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Terms Used In Iowa Code 232.161

  • Department: means the state department of human services and includes the local, county, and service area offices of the department. See Iowa Code 232.68
  • state: means the general interest held by the people in the health, safety, welfare, and protection of all children living in this state. See Iowa Code 232.90
 As used in paragraph “a” of article V of the interstate compact on the placement of children under section 232.158, the phrase “appropriate authority in the receiving state” with reference to this state shall mean the state department of human services.