Maine § 22 §4257 State responsibility - Article 7 (WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE ON CONTINGENCY:  See T. 22, §4264, sub-§2)

Maine Statutes

§ 22 §4257 — State responsibility - Article 7 (WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE ON CONTINGENCY: See T. 22, §4264, sub-§2)

Maine § 22 §4257

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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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 22, § 22 §4257 (2026).

Text

1.Financial responsibility. For the interstate placement of a child made by a public child placing agency or state court:

2.Private child placing agency; responsibilities. For the placement of a child by a private child placing agency preliminary to a possible adoption, the private child placing agency is:

3.Assessment or supervision conducted. A private child placing agency is responsible for any assessment conducted in the receiving state and any supervision conducted by the receiving state at the level required by the laws of the receiving state or the rules of the interstate commission.

4.Timely assessment. The public child placing agency in the receiving state shall provide timely assessments, as provided for in the rules of the interstate commission.

5.Supervision; services. The

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1.
Financial responsibility.
For the interstate placement of a child made by a public child placing agency or state court:
2.
Private child placing agency; responsibilities.
For the placement of a child by a private child placing agency preliminary to a possible adoption, the private child placing agency is:
3.
Assessment or supervision conducted.
A private child placing agency is responsible for any assessment conducted in the receiving state and any supervision conducted by the receiving state at the level required by the laws of the receiving state or the rules of the interstate commission.
4.
Timely assessment.
The public child placing agency in the receiving state shall provide timely assessments, as provided for in the rules of the interstate commission.
5.
Supervision; services.
The public child placing agency in the receiving state shall provide or arrange for the provision of supervision and services for the child, including timely reports, during the period of the placement.
6.
Contract with licensed agency.
Nothing in this chapter may be construed as to limit the authority of the public child placing agency in the receiving state from contracting with a licensed agency or person in the receiving state for an assessment or the provision of supervision or services for the child or otherwise authorizing the provision of supervision or services by a licensed agency during the period of placement.
7.
Advisory council.
Each member state shall provide for coordination among its branches of government concerning the state's participation in, and compliance with, the compact and interstate commission activities through the creation of an advisory council or use of an existing body or board.
8.
Central state compact office.
Each member state shall establish a central state compact office, which is responsible for state compliance with the compact and the rules of the interstate commission.
9.
Oversee compliance.
The public child placing agency in the sending state shall oversee compliance with the provisions of the federal Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978, 25 United States Code, Section 1901 et seq. for placements subject to the provisions of this compact, prior to placement.
10.
Limited agreements.
With the consent of the interstate commission, states may enter into limited agreements that facilitate the timely assessment and provision of services and supervision of placements under this compact.