This letter transmits an Equivalency Letter that may be used to assist counties in explaining California’s relative non-relative extended family (NREFM) home approval process to other Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (ICPC) members. This letter was developed to help explain the legality of the relative and NREFM home approval process used in California and its equivalency to a licensing status, to avoid delays in foster care and adoptive placements made pursuant to the ICPC. [Download]
Summaries of select CalWORKs, CalFresh, Health and Housing Regulations