ARSD 67:14:24:06. Children for whom interstate placement is appropriate

Interstate placement of children is appropriate when: (1) The department or licensed child-placing agency retains jurisdiction over a child living with foster parents or relatives who are moving to another state; (2) A suitable adoptive home is not available for a child in the state in which the child has been living; (3) A child requires special treatment facilities which are not available in the child's resident state; (4) A child has familial ties to relatives living in a different state; or (5) A child has previously established relationships with a nonrelated family in another state.