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Interethnic Placement Provisions

Related Terms • Indian Child Welfare Act • Multi-Ethnic Placement Act

Definition: Refers to Section 1808 of P.L. 104-188, Removal of Barriers to Interethnic Adoption Provisions.

Added to the Multi-Ethnic Placement Act in 1996, the IEP underscores the prohibition against delaying or denying the placement of a child for adoption or foster care on the basis of race, color or national origin of the foster or adoptive parents or of the child involved [42 USC 1996b].

MEPA-IEP (full acronym of the law) applies to those receiving federal funding, and (to the best of this writer's knowledge) does not apply to those covered under the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA).

Also Known As:IEP

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The Multi-Ethnic Placement Act
The law prohibits discrimination in the placement of children based on race, color, or national origin.

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