District of Columbia Statutes

§ 4-321 — Definitions.

District of Columbia § 4-321
JurisdictionDistrict of Columbia
Title 4Public Care Systems.
Ch. 3Adoption Programs.
Subch. IIInterstate Compact on Adoption and Medical Assistance.

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D.C. Code § 4-321 (2026).

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As used in this subchapter, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1)“Adoption assistance state” means the state that is signatory to an adoption assistance agreement in a particular case.
(2)“Department” means the District of Columbia Department of Human Services.
(3)“Residence state” means the state where the child is living.
(4)“State” means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, or a Territory or Possession of or administered by the United States.

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Legislative History

June 27, 2000, D.C. Law 13-136, § 401, 47 DCR 2850

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