Exhibit A-4 Adoption Population Definition Responses 1990 VCIS Survey

Exhibit A-4
Adoption Population Definition Responses
1990 VCIS Survey

State	Only Finalized Adoptions Counted	In No, Non-Finalized Placement Counted	Only Substitute Care Population Counted	Only Children With Permanency Plan	Final And Non-Final Placements Counted	If No, Only Final Placement Counted	If No, Only Non-Final Placement Counted	Other Agency Services Counted
Alabama	Yes		Yes	Yes	Yes			Yes
Florida	Yes		Yes	Yes	Yes			Yes
Georgia	Yes		Yes	Yes	Yes			Yes
New York	Yes		Yes	Yes	Yes			Yes
Rhode Island	Yes		Yes	Yes	Yes			Yes
South Dakota	Yes		Yes	Yes	Yes			Yes
Tennessee	Yes		Yes	Yes	Yes			Yes
Texas	Yes		Yes	Yes	Yes			Yes
Utah	Yes		Yes	Yes	Yes			Yes
Virginia	Yes		Yes	Yes	Yes			Yes
New Jersey	Yes		Yes	Yes
Missouri	Yes		No	Yes			Yes	Yes
South Carolina	Yes		Yes	No			Yes	Yes
Pennsylvania	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No		Yes	Yes
Massachusetts	Yes		Yes	Yes	No		Yes	Yes
Mississippi	Yes		Yes	Yes	No		Yes	Yes
North Carolina	Yes		Yes	Yes	No		Yes	Yes
Wisconsin	Yes		Yes	Yes	No		Yes	Yes
Washington	Yes		Yes	Yes	No		Yes	Yes
Maryland	Yes		Yes	Yes	Yes			No
New Mexico	Yes		Yes	Yes	Yes			No
Vermont	Yes		Yes	Yes	Yes			No
Puerto Rico	Yes		Yes	Yes				No
California	No	Yes	Yes	Yes				Yes
Connecticut	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes		No
Arkansas	Yes		Yes	Yes	No			No
Kentucky	Yes		Yes	Yes	No	Yes		No
Idaho	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes			No
Arizona	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes		Yes

Source: VCIS survey, Part II, reporting population questions 1 through 5.

The following states did not respond to any substitute care population definition questions:
AK, CO, DE, DC, HI, IA, IL, IN, KS, LA, ME, MI, MN, MT, ND, NE, NH, NV, OH, OK, OR, WV, and WY.

A blank cell within a row indicates either that the relevant question is not applicable to the state, or that the state did not respond to the question.