Terms Used In Louisiana Children's Code 1641

  • Placement: means the act by a public or private child placing agency intended to arrange for the care or custody of a child in another state. See Louisiana Children's Code 1624
  • State: means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Northern Marianas Islands, and any other territory of the United States. See Louisiana Children's Code 1624

NOTE:  Art. 1641 enacted by Acts 2010, No. 893, §1, eff. when the 35th state enacts the Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children.

A.  The Department of Children and Family Services shall have the authority to promulgate rules and regulations in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act as necessary to carry out the provisions of this Chapter.

B.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Chapter, rules adopted by the Interstate Commission shall not supersede state law, and shall not be binding unless also promulgated by this state in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act. The provisions of this Subsection shall control to the extent of conflict with any other provision of law.

Acts 2010, No. 893, §1.