Maine § 22 §4256 Placement authority - Article 6 (WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE ON CONTINGENCY:  See T. 22, §4264, sub-§2)

Maine Statutes

§ 22 §4256 — Placement authority - Article 6 (WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE ON CONTINGENCY: See T. 22, §4264, sub-§2)

Maine § 22 §4256

Title 22HEALTH AND WELFARE

Part 4INTERSTATE COMPACTS

Ch. 1154INTERSTATE COMPACT FOR THE PLACEMENT OF CHILDREN (WHOLE CHAPTER TEXT EFFECTIVE ON CONTINGENCY: See T. 22, §4264, sub-§2)

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Bluebook

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 22, § 22 §4256 (2026).

Text

1.Approval for placement. Except as provided in subsection 3, a child subject to this chapter may not be placed into a receiving state until approval for such placement is obtained.

2.Written documentation. If the public child placing agency in the receiving state does not approve the proposed placement, then the child may not be placed. The receiving state shall provide written documentation of any such determination in accordance with the rules adopted by the interstate commission. Such determination is not subject to judicial review in the sending state.

3.Placement not approved. If the proposed placement is not approved, any interested party has standing to seek an administrative review of the receiving state's determination.

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1.
Approval for placement.
Except as provided in subsection 3, a child subject to this chapter may not be placed into a receiving state until approval for such placement is obtained.
2.
Written documentation.
If the public child placing agency in the receiving state does not approve the proposed placement, then the child may not be placed. The receiving state shall provide written documentation of any such determination in accordance with the rules adopted by the interstate commission. Such determination is not subject to judicial review in the sending state.
3.
Placement not approved.
If the proposed placement is not approved, any interested party has standing to seek an administrative review of the receiving state's determination.