If a prospective foster parent lived in another state within the last 5 years, their current state must check the child abuse & neglect registry from their prior state(s) before approving them as foster parents.
This sounds like a good idea. But in practice, inconsistent processes across states for fulfilling these requests are putting children at risk, and cause some of the most significant delays in licensing (paying) foster parents, particularly for kinship caregivers who already have placement of children but who do not receive any financial support until they are licensed.
Learn more about how to simplify the process for out-of-state child abuse and neglect checks.
Alabama
- Accept electronic requests: Not Implemented
- Accepts attestation of consent: Not Implemented
- General inbox for receiving requests: Fully Implemented
- No fee: Fully Implemented
- No notarized or witnessed signature: Not Implemented
Partially implemented
Alaska
- Accept electronic requests: Fully Implemented
- Accepts attestation of consent: Not Implemented
- General inbox for receiving requests: Fully Implemented
- No fee: Fully Implemented
- No notarized or witnessed signature: Fully Implemented
All implemented
American Samoa
- Accept electronic requests: Not Implemented
- Accepts attestation of consent: Not Implemented
- General inbox for receiving requests: Not Implemented
- No fee: Not Implemented
- No notarized or witnessed signature: Not Implemented
None implemented
Arizona
- Accept electronic requests: Fully Implemented
- Accepts attestation of consent: Not Implemented
- General inbox for receiving requests: Fully Implemented
- No fee: Fully Implemented
- No notarized or witnessed signature: Fully Implemented
All implemented
Arkansas
- Accept electronic requests: Not Implemented
- Accepts attestation of consent: Not Implemented
- General inbox for receiving requests: Fully Implemented
- No fee: Fully Implemented
- No notarized or witnessed signature: Fully Implemented
Partially implemented
California
- Accept electronic requests: Not Implemented
- Accepts attestation of consent: Fully Implemented
- General inbox for receiving requests: Fully Implemented
- No fee: Not Implemented
- No notarized or witnessed signature: Fully Implemented
Partially implemented
Colorado
- Accept electronic requests: Fully Implemented
- Accepts attestation of consent: Fully Implemented
- General inbox for receiving requests: Fully Implemented
- No fee: Not Implemented
- No notarized or witnessed signature: Fully Implemented
Partially implemented
Connecticut
- Accept electronic requests: Fully Implemented
- Accepts attestation of consent: Fully Implemented
- General inbox for receiving requests: Fully Implemented
- No fee: Fully Implemented
- No notarized or witnessed signature: Fully Implemented
All implemented
Delaware
- Accept electronic requests: Fully Implemented
- Accepts attestation of consent: Not Implemented
- General inbox for receiving requests: Fully Implemented
- No fee: Not Implemented
- No notarized or witnessed signature: Fully Implemented
Partially implemented
Washington, D.C.
- Accept electronic requests: Fully Implemented
- Accepts attestation of consent: Not Implemented
- General inbox for receiving requests: Fully Implemented
- No fee: Fully Implemented
- No notarized or witnessed signature: Fully Implemented
All implemented
Florida
- Accept electronic requests: Fully Implemented
- Accepts attestation of consent: Not Implemented
- General inbox for receiving requests: Fully Implemented
- No fee: Fully Implemented
- No notarized or witnessed signature: Fully Implemented
All implemented
Georgia
- Accept electronic requests: Fully Implemented
- Accepts attestation of consent: Not Implemented
- General inbox for receiving requests: Fully Implemented
- No fee: Fully Implemented
- No notarized or witnessed signature: Fully Implemented
All implemented
Guam
- Accept electronic requests: Fully Implemented
- Accepts attestation of consent: Partially Implemented
- General inbox for receiving requests: Not Implemented
- No fee: Fully Implemented
- No notarized or witnessed signature: Fully Implemented
Partially implemented
Hawaii
- Accept electronic requests: Not Implemented
- Accepts attestation of consent: Not Implemented
- General inbox for receiving requests: Fully Implemented
- No fee: Fully Implemented
- No notarized or witnessed signature: Fully Implemented
Partially implemented
Idaho
- Accept electronic requests: Not Implemented
- Accepts attestation of consent: Not Implemented
- General inbox for receiving requests: Fully Implemented
- No fee: Not Implemented
- No notarized or witnessed signature: Not Implemented
Partially implemented
Illinois
- Accept electronic requests: Fully Implemented
- Accepts attestation of consent: Not Implemented
- General inbox for receiving requests: Fully Implemented
- No fee: Fully Implemented
- No notarized or witnessed signature: Fully Implemented
All implemented
Indiana
- Accept electronic requests: Partially Implemented
- Accepts attestation of consent: Not Implemented
- General inbox for receiving requests: Fully Implemented
- No fee: Fully Implemented
- No notarized or witnessed signature: Fully Implemented
Partially implemented
Iowa
- Accept electronic requests: Fully Implemented
- Accepts attestation of consent: Not Implemented
- General inbox for receiving requests: Fully Implemented
- No fee: Fully Implemented
- No notarized or witnessed signature: Fully Implemented
All implemented
Kansas
- Accept electronic requests: Fully Implemented
- Accepts attestation of consent: Not Implemented
- General inbox for receiving requests: Fully Implemented
- No fee: Fully Implemented
- No notarized or witnessed signature: Fully Implemented
All implemented
Kentucky
- Accept electronic requests: Fully Implemented
- Accepts attestation of consent: Fully Implemented
- General inbox for receiving requests: Fully Implemented
- No fee: Not Implemented
- No notarized or witnessed signature: Fully Implemented
Partially implemented
Louisiana
- Accept electronic requests: Fully Implemented
- Accepts attestation of consent: Not Implemented
- General inbox for receiving requests: Fully Implemented
- No fee: Fully Implemented
- No notarized or witnessed signature: Fully Implemented
All implemented
Maine
- Accept electronic requests: Fully Implemented
- Accepts attestation of consent: Not Implemented
- General inbox for receiving requests: Fully Implemented
- No fee: Not Implemented
- No notarized or witnessed signature: Fully Implemented
Partially implemented
Maryland
- Accept electronic requests: Not Implemented
- Accepts attestation of consent: Not Implemented
- General inbox for receiving requests: Fully Implemented
- No fee: Fully Implemented
- No notarized or witnessed signature: Not Implemented
Partially implemented
Massachusetts
- Accept electronic requests: Fully Implemented
- Accepts attestation of consent: Not Implemented
- General inbox for receiving requests: Fully Implemented
- No fee: Fully Implemented
- No notarized or witnessed signature: Fully Implemented
All implemented
Michigan
- Accept electronic requests: Fully Implemented
- Accepts attestation of consent: Not Implemented
- General inbox for receiving requests: Fully Implemented
- No fee: Fully Implemented
- No notarized or witnessed signature: Fully Implemented
All implemented
Minnesota
- Accept electronic requests: Not Implemented
- Accepts attestation of consent: Not Implemented
- General inbox for receiving requests: Fully Implemented
- No fee: Not Implemented
- No notarized or witnessed signature: Not Implemented
Partially implemented
Mississipi
- Accept electronic requests: Fully Implemented
- Accepts attestation of consent: Not Implemented
- General inbox for receiving requests: Fully Implemented
- No fee: Fully Implemented
- No notarized or witnessed signature: Fully Implemented
All implemented
Missouri
- Accept electronic requests: Fully Implemented
- Accepts attestation of consent: Not Implemented
- General inbox for receiving requests: Fully Implemented
- No fee: Not Implemented
- No notarized or witnessed signature: Fully Implemented
Partially implemented
Montana
- Accept electronic requests: Not Implemented
- Accepts attestation of consent: Not Implemented
- General inbox for receiving requests: Fully Implemented
- No fee: Fully Implemented
- No notarized or witnessed signature: Not Implemented
Partially implemented
Nebraska
- Accept electronic requests: Fully Implemented
- Accepts attestation of consent: Not Implemented
- General inbox for receiving requests: Fully Implemented
- No fee: Not Implemented
- No notarized or witnessed signature: Not Implemented
Partially implemented
Nevada
- Accept electronic requests: Fully Implemented
- Accepts attestation of consent: Fully Implemented
- General inbox for receiving requests: Fully Implemented
- No fee: Fully Implemented
- No notarized or witnessed signature: Not Implemented
Partially implemented
New Hampshire
- Accept electronic requests: Not Implemented
- Accepts attestation of consent: Not Implemented
- General inbox for receiving requests: Fully Implemented
- No fee: Fully Implemented
- No notarized or witnessed signature: Not Implemented
Partially implemented
New Jersey
- Accept electronic requests: Fully Implemented
- Accepts attestation of consent: Not Implemented
- General inbox for receiving requests: Fully Implemented
- No fee: Fully Implemented
- No notarized or witnessed signature: Fully Implemented
All implemented
New Mexico
- Accept electronic requests: Fully Implemented
- Accepts attestation of consent: Not Implemented
- General inbox for receiving requests: Fully Implemented
- No fee: Fully Implemented
- No notarized or witnessed signature: Fully Implemented
All implemented
New York
- Accept electronic requests: Not Implemented
- Accepts attestation of consent: Not Implemented
- General inbox for receiving requests: Fully Implemented
- No fee: Fully Implemented
- No notarized or witnessed signature: Not Implemented
Partially implemented
North Carolina
- Accept electronic requests: Not Implemented
- Accepts attestation of consent: Not Implemented
