Legislative findings; purposes
Sec. 1. (a) The general assembly finds that:
(1) Finding adoptive families for children, for whom state
assistance is desirable pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 673, and assuring
the protection of the interests of the children affected during the
entire assistance period, require special measures when the
adoptive parents move to other states or are residents of another
state.
(2) Provision of medical and other necessary services for
children, with state assistance, encounters special difficulties
when the provision of services takes place in other states.
(b) The purposes of this chapter are to:
(1) Authorize the division of family and children to enter into
interstate agreements with agencies of other states for the
protection of children on behalf of whom adoption assistance is
being provided by the division of family and children.
(2) Provide procedures for interstate children's adoption
assistance payments, including medical payments.
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11.
Last modified: May 24, 2006