{"data":{"id":"us-me/22-m.r.s.-4244","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"22 M.R.S. §4244","heading":"Appropriate authority in the receiving state","body":"As used in the first paragraph of Article V of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children, the phrase \"appropriate authority in the receiving state\" with reference to this State shall mean the Department of Health and Human Services.","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/title22sec4244.html","current_through":"January 1, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:31Z","sha256":"8a0acaeb450251a96b0d938653b655bad206899c82bd015095de16037a81abf4","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/22-m.r.s.-4243","next":"us-me/22-m.r.s.-4245"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}