As used in item (a) of Subsection 5 of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children, "appropriate authority in the receiving state" with reference to this State means the Department of Social Services as the compact administrator.
"Appropriate authority in receiving state" defined
S.C. Code Ann. § 63-9-2230, under Title 63, Chapter 9.
S.C. Code Ann. § 63-9-2230