(a)

1. (1) ICPC-approved home study packets are valid for six (6) months from the date the ICPC Central Office signed the ICPC-100A.
2. (2) The child must be placed within that six-month period.

(b) The Arkansas ICPC Central Office (receiving state) will:

1. (1) Review the home study packet to determine whether or not it is complete; and
2. (2) If the home study packet is complete, forward to the sending state’s ICPC office.

(e)

1. (1) The assigned caseworker and/or supervisor will, with the court’s concurrence, make a determination as to whether or not placement will be made.
2. (2) When the determination has been made, an ICPC-100B will be prepared and forwarded to the ICPC liaison.
3. (3) The liaison will, within seventy-two (72) hours of placement, send it to the ICPC Central Office who will forward to the appropriate state.

(f) If the home study is denied, the ICPC Central Office will process the denied home study request by forwarding a copy of the following to the appropriate ICPC liaison:

1. (1) The denied home study; and
2. (2) The ICPC-100A which indicates, in section IV, “placement shall not be made”.

(h) The FSW or supervisor will:

1. (1) File the denied home study and ICPC-100A in the appropriate case file and close the case; or

2. (2) Appeal the receiving state’s denial of the home study by:

   1. (A) Preparing a formal request with available supporting documentation to justify why the home study denial should be appealed;
   2. (B) Forwarding to the immediate supervisor for approval;
   3. (C) If approved, forwarding to the Area Director for approval; and
   4. (D) If approved, forwarding to the ICPC Central Office.

(i) The Arkansas ICPC Central Office will:

1. (1) Forward a copy of the appeal to the appropriate state’s ICPC office for reconsideration of the denied home study; and
2. (2) If the appeal is denied, the FSW must wait a minimum of six (6) months before reinitiation of the home study.