Montana Code 42-10-122. Authorization
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42-10-122. Authorization. The department of public health and human services is authorized to develop, participate in the development of, negotiate, and enter into one or more interstate compacts on behalf of this state with other states for:
Terms Used In Montana Code 42-10-122
- Adoption: means the act of creating the legal relationship between parent and child when it does not exist genetically. See Montana Code 42-1-103
- Department: means the department of public health and human services provided for in 2-15-2201. See Montana Code 42-10-103
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201
(1)the protection of children on behalf of whom adoption assistance is being provided; and
(2)the provision of procedures for interstate children’s adoption assistance payments, including medical payments.