Intermittent alternate care (IAC) requests may come from the foster parent, the FAD worker, the child's CVS caseworker, or a medical professional such as the child's therapist or doctor.

All non-emergency requests for IAC must be made at least 10 working days in advance of the desired start date of the IAC services. The request must be submitted to the foster family's FAD worker, or a regionally designated CVS caseworker, and may be verbal or written.

DFPS-verified foster homes using IAC services must notify and get approval from the child's CVS caseworker before the child is placed in IAC. Foster parents must ensure that the appropriate information about each child is provided to the IAC provider before the child is left with the IAC provider. See 7925 Documenting Care Instructions.