Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children

A legal and administrative means to permit child placement activities to be pursued throughout the country in much the same way, and with the same safeguards and services, as though they were being conducted in a single state. The compact requires notice and proof of the suitability of a placement before it is made; allocates specific legal and administrative responsibilities during the continuance of an interstate placement; provides a basis for enforcement of rights; and authorizes joint actions in all party states to improve operations and services. All U.S. jurisdictions and Canadian provinces are eligible. Consent of Congress is not required until a Canadian province seeks joinder.