Center controller accepted a handoff from an approach controller for an aircraft that was below the ...

Attributes
ACN	1748288
Time
Date	202007
Local Time Of Day	0001-0600
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.ARTCC
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft Low Wing 2 Eng Retractable Gear
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Cruise
Route In Use	Direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Enroute
Qualification	Air Traffic Control Developmental
Experience	Air Traffic Control Radar 13.5 Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (yrs) 0.0
Events
Anomaly	ATC Issue All Types Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

Narrative:

I called approach to advise of a VFR aircraft I was trying to hand off to them; and they asked if I could accept more coordination. They said aircraft X was at 8;000 feet direct to a fix and my control into ZZZ. I said roger and we got off the line. I realized when I went to clear them for the approach that they were entering a 9;000 foot minimum IFR altitude and I cleared them for the approach. If approach is going to hand off aircraft at 8;000 feet they should clear them for the approach before giving them to us. I should have told them to clear them or climb them in order to accept the hand off and then subsequently clear them for the approach.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Center Controller accepted a handoff from an Approach Controller for an aircraft that was below the Center's Minimum IFR Altitude but at the minimum IFR Altitude for the Approach Control.

Narrative: I called Approach to advise of a VFR aircraft I was trying to hand off to them; and they asked if I could accept more coordination. They said Aircraft X was at 8;000 feet direct to a fix and my control into ZZZ. I said roger and we got off the line. I realized when I went to clear them for the approach that they were entering a 9;000 foot Minimum IFR Altitude and I cleared them for the approach. If Approach is going to hand off aircraft at 8;000 feet they should clear them for the approach before giving them to us. I should have told them to clear them or climb them in order to accept the hand off and then subsequently clear them for the approach.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.

Center controller accepted a handoff from an approach controller for an aircraft that was below the center's minimum IFR altitude but at the minimum IFR altitude for the approach control.