25.2 Type Of Placements Exempt From The ICPC

The compact does not apply when placement is sought under any of the following circumstances: 

• Interstate placement from birth parent to birth parent, when there is no court jurisdiction;
• Interstate placement from birth parent to relative (as defined in RSMo 210.620 Article VIII), when there is no court jurisdiction;
• Interstate placement from legal guardian to birth parent or relative, when there is no court jurisdiction;
• Interstate placement to a medical or psychiatric hospital;
• Interstate placement to an educational program (Job Corp, college, etc.);
• Interstate placement of adjudicated delinquents unless placement is sought for residential treatment (see above);
• Divorce/custody assessments;
• International adoptions when the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has issued an IR-3 visa (adopted in the child’s country of origin);
• Placement of a child into/or out of Canada, Puerto Rico, Guam/American Samoa or any other foreign country; or
• Children under court jurisdiction visiting a relative/parent for 30 days or less.  Anything over 30 days is considered a placement and would be subject to ICPC.