As used in paragraph (a) of Article V of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children, the term ‘‘appropriate authority in the receiving state’’ means, with reference to this state, the Department of Human Services. History. — Ga. L. 1977, p. 578, § 4; Ga. L. 2009, p. 453, § 2-2/HB 228.
‘‘Appropriate authority in the receiving state’’ defined
O.C.G.A. § 39-4-2, under INTERSTATE COMPACT ON THE PLACEMENT OF CHILDREN.
O.C.G.A. § 39-4-2