[§587A-15] Duties, rights, and liability of authorized agencies. (a) If an authorized agency has family supervision, it has the following duties and rights, subject to such conditions or restrictions as the court deems to be in the best interests of a child:
(b) If an authorized agency has foster custody it has the following duties and rights:
The court, in its discretion, may vest foster custody of a child in any authorized agency or subsequently authorized agencies, if the court finds that it is in the child's best interests to do so. The rights and duties that are so assumed by an authorized agency shall supersede the rights and duties of any legal or permanent custodian of the child.
(c) Unless otherwise provided in this section or as otherwise ordered by the court, a child's family shall retain the following rights and responsibilities after a transfer of temporary foster custody or foster custody, to the extent that the family possessed the rights and responsibilities prior to the transfer of temporary foster custody or foster custody:
(d) If an authorized agency has permanent custody, it has the following duties and rights:
(e) An authorized agency shall not be liable to third party persons for the acts of the child solely by reason of the agency's status as foster custodian or permanent custodian of the child. [L 2010, c 135, pt of §1]