As used in paragraph "a" of article V of the interstate compact on the placement of children under section 232.158, the phrase "appropriate authority in the receiving state" with reference to this state means the state department of health and human services.
Iowa Code § 232.161
83 Acts, ch 96, §157, 159 85 Acts, ch 173, §30 2008 Acts, ch 1032, §201; 2023 Acts, ch 19, § 636
Referred to in §232.166, 232.167
Section amended