Building Bridges across State Lines: The Interstate Compact on Adoption and Medical Assistance (ICAMA) – Archived webinar This NRCDR webinar provided to participants a basic understanding of interstate compacts and the ICAMA's role in facilitating states to provide adoption assistance services, especially Medicaid, in interstate cases. The webinar presentation picked up where the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (ICPC) case process ends. Participants: increase their knowledge of the ICAMA; become familiar with resources available to states through the Association of Administrators of the Interstate Compact on Adoption and Medical Assistance; and, better understand the need for ICAMA’s processes, forms, and database in receiving uninterrupted benefits interstate. The presenter emphasized the role state staff plays in understanding the need for Medicaid in securing and ensuring permanency for youth adopted with special needs. Presenter: Sharon McCartney, JD, Medicaid and Child Welfare Consultant, AAICAMA National Office
Tags: Adoption , foster care , child welfare , ICAMA , ICPC , Interstate Compact on Adoption and Medical Assistance , diligent recruitment
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