{"data":{"id":"us-me/22-m.r.s.-4243","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"22 M.R.S. §4243","heading":"Appropriate public authorities","body":"The \"appropriate public authorities\" as used in Article III of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children shall, with reference to this State, mean the Department of Health and Human Services and said department shall receive and act with reference to notices required by said Article III.","path":["TITLE 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE","SUBTITLE 3: INCOME SUPPLEMENTATION","PART 4: INTERSTATE COMPACTS","CHAPTER 1153: INTERSTATE COMPACT ON PLACEMENT OF CHILDREN","SUBCHAPTER 2: ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/22/title22sec4243.html","current_through":"January 1, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:31Z","sha256":"ee430210052fe4f69db935b07013093d8b005728c4caeb27b04d2e3d9bc10e69","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/22-m.r.s.-4242","next":"us-me/22-m.r.s.-4244"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}