HARRY HUGHES, Governor                                     1995

THE OFFICERS AND AGENCIES OF THIS STATE AND ITS SUBDIVISIONS
HAVING AUTHORITY TO PLACE CHILDREN ARE HEREBY EMPOWERED TO ENTER
INTO AGREEMENTS WITH APPROPRIATE OFFICERS OR AGENCIES OF OR IN
OTHER PARTY STATES PURSUANT TO § 5-606(B) OF THE INTERSTATE
COMPACT ON THE PLACEMENT OF CHILDREN. ANY SUCH AGREEMENT WHICH
CONTAINS A FINANCIAL COMMITMENT OR IMPOSES A FINANCIAL OBLIGATION
ON THIS STATE OR SUBDIVISION OR AGENCY THEREOF SHALL NOT BE
BINDING UNLESS IT HAS THE APPROVAL IN WRITING OF THE DEPARTMENT
OF HUMAN RESOURCES.

(E)  REQUIREMENTS FOR VISITATION, INSPECTION, OR
SUPERVISION.

ANY REQUIREMENTS FOR VISITATION, INSPECTION OR SUPERVISION
OF CHILDREN, HOMES, INSTITUTIONS OR OTHER AGENCIES IN ANOTHER
PARTY STATE WHICH MAY APPLY SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE MET IF
PERFORMED PURSUANT TO AN AGREEMENT ENTERED INTO BY APPROPRIATE
OFFICERS OR AGENCIES OF THIS STATE OR A SUBDIVISION THEREOF AS
CONTEMPLATED BY § 5-606(B) OF THE INTERSTATE COMPACT ON THE
PLACEMENT OF CHILDREN.

(F)  LAWS RESTRICTING OUT-OF-STATE PLACEMENT.

ANY PROVISIONS OF LAW RESTRICTING OUT-OF-STATE PLACEMENT
SHALL NOT APPLY TO PLACEMENTS MADE PURSUANT TO THE INTERSTATE
COMPACT ON THE PLACEMENT OF CHILDREN.

(G)  JURISDICTION OF COURT.

ANY COURT HAVING JURISDICTION TO PLACE DELINQUENT CHILDREN
MAY PLACE SUCH A CHILD IN AN INSTITUTION OF OR IN ANOTHER STATE
PURSUANT TO § 5-607 OF THE INTERSTATE COMPACT ON THE PLACEMENT OF
CHILDREN AND SHALL RETAIN JURISDICTION AS PROVIDED IN § 5-606 OF
THIS SUBTITLE.

(H) "EXECUTIVE HEAD" DEFINED; APPOINTMENT OF COMPACT
ADMINISTRATOR.

AS USED IN § 5-608 OF THE INTERSTATE COMPACT ON THE
PLACEMENT OF CHILDREN, THE TERM "EXECUTIVE HEAD" MEANS THE
GOVERNOR. THE GOVERNOR IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO APPOINT A COMPACT
ADMINISTRATOR IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS OF § 5-608 OF THIS
SUBTITLE.

(I) INAPPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN DEFINITIONS.

THE DEFINITIONS IN § 1-101 OF THIS ARTICLE DO NOT APPLY TO
THE INTERSTATE COMPACT ON THE PLACEMENT OF CHILDREN SET FORTH IN
THIS SUBTITLE.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section formerly appeared as Article
16, § 208.

Throughout this section, internal cross-references are
corrected and the present name of the Department of