{"data":{"id":"us-az/a.r.s.-8-171","jurisdiction":"us-az","citation":"A.R.S. § 8-171","heading":"Definitions","body":"In this article, unless the context otherwise requires:\n\n1. \"Adoption assistance\" means payments, medical assistance or benefits provided by an adoption assistance state pursuant to applicable federal and state laws.\n\n2. \"Adoption assistance state\" means a state that is a signatory to an interstate adoption assistance compact.\n\n3. \"State\" means a state, district, commonwealth or territory of the United States.","path":["Title 8 Children"],"source_url":"https://www.azleg.gov/ars/8/00171.htm","current_through":"2026-09-04","vintage":"2026-08-09","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T00:49:56Z","sha256":"5194476aab654378d9b4d88004b20a0f11f8cb8e3693de154c3984d690b4999f","source_id":"us-az","stale":true,"prev":"us-az/a.r.s.-8-166","next":"us-az/a.r.s.-8-172"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}