(1) The department of public health and human services hereby adopts and incorporates by reference the regulations adopted by the association of administrators of the interstate compact on the placement of children as amended through April 30, 2000. These regulations interpret the interstate compact on the placement of children and include clarifications of the applicability of the interstate compact on the placement of children with regard to the following:

(a) use of uniform forms;

(b) interstate relocation by foster parents;

(c) interstate placement of a child into the home of the child's parent, relative or nonagency guardian;

(d) interstate placements of children in educational institutions, hospitals and institutions for the mentally ill or mentally defective;

(e) the requirement of a central state office for all compact referrals;

(f) a 6-month time limit on placement authorization;

(g) procedures for priority placements;

(h) appropriate use of forms to change placement purposes;

(i) definition of a visit; and

(j) applicability to guardianships.

(2) A copy of the regulations adopted by the association of administrators of the interstate compact on the placement of children as amended through April 30, 2000, can be obtained from the Department of Public Health and Human Services, 1400 Broadway, P.O. Box 202951, Helena, MT 59620-2951.