Small Aircraft; Low Wing; 2 Eng; Retractable Gear
Air Traffic Control Developmental
Air Traffic Control Radar 13.5; Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (yrs) 0.0
Situational Awareness
ATC Issue All Types; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
Air Traffic Control Issued New Clearance
Procedure; Airspace Structure; Human Factors
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.
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.