5(238) Article III(a) procedures.
	142.5(1) All intended placements in Iowa or from Iowa coming under the purview of this compact shall be referred to the interstate compact unit, bureau of adult, children and family services, department of human services.
	142.5(2) All persons involved in the placement of a child into Iowa or from Iowa into another state shall meet all the placement requirements of the receiving state prior to the actual placement.
	142.5(3) Supervision of placements made by persons or agencies outside of Iowa shall be provided by a licensed Iowa agency, the department of human services, or an Iowa certified adoption investigator. Exempted from this provision are:
	a. 	Any agency licensed as a child-placing agency in another state which has its principal place of business in a county directly adjacent to an Iowa border may practice in the Iowa counties contiguous to the out-of-state county.
	b. 	Placement in a facility for treatment that is licensed by the department unless the department specifies that the supervision must be provided by the department for all placements in any particular facility.
441—142.6(238) Article III(c). A child may be placed in Iowa preliminary to adoption only when:
	142.6(1) Rescinded by Governor’s Administrative Rules Executive Order No.	3, 11/6/79.
	142.6(2) There has been a preplacement investigation by an authorized person or agency in Iowa, such investigation has been made available to the Iowa interstate compact unit, the investigation has been made within the past year, and the sending state intending to place the child has been notified that the home has been approved for an adoptive placement in Iowa.
441—142.7(238) Article VIII(a). For the purpose of article VIII(a), relative shall mean stepparent, grandparent, adult brother or sister, or adult uncle or aunt, and guardian shall mean any guardian other than that appointed as preliminary to adoption.
441—142.8(238) Applicability. The requirements of this compact shall be in effect for all placements into Iowa from any state or from Iowa to any state within the United States and the District of Columbia.
[Filed 4/30/76, Notice 3/22/76—published 5/17/76, effective 6/21/76]
[Filed 9/6/79, Notice 6/27/79—published 10/3/79, effective 11/7/79]1
[Subrule 142.6(1) rescinded by Governor’s Administrative Rules Executive Order No.	3,
11/6/79—published 11/28/79]
[Filed emergency 2/10/84—published 2/29/84, effective 2/10/84]
[Filed emergency 1/15/87—published 2/11/87, effective 1/15/87]
1	Effective date of subrule 770—142.6(1) delayed by the Administrative Rules Review Committee 70 days.