- General inbox for receiving requests: Fully Implemented
- No fee: Fully Implemented
- No notarized or witnessed signature: Fully Implemented
Partially implemented
North Dakota
- Accept electronic requests: Fully Implemented
- Accepts attestation of consent: Not Implemented
- General inbox for receiving requests: Fully Implemented
- No fee: Fully Implemented
- No notarized or witnessed signature: Fully Implemented
All implemented
Ohio
- Accept electronic requests: Fully Implemented
- Accepts attestation of consent: Not Implemented
- General inbox for receiving requests: Fully Implemented
- No fee: Fully Implemented
- No notarized or witnessed signature: Fully Implemented
All implemented
Oklahoma
- Accept electronic requests: Fully Implemented
- Accepts attestation of consent: Fully Implemented
- General inbox for receiving requests: Fully Implemented
- No fee: Fully Implemented
- No notarized or witnessed signature: Fully Implemented
All implemented
Oregon
- Accept electronic requests: Fully Implemented
- Accepts attestation of consent: Not Implemented
- General inbox for receiving requests: Fully Implemented
- No fee: Fully Implemented
- No notarized or witnessed signature: Fully Implemented
All implemented
Pennsylvania
- Accept electronic requests: Fully Implemented
- Accepts attestation of consent: Not Implemented
- General inbox for receiving requests: Fully Implemented
- No fee: Not Implemented
- No notarized or witnessed signature: Fully Implemented
Partially implemented
Puerto Rico
- Accept electronic requests: Partially Implemented
- Accepts attestation of consent: Not Implemented
- General inbox for receiving requests: Partially Implemented
- No fee: Fully Implemented
- No notarized or witnessed signature: Not Implemented
Partially implemented
Rhode Island
- Accept electronic requests: Fully Implemented
- Accepts attestation of consent: Fully Implemented
- General inbox for receiving requests: Partially Implemented
- No fee: Fully Implemented
- No notarized or witnessed signature: Fully Implemented
Partially implemented
South Carolina
- Accept electronic requests: Fully Implemented
- Accepts attestation of consent: Not Implemented
- General inbox for receiving requests: Fully Implemented
- No fee: Not Implemented
- No notarized or witnessed signature: Fully Implemented
Partially implemented
South Dakota
- Accept electronic requests: Fully Implemented
- Accepts attestation of consent: Not Implemented
- General inbox for receiving requests: Fully Implemented
- No fee: Fully Implemented
- No notarized or witnessed signature: Fully Implemented
All implemented
Tennessee
- Accept electronic requests: Fully Implemented
- Accepts attestation of consent: Fully Implemented
- General inbox for receiving requests: Fully Implemented
- No fee: Fully Implemented
- No notarized or witnessed signature: Fully Implemented
All implemented
Texas
- Accept electronic requests: Fully Implemented
- Accepts attestation of consent: Not Implemented
- General inbox for receiving requests: Fully Implemented
- No fee: Fully Implemented
- No notarized or witnessed signature: Not Implemented
Partially implemented
Utah
- Accept electronic requests: Fully Implemented
- Accepts attestation of consent: Not Implemented
- General inbox for receiving requests: Fully Implemented
- No fee: Fully Implemented
- No notarized or witnessed signature: Fully Implemented
All implemented
Vermont
- Accept electronic requests: Fully Implemented
- Accepts attestation of consent: Not Implemented
- General inbox for receiving requests: Fully Implemented
- No fee: Fully Implemented
- No notarized or witnessed signature: Not Implemented
Partially implemented
Virginia
- Accept electronic requests: Fully Implemented
- Accepts attestation of consent: Not Implemented
- General inbox for receiving requests: Fully Implemented
- No fee: Not Implemented
- No notarized or witnessed signature: Fully Implemented
Partially implemented
Washington
- Accept electronic requests: Fully Implemented
- Accepts attestation of consent: Not Implemented
- General inbox for receiving requests: Fully Implemented
- No fee: Not Implemented
- No notarized or witnessed signature: Fully Implemented
Partially implemented
West Virginia
- Accept electronic requests: Not Implemented
- Accepts attestation of consent: Not Implemented
- General inbox for receiving requests: Fully Implemented
- No fee: Fully Implemented
- No notarized or witnessed signature: Fully Implemented
Partially implemented
Wisconsin
- Accept electronic requests: Fully Implemented
- Accepts attestation of consent: Fully Implemented
- General inbox for receiving requests: Fully Implemented
- No fee: Fully Implemented
- No notarized or witnessed signature: Fully Implemented
All implemented
Wyoming
- Accept electronic requests: Fully Implemented
- Accepts attestation of consent: Fully Implemented
- General inbox for receiving requests: Fully Implemented
- No fee: Fully Implemented
- No notarized or witnessed signature: Fully Implemented
All implemented
Dashboard: Out-of-state child abuse and neglect checks (Adam Walsh checks)