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Ten years of NIEM. The NEICE success story.

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In 2014, approximately 66,500 children 

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were placed across state lines using the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children.

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In order to ensure the safety of these children

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in an appropriate placement, the child welfare system in the sending state 

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must work together with the child welfare system in the receiving state. 

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Currently, to begin exploring a potential home, 

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state child welfare agency staff must go through a time-consuming process – 

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compiling documents, copying them, and then completing and sending paper forms in the mail. 

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The approval process averages 6-12 months, 

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leaving the children in limbo, waiting for a stable, loving home.

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In order to speed up this lengthy process,

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the National Electronic Interstate Compact Enterprise (NEICE) has been piloted,

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allowing state child welfare agencies to share this information and forms electronically. 

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Within 2-3 weeks of launching the NEICE pilot, 

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approvals that often took  6-12 months were taking 1-2 days, getting children into stable and loving homes sooner.

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NEICE was piloted in 6 states and is in a planning process to roll it out nationally. 

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Anticipated savings - from eliminating copying and mailing costs alone – are close to $1.6 million. 

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NEICE is saving taxpayer money and more importantly helping get children into homes faster.

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So, what made NEICE possible? 

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NIEM was the foundational data layer used to develop an electronic system for information exchange between states. 

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But why use NIEM to build this exchange? 

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NIEM enables disparate child welfare data systems to exchange information on children and can be reused

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–one exchange can be reused by all the states, saving time and money.

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And that, is the power of NIEM