32A-11-3: Notices; health and social services department [human services department][health care authority department]. (Contingent repeal. See note.)

The "appropriate public authorities" as used in Article 3 of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children shall, with reference to New Mexico, mean the health and social services department [human services department][health care authority department], and said department shall receive and act with reference to notices required by said Article 3.