{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-232.161","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 232.161","heading":"Department as authority in receiving state.","body":"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.","path":["Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES (Ch. 216 - 255A)","Chapter 232 - JUVENILE JUSTICE","Subchapter IX - INTERSTATE COMPACT ON PLACEMENT OF CHILDREN"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/232.161.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:06Z","sha256":"f36956bffbcf95f0646c0f5a620572bafc9ee83b6e2f8559333c03a7143905fe","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-232.160","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-232.162"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}