OPEN MINDS, The Behavioral Health & Social Service Industry Analyst Industry News The “Timely Interstate Placement of Foster Children Act” (HR 5403), a law intended to speed up placements for adoptive and foster children across state lines, was signed into law on June 23, 2006. First introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives on May 17, 2006, the bill amends the Social Security Act by requiring states that receive foster care payments under the federal IV-E and IV-B programs to meet mandated deadlines when placing children in adoptive or foster homes in other states. On May 24 . . .

OPEN MINDS, The Behavioral Health & Social Service Industry Analyst Industry News The “Timely Interstate Placement of Foster Children Act” (HR 5403), a law intended to speed up placements for adoptive and foster children across state lines, was signed into law on June 23, 2006. First introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives on May 17, 2006, the bill amends the Social Security Act by requiring states that receive foster care payments under the federal IV-E and IV-B programs to meet mandated deadlines when placing children in adoptive or foster homes in other states. On May 24 . . .