Authority to license.

The department may grant a license under this chapter for the period specified in section 238.9 for the operation of a child-placing agency in this state. [C27, 31, 35, §3661-a60; C39, § 3661.074; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §238.3 ] 2002 Acts, ch 1102, §5 ; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §759