1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Help Separated Families Act of 2018 . 2. Immigration status alone not a disqualification from being a placement for a foster child Section 471(a)(19) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 671(a)(19) ) is amended— (1) by striking (19) provides that the State and inserting the following: (19) provides that— (A) the State ; (2) by adding at the end the following: and ; and (3) by adding after and below the end the following: (B) such standards shall ensure that the immigration status alone of a parent, legal guardian, or relative shall not disqualify the parent, legal guardian, or relative from being a placement for a child; . 3. State plan requirement to accept certain documents issued by foreign entities as sufficient identification for purposes of initiating a criminal records check or a fingerprint-based check Section 471(a)(20) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 671(a)(20) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A), by inserting which procedures shall require the State (including the State agency, the child welfare agency of any county or other political subdivision of the State, and caseworkers and supervisors of any such agency) to accept a foreign consulate identification card or a foreign passport as sufficient identification for purposes of initiating a criminal records check or a fingerprint-based check, before including procedures