43-149. Terms, defined.
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As used in sections 43-147 to 43-154 , unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)Adoption assistance state shall mean the state that is signatory to an adoption assistance agreement in a particular case;
(2)Department shall mean the Department of Health and Human Services; and
(3)State shall mean 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.