{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-4-321","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 4-321","heading":"Definitions.","body":"As used in this subchapter, unless the context otherwise requires:\n\n(1)\n“Adoption assistance state” means the state that is signatory to an  adoption assistance agreement in a particular case.\n\n(2)\n“Department” means the District of Columbia Department of Human Services.\n\n(3)\n“Residence state” means the state where the child is living.\n\n(4)\n“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.","path":["Title 4. Public Care Systems.","Chapter 3. Adoption Programs.","Subchapter II. Interstate Compact on Adoption and Medical Assistance."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/4-321","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"fbee6f916c2375f48379c718228ed78409ea6c8ab60353f0165126b51990eb6e","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-4-302","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-4-322"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}